Carbon Hill News

State health officials warn... there's an increasing prevalence of whooping cough in Alabama... which is potentially fatal to infants.

Authorities say Walker County has reported 21 cases of pertussis - or whooping cough - so far this year, with the worst outbreak in the Carbon Hill area.

Twenty-one cases of pertussis, a highly infectious disease commonly known as whooping cough, have been reported so far this year in Walker County, with the worst outbreak in the Carbon Hill area, authorities said Monday.

The fate of the latest Alabama House resolution concerning the state Constitution has left many shaking their heads in wonder at what passes for the legislative process in Alabama.

The No. 1-ranked Pisgah Eagles scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Carbon Hill 5-0 to stay alive in the Class 3A state softball tournament Friday night.

State troopers say a Walker County woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Scott Cemetery Road, 8 miles west of Jasper, around 7:41 a.m. today.

Joe Reed's name was taken from the ASU Acadome after he criticized school trustees.

Like many Alabamians, Gin Phillips grew up at the feet of some of the greatest storytellers in the world.

Inverness-based Boatright Cos. will invest up to $25 million in a plant in Carbon Hill to produce railroad crossties.

Albert, Leta, Virgie, Tess and Jack - would have loved the food, fellowship and to hear the author of their world, Gin Phillips, speak.

School children inspect the broken windows of Oakman Elementary School only hours after it was struck by a tornado on Dec.

Alabama lawmaker Sue Schmitz, shown in this 2007 file photo, will be sentenced in about 90 days.

Gov. Riley is right to push for additional teeth in our state's ethics law including separate legislation that has been introduced to make improvements and also give the State Ethics Commission subpoena power.

A man is in critical condition after being caught in what investigators believe was a meth lab explosion.

THE ISSUE: Even with a new strategy, constitution reformers face an uphill climb in the Legislature.

An Alabama House committee has approved a bill that would make it easier for independent and third party candidates to get on the ballot in Alabama.

State fire marshals and Walker County authorities are investigating an early morning explosion at an apparent meth lab in Carbon Hill.

The family of 48-year old Leo Lennox Matthews is devastate after he perished in a house fire last night.

A house fire in the Carbon Hill, Alabama, community killed a man Wednesday night, according to Walker County Coroner J.C. Poe.

PRATTVILLE -- A pro posed law that would re strict where convicted sex offenders can live might force them into rural areas where they'd be harder for law enforcement to track, of ficials say.