All good things come to an end

Somewhere near the beginning of football season in 2012, Jeremy Smith, Danny Smith and Michael Clements kicked off what became The West Alabama Watchman. WAW saw a need to close a gap in news coverage in Demopolis and the surrounding area and struck out to try to fulfill that need.

When Danny made a career move, Stewart Gwin came on board. When Jeremy took a job at his beloved Faulkner University, Jan McDonald (who had been freelancing for WAW for quite a while) joined the team. Career changes have moved both Stewart and Michael to Tuscaloosa. As a result, it was agreed that The West Alabama Watchman had run its course.

We’ve covered a lot of events, both joyful and tragic. We’ve made a lot of friends. We’ve enjoyed getting information to our community.

We would like to say a hearty THANK YOU to all of our supporters who have followed us over the years. That said, our last live day will be Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.