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Town of Carrollton celebrates new municipal playground
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – Economic Development is one of Pickens County’s primary focuses. The town of Carrollton held a ribbon cutting to celebrate its new municipal playground. Mayor Mickey Walker said this project started about six years ago. Over the years, they have worked with the Alabama...
Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in Pickens County Thursday
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Thursday at 8:10 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 8:45 p.m. for Pickens County. The storms are expected to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At 8:10 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along...
Central Alabama under a tornado watch until Thursday morning
A tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 6:12 a.m. in effect until 10 a.m. for Clay, Pickens, Shelby, Talladega and Tuscaloosa counties. When it comes to tornadoes, understanding the difference between a Tornado watch and a Tornado warning can be a matter of life and death. Let's break it down:
The Weather Authority: Storms winding down, few possible overnight
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for Lamar, Fayette, Walker Jefferson, Shelby, Talladega, Clay, Tallapoosa, Coosa, Chilton, Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Greene, Hale, Sumter, Marengo, & Perry counties in central AL until 11pm. With this latest batch of storms to move through the atmosphere is now thoroughly worked over and...
Reform Elementary switches to remote learning Friday due to water outage
REFORM, Ala. (WBMA) — Reform Elementary School will have a remote learning day Friday, May 10 due to a water outage. In an announcement made on social media, the school said the issue is ongoing in the town. The school said it is working to reschedule May Day and...
Tuscaloosa gives green light for new development 'Encore'
A new development is coming soon to the east side of Tuscaloosa. On Tuesday, Tuscaloosa city council members gave the green light to the $150 million "Encore" project with developer and businessman Stan Pate. The new development will be built on the site of the old McFarland mall. "It is...
Pickens County remembers POW camp during World War ll
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A major part of American history came alive in Pickens County. Organizers reenacted the POW camp during World War ll when German POWs were held in Aliceville. Over the weekend, more than 40 reenactors from Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana and Alabama played the roles of American military men and POWs. During the height of World War ll, Camp Aliceville stood as one of the largest POW prison camps in the country.
2 dead, more than a dozen injured in 3 Alabama mass shootings Sunday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — TheGun Violence Archive lists any shooting with four or more victims as a mass shooting. So far, according to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been more than 145 mass shootings in 2024. Three of those mass shootings took place in Alabama on Sunday. Tuscaloosa. One...
Missing Duncanville Teenager Found Safe Wednesday
UPDATE: The teenager who was missing from Duncanville Wednesday has been found safe. His name and picture have been removed from this story. Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (4/22 - 4/29) 15 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the 19th week of 2024, including two...
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