Bright Spots: Centreville newspaper going strong since 1879
These days, the news is all about digital first. But this week's Bright Spots report takes us down the road and back in time to Bibb County, where folks still rely on…
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Residents line streets Friday in honor of fallen deputy
Residents gathered Friday along the streets in Centerville in support of fallen Bibb County Sheriff's Office Deputy Brad Johnson, who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Johnson died June…
WATCH LIVE: Bibb County Sheriff Deputy Brad Johnson memorial service
A public visitation and memorial service is being held Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the University of Montevallo’s Student Activity Center. The public funeral for Bibb County Sheriff's Deputy Brad Johnson begins at noon and will be…
Honor Guard standing watch over fallen deputy ahead of Friday funeral
It's been nearly one week since Bibb County Sheriff's Deputy Brad Johnson was shot and killed in the line of duty. But as family, friends and the community await his memorial…
Fallen deputy's K9 partner will likely retire
It's been almost one week since Deputy Brad Johnson was killed in the line of duty while responding to a stolen vehicle chase. Bibb County Sheriff Jody Wade said Johnson responded the…
Alabama AG condemns 'good time' laws for role in deputy's death
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall connected Alabama's correctional incentive time laws to the Wednesday shooting of Bibb County Deputy Sheriff Brad Johnson in a statement issued today. "Alabama's justice system failed the Bibb…
US Honor Flag rests with fallen Bibb County deputy
Funeral arrangements have been made for fallen Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson. It's been almost one week since Johnson was killed in the line of duty while responding to a…
Bibb County mourning the loss of Deputy Brad Johnson
City Cafe on Walnut Street in Centreville is a lunch spot for locals. It's usually filled with smiles, full bellies and happy hearts. But now those hearts are heavy, even breaking…
Update: Suspect captured after 2 Bibb County deputies shot Wednesday
UPDATE, June 30, 2022: The man accused of shooting two Bibb County Sheriff's Office deputies Wednesday was captured early Thursday. Austin Patrick Hall, 26, was captured this morning, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said via social media. https://twitter.com/ALEAprotects/status/1542310639883980801 Bibb County…
Cotner takes Bibb County Superintendent Primary
Republican ballot voters in Bibb County have chosen Kevin Cotner as the GOP candidate for Bibb County Board of Education superintendent in the Nov. 8 General Election. If Cotner wins that election, in which he currently runs unopposed, he will…
Here's who's on the ballot in the June runoff
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Sample ballots for the primary runoff election on Tuesday, June 21 are available now on the Alabama Secretary of State's Office website. According to a press release, Secretary of State John Merrill certified…
Bibb County deputy completes forensics training
A Bibb County Sheriff's Office deputy made history last month when he became the department's first member to graduate from the National Computer Forensics Institute. Armed with a month's worth of education…
Partnership offers relief for rural hospital's staffing
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Asher Redd Bibb Medical Center and Shelton State Community College held an interest meeting at Bibb Wellness Facility on Tuesday evening to provide students…
Cleanup continues in Brierfield in wake of EF2 tornado
Cleanup continues in the Bibb County community of Brierfield after an EF2 tornado destroyed several homes there and injured one woman last week. WVUA 23 News caught up with a family who said it…
Bibb County plants pinwheels in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the community and state leaders gathered in Bibb County Tuesday in recognition of how far we've come. And how far there is to…
Mercedes-Benz new battery production plant opens in Bibb County
BIBB COUNTY/TUSCALOOSA - Up to 600 new jobs will be created in Bibb County as Mercedes-Benz opens a new battery plant in Bibb County a few months ahead of the start of…
