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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 ...

Obituaries

Gary Andrew Etheridge 

July 11, 2024 Gary Andrew Etheridge, age 33, of Demopolis died Thursday, July 11, 2024, at his home. ...

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

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

Joel Austin Coley

Obituaries

Joel Austin Coley

July 2, 2024 Joel Austin Coley, 87, of Demopolis passed away on July 2, 2024. Born on March ...

Ellen Byrd Burwell Rish

Obituaries

Ellen Byrd Burwell Rish

July 6, 2024 Ellen Byrd Rish (nee Burwell), 86, of Demopolis died on Saturday, July 6, 2024, surrounded ...

Obituaries

Johnie Ray Brock

July 6, 2024 Johnie Ray Brock, age 81, of Demopolis died on July 6, 2024 at his home. ...

Obituaries

Roger Andrew Burge 

July 2, 2024 Roger Andrew Burge, age 59, of Linden died Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at his home.  ...

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