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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Features

Sweet Water’s Mikel Wilson releases latest book

Mikel Wilson is releasing a new book as part of the Enchanted Elemental Empire Shared World. The book ...

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 ...

Business

Strother holds ribbon cutting: Stephens, Landerfelt team up to offer comprehensive design, planning services

Caroline Overmyer Stephens and Jackie Landerfelt are both interior designers and Demopolis natives. They also both lived in ...

Community

Hwy. 80 Songwriters Festival returns this weekend

The Hwy. 80 Songwriters Festival is returning again this Saturday at the Demopolis Civic Center. The event will ...

Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce

Demopolis Freedom on the River returns

This year’s Freedom on the River is going to be a special one for Demopolis Area Chamber of ...

Business

Hiring event held at Demopolis Civic Center

The Demopolis Career Center partnered with West Alabama Works for a Marengo County Hiring Event June 13 at ...

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