The Demopolis High School Tigers faced the Northside High School Rams at home for the region championship game Oct. 24, and the Tigers kept the game close. For the first quarter.
The "Old School" on Main Street in Demopolis has received a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Power Foundation for the building to be renovated into the Old School Arts Center. The funds will be used to renovate the upstairs classroom to serve a…
The historic 1914 Demopolis Public School or the "Old School" has received a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Power Foundation for the building to be renovated into the Old School Arts Center.Â
At 29, Demopolis native Rachel England is Alabama’s youngest District Attorney. Black Belt News Network's Todd Prater talked to England and learned about how she became District Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit, which is Green, Sumter a…
At just 29 years old, Rachael England was appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey in January as District Attorney for Alabama’s 17th Judicial Circuit, covering Marengo, Sumter and Greene counties.Â
The Demopolis City Council voted Oct. 16 to work with local investors to convert the Rosenbush Building on North Walnut Avenue into an upscale hotel. The city council voted to turn the deed for the Rosenbush Building over to a group of local investors who plan to convert the building into a …
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences officials and dignitaries broke ground on its new building in Demopolis behind Whitfield Regional Hospital. The school will be residential for high school students from across the state learning to work in the healthcare industry. Alabama Gov. Kay Iv…
In a historic moment for West Alabama and the Black Belt region, state and local leaders, educators and national philanthropists gathered in Demopolis Tuesday to break ground on the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a pioneering resident…
Christmas on the River in Demopolis held their 2025 Miss COTR pageant on Saturday, Oct. 4.Ellie Kaye Meadows was named Miss COTR 2025. First alternate is Maria Rivas. Second alternate is Milleigh Grace Kloysuntia. Third is Kni'Aamora Shaniese…
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences held its first information session this week in Selma to recruit high school students interested in attending the residential healthcare-focused school being built in Demopolis.Â
The Marengo County High Panthers couldn’t slow down Leroy High’s high-powered offense Friday night, falling 60–20 in a region matchup on the road.Â
Demopolis City Schools Foundation donated $12,000 to the River City Blue Marching Band on Friday night.During the football game against Shelby County, the foundation leaders presented band directors Caleb Acton and Brianna Jarvis with a check…
In a feisty feline Friday fight, the Demopolis High School Tigers kept the Shelby County Wildcats out of the endzone in final seconds of the game to hold on to a 29-27 lead on Oct. 3.Â
