Fayette County's Maurice Harris (2) battles his way through the Blue Devils' defense. | Photo by Devin Dudley
The Fayette Tigers dominated the Cordova Blue Devils 41-7 in a homecoming victory Friday night at John Morgan Brown Stadium at Waldon Tucker Field.
Hub's Tyler Stricklin (7) runs the ball into Tornado territory. | Photo by Leah Hollingsworth
The Lions traveled to Reform to face the Pickens County Tornadoes on Friday night. The Lions exited G. S. Spruill Stadium with the 53- 6 score and region game win.
Berry's Jayden Smith (3) passes the ball to an open receiver. | Photo by Sarah Rice
In boxing, sometimes you get two finesse fighters who dance and jab at each other and other times you get fighters who stand toe to toe and trade huge punches. Berry and Lynn fell into the latter category last Friday night. The two teams would trade drive after drive before Lynn took the game 44 - 28.
The Berry Town Council held its regular meeting Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. at Berry City Hall. Mayor Mary Sue Lollar called the meeting to order. Councilors Nancy Shepherd, Charles Tidwell, Russell Madison, Chris Lindsey and Calvin Madison were present, along with Town Clerk Marie McCluskey.
Pictured are the winners from last years’ Frog Level Festival frog jumping contest in no particular order are Gunner Renfroe, Esra Smith and Cross Walker.
The 25th annual Frog Level Festival & Cruise In kicks off this Friday, Oct. 3, bringing live music, classic cars and community festivities to downtown Fayette. The festival will kick off at 4 p.m. with live music featuring Curtis Williams, followed by Alabama Street at 5:30 p.m., Handshake Promise at 7 p.m. and The Velcro Pygmies at 9 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 4, the excitement continues bright and early at 8 a.m. with a Car Show and Cruise In. Enjoy performances by the Bama Dancers at 9 a.m., and don’t miss the Frog Jumping Contest at 10 a.m.
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The Fayette County High School girls’ varsity volleyball team were the winners of the WAC Tournament that was held at South Lamar High School Sept. 20. They defeated Winfield 2-1, Sulligent 2-0 and played Sulligent for the championship, winning 2-1.
Pictured at right, bottom row left to right, are seniors Addie Thomas, Sofi Gant, and Caylen Williams; top row, left to right, is Quinn Davis, Lainey Deavours, Eady Porter, Lakiah Gilreath, Lashelle Cannon, Preslee Kelly, Aliya Stevenson and Paislee Kelly.
The Fayette Community Foundation has started accepting grant applications for 2025. According to the Fayette Community Foundation’s mission statement, “the Foundation shall seek to support, promote, improve, and maintain the health, educational, and cultural institutions serving the citizens of Fayette County.
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Berry High varsity girls’ volleyball team currently has a 8-7 overall record for the season, and 2-0 in regional play.
Pictured to the left on the front row from left to right are Camryn Frost, Aubrey Helms, Bella Taylor, Hailey Medders and Julia Cook; back row are Coach Samantha Estes, Gabby Studdard, Emma Bozeman, Leah Ward, Sophie Nelson, Alex Wilson, Sydney Rice, Maggie Norris and Coach Sarah Rice.
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Hubbertville varsity girls’ volleyball team currently has a 3-9 overall record and is 1–3 in region play.
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Fayette County High School varsity girls’ volleyball is currently 19-4 overall for the season, and 2-0 for the region. Pictured to the left from left to right on the front row are Quinn Davis and Emma Kate Oswalt; middle row are seniors Sofi Gant, Addie Thomas, and Caylen Williams; back row are Aliya Stevenson, Eady Porter, Lakiah Gilreath, Preslee Kelly, Paislee Kelly, Lashelle Cannon, Lainey Deavors.
Fayette County’s defense turns the tide and sinks the Pirates’ drive. | Photo courtesy of BHL Photography
The Winfield Pirates were able to take over their matchup with the Fayette County Tigers, holding the football on offense for 36:39 of the game en route to a 21-14 victory on Thursday, Sep. 25, at Estes Hudson Stadium in Winfield.
Berry’s Luke Ward (60) brings down a Bulldogs’ ball carrier. | Photo by Sarah Rice
The Berry Wildcats were looking to stay on the winning track and play spoiler on Homecoming as they traveled to Vernon to face the Lamar County Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs got out to an early lead by keeping the ball on the ground and controlling the clock. The Wildcats fought back as the teams exchanged scores and took a close game 16 - 14.
Hub’s Bryce Afshar (61) carries the ball in for a touchdown. | Photo by Leah Hollingsworth
Hubbertville welcomed the Holy Spirit Saints to Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium on Friday night. The Lions exited Harris Field with another win increasing their record to 6-0.
The Fayette City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at city hall, with all members present. Stephen Fulmer led the meeting with a prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Fayette County Commission held its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 22, at the Fayette County Courthouse Annex building. The meeting opened with a prayer led by Commission Chairman Mike Freeman, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Local law enforcement and other members of the community gathered in Fayette for the Crisis Response and Intervention Training held Sept. 15–19. Hosted by the Fayette Police Department and presented by the Tuscaloosa Police Behavioral Intervention Team and the Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center, the 40-hour course equipped participants with skills in mental illness recognition, de-escalation strategies and communication techniques.
Timothy Vess Benton
A preliminary hearing for Timothy Vess Benton has been scheduled for Oct. 16 at 2 p.m., according to recent court filings. Records show that the hearing will be held in District Judge James E. Gentry’s courtroom (courtroom No. 2) on the sixth floor of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse. The order was submitted by Gentry and electronically filed on Friday, Sept. 19.
Photo courtesy of the Berry Volunteer Fire Department
The Berry Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire on Jim Taylor Road on Sunday, Sept. 21. Upon arrival the fire was found to be extinguished with some damage to the property, but had spread to the surrounding woods.
Jeananne Edwards, pictured at left, is shown with her husband David Edwards as she was sworn in as Fayette County Revenue Commissioner on Tuesday, Sept 2. | Contributed photo
Jeananne Edwards, pictured above, is shown with her husband David Edwards as she was sworn in as Fayette County Revenue Commissioner on Tuesday, Sept 2.
The 55th annual Fayette Arts Festival drew in large crowds to the Fayette Civic Center and Art Museum on Saturday, Sept. 13. Visitors from all over browsed a variety of handmade crafts and artwork, ranging from pottery and paintings to jewelry and lures. Food trucks and local vendors were also onsite serving up comfort foods and sweet treats throughout the day.
