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Enterprise breaks ground on new truck stop
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — A new Legacy Travel Center will be coming to the City of Progress next year. The LTC is a $8 million project and will be located at the intersection of Highway 167 and Salem Road. It will be a 24-hour facility where truckers can park...
Mom of former missing Newton teen speaks out
NEWTON, Ala. (WDHN)—15-year-old Austin Barefield and 17-year-old Violet Gray have been found safe after going missing for nearly a week, and spending days in the woods. According to the boy’s mother Whitney Bankston, the two teens met sometime last year when Austin was visiting his father. But the...
Ozark-Dale County Library hosting event for the homeless
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Feeding the homeless is a selfless act, and the Ozark-Dale County Library is no stranger to it. “We’re a safe place for everyone,” said Karen Speck, the director of the Ozark-Dale County Library. “We have a few homeless that come in to cool off or get something from our pantry.”
Purple Cats walk it off to advance to third round
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Ariton Purple Cats topped the Wicksburg Panthers in dramatic fashion in game three of their Class 2A State Baseball Playoffs Series on Friday to advance to the state quarterfinals. Ariton trailed 2-0 going into the fourth inning when Easton Kilpatrick hit an RBI...
Geneva Festival on the Rivers kicking off tonight
GENEVA, Ala (WDHN) — The 47th Annual Festival on the Rivers is finally here!. The weekend starts on Friday, April 26, with a 3:30 p.m. parade through the city of two rivers and ends with a ribbon cutting at the festival gate. At 6:00 p.m., the cornhole tournament starts...
Ariton splits second round games with Wicksburg
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Ariton Purple Cats split the first two games in their second round Class 2A State Baseball Playoff Series with the Wicksburg Panthers on Thursday. After going up 2-0 early in game one, Wicksburg came back to take the game 7-3. Caden Colier, Myles...
Spotlight on Butler, Covington, Crenshaw & Lowndes: Higher Education
LBW Community College, which provides academic, technical and workforce training programs, is a pivotal part of economic development in five counties in south Alabama. Programs are offered on four campuses. The main campus is in Andalusia, with additional sites in Greenville, Opp and Luverne. LBW serves Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Coffee and Geneva counties in Alabama and attracts students from Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Washington counties in Florida. Many students attending LBW are the first in their family to attend college or pursue any type of formal education beyond high school.
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