Winston County, Alabama

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Winston County is a county in Alabama. Its county seat is Double Springs. As of 2006 census estimates, the population was 24,634.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• There are phone numbers for the various administrative departments, but not all of the officials' names are included^[1].

[edit] The bad

• Very little information on the government and transparency is provided.
• No information is provided on how to request public records using the Alabama Public Records Law.

[edit] External links

Winston County, Alabama

• Winston County website
• Winston County Sheriff's Office
• History of Winston County
• Winston County school system
• "The Free State of Winston"
• Winston County Natural Resources Council
• Winston County on E-Reference

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