A mother and son have been taken into custody and charged with Saturday’s fire that destroyed the Walker County Public Defenders Office in downtown Jasper.

SUMITON — Sumiton City Council members held a public hearing and voted Monday morning to apply for a $400,000 grant that will allow the city to proceed with a water ...

Orientations and registration for EL students in all grades and their families will be held Tuesday, July 29, from 8 a.m.

Sumiton Christian baseball coach Ricky Bowen began the first of his four July youth camps on Monday with this week's ...

Drivers traveling along U.S. Interstate 22 through Walker County will now notice something new: Signs identifying the rivers and creeks they're crossing.

Tickets are now available for a new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service starting Aug. 18 between Mobile, Ala., and New ...

There will be an opening reception at the Walker County Arts Alliance on Thursday to highlight local watercolor artwork.

All students in the Walker County school system will receive free school supplies, meals and dual enrollment opportunities during the 2025-26 school year.

Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith said on the night of July 3, his office and the U.S. Marshals Task Force made a number of arrests in a joint operation.

Dionna Trull, 39, of Sumiton, passed away July 1, 2025. Viewing will be held Friday, July 11, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the chapel at Faith Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, ...

May 5, 1971 - June 28, 2025May 5, 1971 - June 28, 2025 Stephanie Carole Lombard, 54, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 5, 1971, went to her eternal home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on ...