The Pickens County Medical Center in Carrollton, Ala., shown closed on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Since 2005, seven rural hospitals have closed in Alabama and a dozen more are at risk of shutting down.

The West Alabama workforce encounters challenges following a new report comparing employment across all 67 Alabama counties, according to the Alabama Department of Workforce’s July 2025 analysis. The ...

Pickens County scored 14 points in the final 7:23 Friday night to ride the buses away from Fultondale with a 14-9 win and a Class 2A, Region 4 championship. The Tornadoes came into the game rated ...

Neal Lollar works for the nonprofit Pickens County Ambulance Service, which can deploy only one or two ambulances to serve the entire 900-square-mile Alabama county. (Taylor Sisk / KFF Health News) ...

PICKENS COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — As of Friday, one ambulance serves the entirety of Pickens County because county leaders say they cannot afford the cost associated with operating a second unit ...

REFORM — While Pickens County football fell to Wadley, 41-36 on Friday night in a AHSAA Class 1A semifinal, the players have bought into the message that coach Michael Williams is trying to get ...

A Mississippi man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Pickens County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Troopers said 32-year-old Caleb R. Owens of Columbus, ...

Pickens County, Alabama Covid Case and Risk Tracker. The New York Times Updated March 23, 2023. ... The community level of Covid-19 in Pickens County is low based on cases and hospitalizations, ...

Three people were killed after a tornado touched down in Pickens County Saturday. “It’s been a devastating day for Pickens County,” said Sheriff Todd Hall. “People have suffered a lot of ...