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Is it Him You’re Looking For? Lionel Richie Returns Home To Open Hello Park In Tuskegee
'I want this to be an example of, it starts right here in Tuskegee but the whole world is waiting for you.'. Legendary Motown recording artist Lionel Richie, who got his start with The Commodores in Tuskegee, went back home to open a park next to his childhood home in Alabama.
Family Fun Day connects local families to valuable resources
LEE COUNTY — With summer break nearing, the Lee County District Attorney’s Office is hosting its second Family Fun Day with the goal of presenting the various resources in the area. It will occur on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Family Fun Day is...
Youth Development Center hosts Pinwheels for Prevention
Event raises awareness, aims to ‘stomp out child abuse’. In the photos above, Auburn Police Chief Cedric Anderson (left), Capt. Tammy Booth of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (center) and Capt. John Hester of the Opelika Police Department (right) received “LCYDC Partners in Hopeful Futures” awards.
Georgia woman dies in Macon County crash
A single-vehicle accident in Macon County has claimed the life of a Columbus, Georgia woman. The accident happened around 5:30 a.m. on I-85 near the 34 mile marker, approximately two miles north of Franklin. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says 45-year-old Carey Chambers was critically injured when the 2013 Nissan...
Meeks earns diver certification to enhance search, rescue abilities
By Haley Mitchell Godwin Zachary Meeks, captain with the Bullock Community Volunteer Fire Department, recently completed the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI®) Open Water Diver certification course through Vernon, Florida-based S.E.A. Divers. Meeks embarked on the new journey with the goal of enhancing his capacity for aiding his community and the surrounding areas. Meeks’ […] The post Meeks earns diver certification to enhance search, rescue abilities appeared first on Luverne Journal.
Lee keeps typewriters going five decades strong
By Lanell Downs Smith William Lee began his career in office equipment repair in 1973, during a time when many people told him typewriters were on the way out of popular use. But now, five decades later, Lee sells and service typewriters from his Montgomery-based operation, American Typewriters, to customers in Crenshaw, Butler, Lowndes, Macon, […] The post Lee keeps typewriters going five decades strong appeared first on Luverne Journal.
Alabama hospital laying off 95
Union Springs, Ala.-based Bullock County Hospital laid off 95 employees beginning April 9, according to regulatory documents filed with the state. Bullock County Hospital is one of Alabama’s oldest rural hospitals and treats more than 12,000 patients annually, according to its website. Becker's has reached out to the hospital...
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