Nacc Hosts Community Event

STEVENSON, Ala.—Monday, January 9, 2023, at approximately 6:37 PM, the Jackson County 911 Center received a call regarding a shooting on County Road 147 in Stevenson, Alabama.

Members of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Stevenson Police Department, and Hollywood Police Department responded to the scene on County Road 147.

Upon arrival

Officers/Deputies located the victim, Jack Edward THOMPSON (age 54 of Stevenson, AL.) lying on the front porch and deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.

Information was developed that the victim’s son, Jacob Tyler THOMPSON (age 26 also of Stevenson, AL.) shot the victim and fled the scene. The area around the scene was secured and the scene was processed for evidence of the shooting.

The suspect, Jacob Tyler THOMPSON (Pictured below), is described as a white male, 6’02” tall, approximately 140 lbs., with Brown hair and Hazel eyes. The suspect was last seen wearing a camouflage shirt with a skull emblem.

The suspect is considered ARMED and DANGEROUS and is possibly still in possession of a weapon (weapon description intentionally withheld) and has connections to Stevenson, AL, Bridgeport, AL. and Jasper, TN.

If anyone has information as to the whereabouts of Jacob Tyler THOMPSON, they should contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 256-574-2610 or their local Law Enforcement Agency. The public should not attempt to engage the suspect.

Woodville Mayor’s Wife Dies in Scottsboro Car Accident

Police arrived at the scene, they found Helms inside of the vehicle.

Authorities took Helms to the Huntsville Hospital where she died from her injuries.

By Marla Ballard Reporter

JACKSON she is well-known for planning the wedding of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.”

COUNTY – In addition to several theatre plays that are presented at the Tom Bevill Lyceum at Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) each year they also organize community events throughout the year.

By David Hall Reporter david@southerntorch.com

According to authorities, a Woodville, Alabama resident was killed in a car accident over the weekend.

Nancy Collins

Helms, who has lived in Woodville her whole life, died Saturday, January 7, in a single-vehicle crash.

According to the Scottsboro Police Department, the wreck happened in the 19000-block of Alabama Highway 35. When Scottsboro

Nancy Helms was the wife of Woodville Mayor Steve Helms. She was an admired and loved teacher at Paint Rock Valley High School, Jackson County and Woodville High School.

The Scottsboro Police Department said no further information about the crash is available at this time due to the ongoing investigation.

Chasley Brown, Event Planner at NACC, created the Sand Mountain Soiree in 2016 and hosts a “Brunch and Learn.” “I search for guest speakers who have not been here before and that would most likely not be heard in this area if we did not host a community event,” stated Brown. “We have previously hosted Interior Designer, James Farmer who is a Wall Street Journal best-selling book author and has been published in magazines that include Southern Living and House Beautiful. We also hosted Wedding Planner, Tara Guerard,

On March 4 the guest speaker for the “Brunch and Learn” will be Beverly Farrington. More than 40 years ago Farrington set out on a journey to create a new kind of design that blends architecture with interior décor. Her elegant interpretations are timeless and well-rooted in the romantic classicism of her southern roots.

Farrington has created award-winning homes and her work has been featured in Traditional Home, Southern Living, Southern Homes, Alabama Magazine, Southern Lady, and the Washington Post. She is an Auburn University Interior Design graduate and is a state registered and certified professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She currently serves as an advisor to her alma mater’s Interior Design department. She and her husband reside in the historic Twickenham district of Huntsville.

The 11:00 a.m. Saturday luncheon will be presented in the lobby of the Tom Bevill Lyceum and has limited seating and may only be attended with purchase of a ticket for $30 per person. The affair is open to both ladies and gentlemen and is in-general an occasion to wear one’s “Sunday best.” The cuisine is served in plated fashion. A PowerPoint presentation along with a meet-and-greet will be part of the event.

For more information on Beverly Farrington follow “Accents of the South” on Facebook and Instagram.

To purchase a ticket email brownchasley@nacc. edu or call Chasley Brown at 256-6384418 extension 2248.

Pedestrian Killed in Jackson County

By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com

WOODVILLE,

Ala.-- James Webb, 40, of Woodville was fatally injurened when he was struck by a vehicle. The occured on Jackson County Road 8, which is three miles north of Woodville.

The crash occured around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Janauary 7.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

Now that the Christmas and New Year’s holidays have passed, “play season” is underway at the Children’s Advocacy Center! The cast is rehearsing, builders are constructing the set, reservation charts are prepared, tickets have been printed, and Miss Liz is waiting for the phone to ring to take your ticket reservations for the

29th Annual Dinner Theatre fundraiser. The title of this year’s production is The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Johnathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. This is yet another family friendly comedy that will have you laughing from start to finish.

The event, recently re-named as the Eddie McPherson Memorial Dinner Theatre, is

Collinsville Drugs

coming up February 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, at Fort Payne First United Methodist Church’s Christian Life Center located at 206 Grand Avenue, NW in Fort Payne. Doors open at 6:05 p.m., dinner is served at 6:30 p.m., and the play begins at 7:30 p.m. Contact the CAC at 256-997-9700 to reserve your tickets!