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Contact the CDF
Executive Director: David Graham
POB 2105 | Hamilton, Alabama 35570
Office: 205.952.9264 | Cell: 205.412.1144
Fax: 205.921.2794 | eMail: dgraham@cdfal.org
QUALITY of LIFE in Marion County
Community Development Foundation, recruiting industry to Alabama.
Located between Memphis and Atlanta. Free Land.
Art & Culture
Northwest Alabama Arts Council, Inc.
The Northwest Alabama Arts Council (NWAAC)
is a non-profit, volunteer organization which promotes and cultivates
a cultural and social atmosphere where the arts can flourish by
promoting area artists and showcase the creative spirit of Northwest
Alabamians; by providing an esteemed and reputable gallery exhibit
for artists wishing to build a resume; by providing a venue for
the art education of area children through experiment stations,
visiting artists, children’s exhibits and summer art camps;
to explore and promote “Reflections of the South” within
our communities and present that to our local residents, as well
as those we hope to attract from outside our region and the State.
The counties represented are - Franklin, Lamar, Marion,
and Winston. These areas have within their regions the following
communities:
Franklin, Lamar, Marion and Winston Counties - including
Bear Creek, Beaverton, Brilliant, Detroit, Double Springs,Guin,Hackleburg,
Haleyville, Hamilton, Millport, Phil Campbell, Red Bay, Russellville,
Sulligent,Vernon,Vina and Winfield; all city schools; Bevill State
CC & Northwest AL CC.
The primary activity of the Council is the annual Jerry
Brown Arts Festival.
The NWAAC is supported by donations, memberships, and is funded
in part by the Alabama
State Council on the Arts.
Website: www.NWAArts.org
Contacts:
Kay Marshall - President: 205.921.0300 (Marshall
Arts Web Design)
Deb Cochran - Vice-President: 205.952.9274 (assistant to CDF
Director)
Ed Minter - Treasurer: 205.921.3632 (Minter
Court Reporting)
Tyna Eick - Secretary: 205.921-2105 (VP of Marketing - Southeaster
Claims)
Jerry Brown Arts Festival
Jerry Brown Arts Festival
- "Reflections of the South" - The JBAF
is a juried arts exhibit which educates the public on fine arts
and crafts and the artists’work. The JBAF provides
a venue for artists to showcase and sell their work. This festival
will significantly enhance the region’s image as it grows.
This juried festival is supported in part, by funding from the Alabama
State Council on the Arts and is the only festival of its kind
in this four county region.
The JBAF draws artists from local communities as
well as from far away as Alaska. It features pottery, fine art paintings
and drawings, sculpture, fabric art, wooden craft, blacksmithing,
broom-making, and other art forms and crafts. All art displayed
at the JBAFis hand-made. No commercial kits are allowed
at this juried festival.
The JBAF is named in honor of local artist and potter,
Jerry
Brown, a 9th-generation potter who has been awarded a National
Endowment of the Arts Fellowship, as well as the Alabama State Heritage
Award from the State Arts Council. His work is housed in the Smithsonian,
and in galleries across the globe. He is best known for his unique
double face-jugs, and for having one of the last surviving mule-powered
pug mills still extant.
The JBAF is held annually the first weekend of March.
Website: www.JBAF.org
Contacts:
Kay Marshall - NWAAC President: 205.921.0300 (Marshall
Arts Web Design)
Deb Cochran - NWAAC Vice-President: 205.952.9274 (assistant to CDF
Director)
Ed Minter - NWAAC Treasurer: 205.921.3632 (Minter
Court Reporting)
Tyna Eick - NWAAC Secretary: 205.921-2105 (VP of Marketing - Southeaster
Claims)
Mayfest (Guin)
The Annual
Mayfest festival, in Guin, AL, is a much anticipated event.
Entering its 11th year, Mayfest plays host to several fun events.
Held, in 2005, on May 14, it is an event you'll be sure to want
to attend.
Activities:
RidgeRunner
Productions - Southern Gospel Concert with the Crabb Family,
Gold City, and the Talley Trio. This event is emceed by Shannon
Knight.
Annual Coca Cola Classic Car & Truck Show
Dog Show
Garden Show and Auction
Arts and Crafts
Merchant Sidewalk Sale
Live Music
Lots of Food & Fun
Bakefest and Auction
Door Prizes
Hospitals & Hospice
Baptist Health Center
(205) 468-2754 6150 US Hwy 43
Guin, AL 35563
Carraway Family Medicine
David A. Justice MD
(205) 468-3355 Physician Info 131 12th Ave W
Guin, AL 35563
Carraway Northwest Medical Center
(205) 487-7000
Winfield, AL 35594
Gilmore Memorial Hospital
(662) 256-7111
Amory, MS 38821
Marion County Mental Health Association
(205) 921-2186
Hamilton, AL 35570
North East Mississippi Medical
(205) 921-6200
Hamilton, AL 35570
Nursing Homes
Sunset Estate
Assisted Living
(205) 468-2898 274 Sunset Pl
Guin, AL 35563
Sunset Manor
(205) 468-3331 251 Sunset Pl
Guin, AL 35563
Legal / Judicial
Marion County Courthouse
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-7451
Marion County District Attorney
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-7403
Marion County Probate Judge
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-2471
Marion County Sheriff's Department
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-2101
Minter
Court Reporting
Contact Marla Minter
POB 741 | Hamilton, Alabama 35570
Tele: 205.921.3632 | Toll Free: 866.822.3541 | Fax: 205.921.0428
email: contactus@mintercourtreporting.com
Restaurants
Daycare Facilities
Veterinarians
Community Theatre
Shopping
Country Clubs
Pikeville Country Club
(205) 921-9577
Sporting Organizations or Community
Sports Arenas
Marion County Lake
(205) 921-7856
Guin
Park & Recreation | Waterpark
Contact: Adam
Dove
Contact the Guin Park and Recreation Department at
(205) 468-3045 (Waterpark) OR (205) 468-3736 (park office).
Other Organizations
Alabama Abuse Counseling Center
Fayette, AL 35555
(205) 932-6453
American Red Cross
Hamilton, AL
(205) 921-2944
Dept. of Human Resources (DHR)
Hamilton, AL
(205) 921-6000
Marion County Veterans Affairs
Office in Marion Co. Courthouse
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-3161
Habitat For Humanity of Marion County
P.O. Box 160, Guin, AL 35563
(205) 412-050
Email: mchabitat@tombigbee.net
Contact: David Cooper
Habitat for Humanity of Marion County is a non-profit Christian
organization providing decent, affordable housing for low income
families in Marion County. This site is hosted as a community service
by Tombigbee.Net | Guin, AL, and was developed and is maintained
by Marshall Arts Web Design | Hamilton, AL.
Salvation Army
P.O. Box 248, Guin, AL. 35563
(205) 468-3069
Contact: Pat Reese
The Salvation Army is a non-profit organization providing a local
thrift store and assistance for families. The store which accepts
donated items such as food, clothing, furniture, books and other
items is open to all customers. Those who are considered to be low
income, or who are in an emergency situation, are eligible to receive
free items.
Santa's Workshop
P.O. Box 990, Guin, AL 35563
(205) 468-2404, Fax (205) 468-4645,
Email: MK11@tombigbee.net
Contact: Linda LeDuke
Santa’s Workshop is a non-profit organization founded 15 years
ago for the purpose of providing clothing and toys for children
birth through high school to children of need (eligibility approved
by DHR) to all children served by the Guin Schools. Food is given
to the parents, as well as to elderly families who are in need.
About 100 children and 75 families are served at Christmas time
through this program. All workers are volunteers, and several hundred
in the community are involved in some way to make the event successful!
United Way of Guin
P.O. Box 1067, Guin, AL 35563-1067
(205) 468-3307
United Way of Guin is a non-profit organization providing community
leadership by raising and distributing financial assistance to worthwhile
local charities and non-profit organizations.
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