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Baseball Recap: Florala finds playoff glory versus Millry
With a playoff game on the line, Florala rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Millry Wildcats with a sharp 13-4 win. Considering Florala has won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new. Cody Walsh made a splash...
Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in Washington and Mobile counties Saturday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 4:58 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:45 p.m. for Washington and Mobile counties. The storms are expected to bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At 4:58 p.m., Doppler radar tracked...
Baseball Game Recap: Sweet Water Comes Up Short
Sweet Water and Leroy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Sweet Water had to settle for second. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leroy Bears. The loss continues a trend for Sweet Water in their matchups with Leroy: they've now lost three in a row.
Arcelormittal To Add Plant In Calvert
ArcelorMittal has been awarded $280 million in federal income tax credits for an additional plant in Calvert, Business Alabama reports. The company plans an advanced manufacturing plant capable of delivering 150,000 mT of non-grain-oriented electrical steel annually. The funds come from the Qualifying Advanced Energy Product Credit, which can fund up to 30% of a project that helps secure the domestic clean energy supply chain. The company plans an annealing pickling line, a cold-rolling mill, an annealing coating line and other facilities. These are to create 1,300 construction and 260 permanent jobs. It is to be built near the AM/NS Calvert plant, which includes a hot strip mill, a cold rolling mill, hot dip galvanizing lines, a river terminal, a rail yard and an under-construction electric arc furnace. The company notes that the specialty steel is especially useful in producing electric vehicles, which, in turn, help meet federal clean energy goals.
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