The Fayette County Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting at the Fayette County Middle School gymnasium on Tuesday, Nov. 28. All board members were present for the meeting. Prior to the start of the meeting, Superintendent Jim Burkhalter and the board members toured the facilities at Fayette Elementary School and Fayette Middle School.

The Fayette City Council held its regular council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28. All council members were present for the meeting. Fayette resident Chuck Ellenberg opened the meeting with prayer. Councilman Eddy Campbell led the Pledge of Allegiance. City Engineering Consultant Luke Porter gave an update on city projects to the council.

Two longtime employees at the Fayette County Courthouse retired recently, each with approximately 29 years of service in their respective jobs. Ann Barnes retired from the Fayette County Tag office on Nov. 29, after serving as a tag office clerk for the probate judge’s office. Delorous Gilpin retired recently from the Revenue Commissioner's Office. She was hired in Oct. 1994, and had served as the Chief Revenue Clerk since 2002.

The Fayette County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 27 at the Fayette Courthouse Annex building. Commissioner John Underwood was not present at the beginning of the meeting, but arrived shortly after the start of the meeting. All other commissioners were present.

The Hubbertville boys’ basketball team won two-of-three basketball games for the week.
The Lion boys defeated Vina on Nov. 28 by the score of 61-22. Hubbertville was led in scoring by Cole Brand with 14 points, followed by Kane Rushing with 13 and Kade Watkins with 11 points.

Stewart McGill, manager of Tate Farms in Madison County, was the guest speaker at the 2023 Fayette County Farm - City Dinner, held on Nov. 16 at the Boy Scout Building in Fayette.

Born during the midst of the COVID pandemic in 2020, “An Old Fashion Christmas” returns this year to downtown Fayette for its fourth season on Thursday, Dec. 7. Myra Nichols was instrumental in starting the new tradition in Fayette, which keeps building upon its foundation to get better each year.

After finishing the 2023 football season, many of Fayette’s players quickly transitioned into basketball season. The FCHS boys’ team lost its first game on Nov. 11 to Cordova by the score of 56-53, but bounced back two days later to claim a 51-45 victory over Brookwood.

The Berry Town Council held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 6. All council members were present for the meeting, with Berry Mayor Jimmy Madison being absent. Mayor Pro Tem Mary Sue Lollar presided over the meeting during the absence of the mayor.

The Glen Allen Town Council met on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the town’s community center. All council members were present for the monthly meeting. Addressing items of old business, Mayor Allen J. Dunavant informed the council that the Fayette Community Foundation Grant application requesting funds to assist with developing a walking track on the community center’s property was submitted prior to the deadline date.

Billy Ray Smith, 43, of Fayette was arrested by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department as the result of a Fayette County Grand Jury indictment. He was charged with 12 sexual offenses in the indictment.

The Kirkland-Bluff-Wayside Volunteer Fire Department showcased its newest fire engine during a fundraiser held recently at Kirkland Community Center. The newly-purchased fire truck is a 1997 E-One pumper with a command center cab, and replaces a 1979 Pemfab pumper the department used for 22 years. The newer pumper truck was purchased for $15,000 and was paid for with a loan. It came from the Holly Pond Fire Department with 7,700 service hours and was transferred to the Kirkland-Bluff-Wayside VFD on Sept. 5.

The Fayette City Council held its regular council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Councilwoman Virettia Whiteside and Councilwoman Aliska Hughes-Monroe were absent from the meeting, with all other members of the council present. Chris Huynh, a member of the Fayette Junior City Council, opened the meeting with prayer. Fayette Junior City Council member Ann Carsyn Cowart led the Pledge of Allegiance.

A “Powderpuff” football tournament was held at Fayette County High School on Tuesday, Nov. 7, with female students suiting up for a series of flag football games and the senior football players coaching the teams. The three-game student tournament also featured male cheerleaders taking their new roles very seriously.

The annual seasonal event, “Christmas at the Park” returns this week to Guthrie Smith Park in Fayette. Christmas at the Park will start on Thanksgiving night, and the event will continue each night through Dec. 31.

The Fayette County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 13 at the Fayette Courthouse Annex building. Commissioner Wesley Jacobs and Commissioner John Underwood were absent from the meeting, with all other commissioners present.

The Hubbertville Junior Varsity football team capped off an undefeated season by defeating Hackleburg 36-0 in the North Alabama Conference championship game, played on Oct. 3 at Hubbertville.

After being extinguished for approximately 40 years, the Fayette Gas Board and citizens of Fayette made a concerted effort to relight the “Eternal Flame of Freedom” that was erected on the Fayette Co. Courthouse lawn in the 1960s to honor “Veterans of all wars from Fayette County.”