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.

The Fayette City Council held a public hearing prior to its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at city hall. The hearing began with Matt Leavell with Leavell Design Consulting LLC., reviewing the city’s comprehensive plan, which has been in development for over nine months and is available on the city’s website for public review.

Fayette County High School will celebrate its 2025 homecoming during the week of Sept. 29 through Oct. 3, with the theme “GAME ON, Blue Devils!” The homecoming festivities kick off Friday, Sept. 26, with “A Night in the Bayou,” a dance for students in grades 9–12. The event will be held at Bungalows from 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $25 and must be purchased by Thursday, Sept. 25.

Throughout the week, students can participate in themed dress-up days:

• Monday: “Monopoly Monday” — Dress like a millionaire or favorite celebrity.

The Belk Town Council held its regular meeting Sept. 9, with Mayor Matt Belk presiding. Council members Deana Belk, Don Byars, Sherry Spack, Terrell Stripling and Joe Waldrop were present, along with Town Clerk Kayla Ellis.

The Fayette County Board of Education held a budget hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the courthouse annex building board room.

Unofficial results from Tuesday’s municipal runoff election, held Sept. 23, show Micky Joe Morgan leading in Ward 2 with 107 votes (57.84 percent), followed by Rodney Hannah with 78 votes (42.16 percent).

A canvassing of the election results is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30 at noon at Fayette City Hall.

Fayette Police Chief Danny Jenkins is warning residents about bills labeled as “movie prop money” that may be circulating in the city. A local business received the bill pictured above and reported it to the police department. Residents and business owners are urged to carefully inspect cash before accepting it.

Pictured above are the firearms and a portion of the marijuana plants that were seized during the operation. | Photo courtesy of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, with the support from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Aviation Unit and the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force, conducted a marijuana eradication detail.

Fayette County's Zamarion Nalls (4) is shown above making a rush attempt as they hosted the South Lamar Stallions on Aug. 29. Nalls was injured during the Dora game on Sept. 12 and is still recovering.

Fayette County High School junior football player Zamarion Nalls is recovering after suffering a serious injury during the game against Dora on Friday, Sept. 12.

The Glen Allen Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the town Community Center. All council members were in attendance for the monthly meeting, with the exception of Councilwoman Bobbie S. McCraw.

Fayette Police are continuing to investigate a break in at Andrew Bynum GMC that occurred Tuesday, July 29, between 9 - 9:30 p.m. at the dealership located at 2535 Temple Ave.  Jenkins confirmed that another stolen vehicle, the 2500 GMC Sierra, was recently located in Laurel, Miss.

A Fayette County man has been arrested following a drug investigation that led to the seizure of 73 grams methamphetamine.

Pictured above is the components of the illegal whiskey still confiscated by the sheriff’s office. | Photos courtesy of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a tip regarding an illegal whiskey still operation.

Judge Sam Junkin has issued an order recusing himself from the case against Timothy Vess Benton.

After more than four decades of public service, Fayette County Revenue Commissioner Ruby Porter has retired.