Commissioner James Williams was found not guilty in criminal court by Chambers County’s new district judge, Terrence Brown on Feb. 24. Williams was charged with third-degree criminal trespassing. The charges against Williams made by land owner Brandon Clifton were found to be not of a criminal nature.

This feature originally ran on February 26, 2025 in the 2025 Progress edition (Chambers County Is…). The Progress edition is a publication produced annually by the Valley Times News. If you would like to pick up a copy of the 2025 Progress edition,

A project several decades in the making, the Chambers County consolidated high school is moving forward after the Chambers County Board of Education paused the project until after the 2024 election of the new superintendent.