Demopolis

Hopes that a new Buc-ees or another mega-size service station was coming to West Alabama are on ice for now after Demopolis withdrew proposed legislation to annex a huge tract of land for commercial development.

Loved ones of a 35-year-old West Alabama woman who was allegedly murdered by her ex-boyfriend are raising money to care for the three children she leaves behind.

Police in Demopolis are searching for an adult woman who has been missing since Tuesday night.

An elderly woman is missing in Demopolis, Alabama Saturday morning, local and state police have reported.