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Thunderstorms with penny-sized hail to hit Southwest Alabama Monday
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Monday at 6:38 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7:15 a.m. for Monroe, Conecuh and Escambia counties. Expect penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 6:37 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Uriah,...
Power outages in the News 5 coverage area (South Alabama, Northwest Florida, and Southeast Mississippi)
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Strong winds could down trees and powerlines as a significant storm system moves across the Gulf Coast. Here are the latest power updates for our coverage area (Southeast Mississippi, South Alabama and Northwest Florida). Coverage Options: General power updates UPDATE (11:20 a.m.): Power has been restored at Delta Elementary, News 5 […]
Softball Game Preview: Excel Takes on Winfield
The Excel Panthers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Winfield Pirates. Excel heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Opp. Excel saw three different players step up and record...
Frisco City Council Introduces New Water Management Schedule to Enhance Conservation Efforts
Frisco City Council has streamlined the rules on outdoor watering with a new Water Management Plan, outlining specific dates for each season, the city confirmed earlier this week. The revised schedule now dictates that spring outdoor watering is permitted one day per week, specifically on a resident’s trash day from...
Georgiana Opry House holds second annual talent show
By Amy Lewis The Georgiana Opry House hosted the second annual Hank Williams Sr. Talent Showcase on May 4, featuring six finalists chosen from among dozens of applicants. The event, which honors Hank Williams Sr., who performed at the venue when he was just 16-years-old, aims to provide local youth with opportunities to meet industry […] The post Georgiana Opry House holds second annual talent show appeared first on Luverne Journal.
David Murdock Column: On dreams, stories and conversations about my mother
Over the years since my mother died, I think I’ve told just about all her stories that can fit into the space of this column. She had a lot more, of course, but I’d have to write multiple parts. My favorite story of Mom’s has to be the one about her “$42 worth of courage” that I wrote just after she died in 2011. Basically, Mom borrowed money to travel from Camden, Alabama, where she was born, to Florence...
Meet the Alabama Student Working to Educate Us On Cybersecurity Breaches
Monroeville, Alabama, college student AJ Nettles has had a strong interest in and passion for technology since childhood. From as long as he could remember, he was drawn to computers and how they worked. And, well, that passion recently led him to be named one of the winners of Apple’s 2024 Swift Student Challenge, a prestigious worldwide competition where the next generation of developers, creators, and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to showcase their creative, coding capabilities.
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