Mrs. Doris Carla Carlisle, 86 of Scottsboro, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 at Highlands Medical Center.
Mr. Irby Don Brown, 70 of Fyffe (Tenbroeck Community), passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
Mrs. Elva Guinn Blackwell, 100 of Fyffe, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023 at her residence.
Keith D. Austin, 16 of Charlotte, N.C., passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023.
The state of Alabama currently has 5,700 children in foster care with 220 available for adoption. Jackson County has 100+ children in the system with only 51 licensed and open foster homes, and out of those 51, only 35 homes have an active placement.