Pickens County

A small-scale tornado touched down in Pickens County Sunday night and traveled several miles before it ended, damaging some homes, trees and power lines in the area.

Two west Alabama men will spend the next 20 years in prison after they reportedly pleaded guilty in separate cases involving the sexual abuse of children.

The Green Wave was in the drivers' seat for most of Friday's matchup at home against Pickens County.

A Mississippi man is facing dozens of charges after he reportedly tossed marijuana on a deputy's car last week and was subsequently caught with 45 forged checks.

State police have arrested a Gordo man in an ongoing investigation into currently unspecified sex crimes against children.

An investigation is underway after a fire destroyed the Dancy-Cochran-Memphis Fire House, a volunteer fire department, in Pickens County Monday night.

A Lamar County man was killed Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash not far from the Mississippi border, Alabama State Troopers reported.

A West Alabama woman who has reportedly been missing since last month was discovered dead near her home Monday, officials confirmed to the Thread.

Pickens County advances to class 1A state championship game after its last-second win over Coosa Christian.

Pickens County will host the Coosa Christian Conquerors (9-4, 5-1) with the right to go to the AHSAA state championship in Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn. Millry will host Leroy in the other state semi-final matchup.