Officials announced on Wednesday the creation of a new Alabama Career Center in Hayneville. Hayneville-area residents seeking employment now have easier access to free job placement, career counseling, job training and other assistance offered by the Alabama Career Center System. Previously many Lowndes County residents traveled to Greenville to receive such services. Pictured are, from left to right, Janice Grayson, site manager for the Troy and Greenville career centers; Diedre Prevo, career center specialist for Fort Deposit and Haynevile; Brinda W. Barrett, area manager for the Alabama Career Center System; and Cleve Poole secretary for the Lowndes County Economic Developent Commission. They are inside the Family Guidance Center in Hayneville where the Hayneville Career Center is located. The Hayneville center will be open the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. (Advocate Staff/Fred Guarino)