Carrollton, Alabama

• Break-in gets man almost nine decades in prison
  

  Published: Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, February 19, 2010 at 11:12 p.m. CARROLLTON A Carrollton man has been sentenced to 88 years in prison for burglarizing the home of a 71-year-old man in Pickensville.

• BRIEFLY: Two teens arrested after admitting to store robbery
  

  Published: Friday, January 8, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 9:18 p.m. TUSCALOOSA Police arrested two teenagers early Thursday who they said were breaking into a store in Greensboro Avenue.

• Gordo Man Found Dead In Vehicle
  

  Police believe a Gordo man found dead in a wrecked vehicle this weekend was the victim of an accidental gunshot wound.

• Dozens search, pray for missing woman
  

  Volunteer search parties have 'exhausted all avenues' in an effort to locate Kaila Morris, 21, said Morris' uncle, Leslie Williams.

City Description

Carrollton is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 987. The city is the county seat of Pickens County. The Pickens County courthouse in the center of Carrollton was erected in 1877. The first courthouse in Carrollton was burned on April 5, 1865 by troops of Union General John T. Croxton. A second courthouse was also destroyed by fire on November 16, 1876. Though arson was suspected, no arrest was made until January 1878 when Henry Wells, an African American with some criminal history, was arrested and locked in the garett of the new building. According to legend, Wells was peering down from the north garett window with his face pressed against the glass as a mob gathered to hang him. A bolt of lightning struck the window pane and "etched" Wells' anguished face into the window glass. A vague image resembling a face can still be seen in that lower right-hand pane of that window. See also: Pickens County Courthouse. Carrollton is located at 33°15′39″N 88°5′40″W / 33.26083°N 88.09444°W / 33.26083; -88.09444 (33.260858, -88.094452). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), of

City Contained By:

• Pickens County
• Alabama
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Pickens County Courthouse

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 5.43897503171 km squared

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