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LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - In Limestone County, the first Black county commissioner in county history has taken his seat as well. Chris Townsend was officially sworn in Wednesday morning. He now represents District 3.
Limestone County family farm, founded by a formerly enslaved man in 1877, was a featured stop for national leaders weighing the future of rural land and power. In 1877, a formerly enslaved man named George Bridgeforth began farming in Limestone County. Nearly 150 years later, his family’s farm is one of the most successful Black-owned agricultural businesses in the South.
LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — On Veterans Day, Jack Daniel’s sent a new whiskey out into the world to honor the men and women who served. The man who picked it spends his workdays in the barrelhouses right here in Lynchburg. Jason Bobo, a U.S. Army veteran and warehousing foreman...
LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — Eleven and a half million gallons. That’s how much water the Metro Utility Department treated or bought in October and never sold, according to figures in the board’s November meeting packet. Put another way, about 4 of every 10 gallons that went into the...
HAZEL GREEN, Ala. (WAFF) - Sawyer Kate Hulgan scored 33 points in her senior opener as Plainview defeated defending Class 6A state champion Hazel Green 57-29. The Bears jumped out to a 17-6 lead after the first quarter. Hazel Green held Plainview to six points in the second quarter, but the Bears pulled away in the second half to start the season 1-0.
The South Carolina Gamecocks lost their first three SEC games this season, and talk around Shane Beamer’s program had drifted toward his job security before a four-game winning streak over the Florida Gators, Tennessee Volunteers, Oklahoma Sooners and Texas A&M Aggies lifted the team to No. 17 in the College Football Playoff rankings. The Gamecocks […] The post South Carolina’s Shane Beamer issues warning about Arkansas as Gamecocks chase fifth straight SEC win appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .
Friday night means gameday for the local high school football teams, and Under the Lights is back to cover Football Friday. Vestavia Hills travels north to Sparkman for the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. For updates throughout Friday nights and all season, follow sports editor Kyle Parmley on...
