Community

Church News for July 31, 2024

By Melonee Coats The following is a list of local church events in Marengo County: The Coming Together ...

Schools

Willis tenders resignation as Demopolis School Superintendent

The Demopolis City Schools Board of Education has accepted the resignation of School Superintendent Tony Willis. Earlier in ...

Community

No deaths reported locally over Fourth of July weekend

Over the course of an extended five-day enforcement period, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated ...

Robertson Banking Company President and CEO William Gary Holemon

Business

Holemon elected to state bankers board

Robertson Banking Company President and CEO William Gary Holemon was recently elected to the Alabama Bankers Association Board ...

Marengo resident among taking office on retired employees board 

Community

Marengo resident among taking office on retired employees board 

The Alabama Retired State Employees’ Association (ARSEA) recently announced the results of their statewide elections of officers and ...

Taylor T. “Tom” Perry, Jr.

Business

Perry installed as president of State Bar

At its annual meeting on June 29, the Alabama State Bar installed Demopolis attorney Taylor T. “Tom” Perry, ...

Business

Sales tax holiday set for this weekend

The Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on the third Friday in July and ends at ...

Demopolis Police officers hand out goodies and coloring pages to local children during a previous year’s event. This year’s National Night Out will be on August 6.

Community

Demopolis Police to host national night out

The Demopolis Police Department is holding an event next month with the goal of trying to say goodbye ...

Monica Cox and Lydia Buroker from Demopolis Trustmark presented a donation to the Demopolis Food Pantry volunteers: Rebecca Culpepper, Rector Evan Thayer, Bill Arrington, Kaye Evans, and Steven Richardson

Business

Trustmark donates to food pantry

The Demopolis Food Pantry recent received a donation to help further its mission in the community. Demopolis Trustmark ...

Dustin Pounders performs for the crowd at the Demopolis Civic Center during the Hwy. 80 Songwriters Festival Saturday, July 6.

Galleries

Songwriters wow crowd at festival 

The Hwy. 80 Songwriters Festival featured a number of local and nearby artists Saturday, July 6, at the ...

W. Gary Holemon, President & CEO of Robertson Banking Company, left, and Pete Reynolds, CFO of Robertson Banking Company, right, present Rob Pearson and Kirk Stephens of the ASHS Foundation, with a $30,000 check to support the school. | Submitted Photo

Schools

Robertson Banking contributes $30,000 to Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation

Robertson Banking Company — a West Alabama institution with roots in Demopolis — has donated $30,000 to the ...

The old school on Main Street has been the subject of discussion by the Demopolis Planning Commission. A developer wants to renovate the building to convert unused portions of the building into about 20 small apartments.

News

Commission denies school rezoning recommendation

Residents discuss both sides of issue during hearing In front of a packed Rooster Hall, The Demopolis Planning ...

This yard at this home at 105 East Jackson Street in Demopolis was selected as the June Yard of the Month by the City of Demopolis.

Yard of the Month

Jane Wallace’s property tapped for June’s top yard

Jane Wallace was selected as the June Yard of the Month for the City of Demopolis. Her home ...

Children enjoyed playing in the foam prior to the fireworks show.

Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce

Freedom on the River attracts big crowd

Freedom on the River saw a big crowd show up for the annual event, featuring music, children’s parade ...

News

West Alabama highway meeting set for Thursday

Brasfield & Gorrie, the general contractor for the West Alabama Highway project, and the Alabama Department of Transportation ...

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