Cleburne County News

One person was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle wreck in Cleburne County.

A park employee checks ID with a black light. With little fanfare on August 7 the restaurant at Cheaha State Park became the first establishment in Cleburne County to serve cold beer and wine.

The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations reported this week that unemployment in Alabama stands at 10.7 percent or 223,165 people.

Mary F. Holley MD will be presenting "The High is a Lie" at Cleburne County High School and Cleburne County Middle School, in Heflin, on October 27.

The Cleburne County Commission approved a consent agenda Tuesday directing the county attorney to "seek whatever means necessary to bring clarity to the questions of legality regarding Edwardsville's actions including seeking a declaratory judgment from the circuit court." Earlier, Edwardsville had filed papers in the Cleburne County Courthouse to ...

Edwardsville's Improvement Districts as they appear on a map. All are located in the northern portion of Cleburne County.

A 27-year-old Georgia woman was killed in a three-vehicle wreck on Interstate 20 in Cleburne County on Friday night, according to Alabama State Troopers.

A 45-minute film documenting some of Cleburne County's early history is now available for sale at the East Alabama History Museum in Heflin.

Paul "Radio" Gay laughingly said they might be from Mars and Mae at Romac Cleaners said they were coming out of the ground because of the downtown renovation in Heflin.

The Heflin City Council agreed among themselves Tuesday night that speeders, particularly in The Pines area, "will not be tolerated." Councilman Ken DuHon brought the matter up during a work session, saying that he is getting complaints of speeding, noise and loud music.

Deputy Michael Gore , a computer forensics investigator, and Sheriff Joe Jacks .

A 40-year old Heflin man and a 37-year old Heflin woman have been arrested and remain in the Cleburne County Jail on numerous child sex abuse and pornography charges.

Yep, there is still gold in the hills, valleys and creeks of Cleburne County. Hobbyists gold hunters Matthew Hardin and Chris Casey recently visited the Arbacoochee area where they did indeed find a few flakes.

Cleburne County voters went to the polls Tuesday and approved a 17 mill property tax earmarked for education which was slated to have expired next year.

Cleburne County voters who support education will have a chance to make their opinion known in going to the polls next Tuesday and voting "Yes" five times to continue a 17 mill property tax earmarked for education.

Funding of the county highway department continues to be a concern of the Cleburne County Commission which met Tuesday afternoon in Heflin.

Law enforcement officials and traffic safety advocates from Alabama and Georgia will join together for "Hands Across the Border" events in support of the national enforcement mobilization against impaired driving, "Drunk Driving: Over the Limit, Under Arrest," to promote safe driving over the heavily traveled Labor Day holiday weekend.

Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the men and women of the Micaville Volunteer Fire Department today for receiving a $3,562 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, funding Rogers said would help the Cleburne County fire department prevent fires through education and media campaigns and awareness programs.

The Cleburne County Commission's efforts in assisting citizens in Cleburne and surrounding counties with a project to provide more than 100,000 emergency alert radios garnered one of two statewide awards presented by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.

Until he drew his last breath, daddy thought the United States was going to Hell.