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Suddenly, Lives Are in Turmoil
Devastating is among the few accurate descriptions for what transpired last Tuesday afternoon on Florence Blvd as David Ray Terry, 53, and Dawn Buchanan, 57, driving separate vehicles, were killed instantly through no fault of their own. Preliminary reports are that Terry was traveling westward and Buchanan eastward when a vehicle coming off Sweetwater Ave. failed to yield. Buchanan’s instinctive reaction to avoid a collision caused her to lose control of her vehicle and careen across the narrow median headlong into Terry’s vehicle. As of press time for this article, neither the third vehicle nor its driver has been identified.
UNMATCHED: Bayside Academy soccer wins 5th straight title, Ferguson named MVP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WKRG) — The dynasty continues for Bayside Academy boys soccer! The admirals captured a fifth straight state championship with a 3-0 victory over Mars Hill Bible. Bayside junior Luke Ferguson was named MVP after scoring two goals and assisting on the final goal to lead the Admirals to the blue map. The win […]
$200,000 going towards preserving history along Alabama’s oldest road
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Construction on Byler Road began two days after Alabama officially became a state in 1819. The state’s oldest road runs from Muscle Shoals to Tuscaloosa. Its original purpose was to move cotton down the Warrior River so it could be shipped further south. On Monday,...
2024 North Alabama Football Schedule
North Alabama’s 2024 football schedule features eight United Athletic Conference games, three FCS non-conference matchups, and one FBS opponent at Memphis. 8/24 SEMO (Montgomery, Ala.) 8/31 at Memphis. 9/7 vs Illinois State. 9/14 at UT Martin. 9/28 vs West Georgia. 10/5 at Utah Tech. 10/12 vs Abilene Christian. 10/26...
Back-to-back: Ariton claim second straight 2A baseball crown
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WTVY) - When Ariton fell 7-4 in Game 1 of the 2A State Championship Baseball Series to the Mars Hill Bible Panthers, the agenda became crystal clear for the Purple Cats heading into Thursday: win and then win again if you want to bring home the Blue Map for a second straight year.
Change a life: Mentor a child
Access, socioeconomic level and ability are some of the contributing factors that may lead a child to struggle with reading, but any lag in this essential skill for younger children has far-reaching consequences. Take high school graduation. In 2019, a study was conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and they found that students who were not proficient in reading by the end of third grade were four times more likely to drop out of high school than proficient readers. According to a study by the National Assessment of Educational Progressin 2019, three districts at grade 4 and eleven districts at grade 8 had score declines in reading compared to 2017.
An Evening for Progress
THE SHOALS – The Shoals Chamber of Commerce and Bank Independent will present Evening for Progress on Tuesday, June 18. This is an exclusive event featuring remarks from Dr. David Bronner, CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. Evening for Progress gets underway at 6pm in the Marriott Shoals Conference Center in Florence.
Weather alert issued for dense fog in North Alabama Thursday morning
A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Thursday at 6:09 a.m. for dense fog until 8 a.m. for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb and Cullman counties. "Patchy Dense Fog has developed across parts of the area with some visibilities reduced to 1/4...
If You Are Hurt in An Accident
If you are hurt tell a doctor or medical provider. Do what they ask you to do. If that means taking medicine or going to physical therapy, then take the medicine and go to physical therapy. If you don’t, you can’t really say you did everything you could to be fully healed. If you don’t do everything you could to be better, then a jury could think that maybe you could be better than you are and hold that against you. It creates an issue that can be avoided.
Kitchen Cops find bare hands on bacon, containers stored in bathroom
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The first week of the month is in the books and that means a flood of new scores from the Kitchen Cops working all across north Alabama. 33 inspections, no significant issues in DeKalb County. Lauderdale County:. No inspection notice turned in from Lauderdale County at...
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