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Column: Union Grove hosting clothes giveaway and fish fry
By Elisabeth Altamirano-Smith | Community Columnist Union Grove Baptist Church will host a free clothes giveaway on April 27 from 9:00 a.m.-noon. Clothes sizes will range from newborn to adult. Families will be able to sort through clothes to update their wardrobes for spring. “Last fall we hosted a clothes giveaway for fall and winter […] The post Column: Union Grove hosting clothes giveaway and fish fry appeared first on The Clanton Advertiser.
Old Crow Medicine Show will bring entertaining mix of musical influences to amphitheater
“Americana” has become a catch-all description for music that steps back in time and is “rootsy” sounding. The Americana Music Foundation’s actual definition seems both specific and broad, stating the genre “includes the rich threads of country, folk, blues, soul, gospel and rock.”. One of...
Neighbors react to attempted rape, attempted kidnapping in Boaz
Boaz police arrested Douglas Heath Swearengin for attempted kidnapping and attempted rape. They say he tried to kidnap and rape a woman early Saturday morning. Police say they detained him as he was actively attempting to sexually assault her. The incident happened at Sundown Apartment Complex in Boaz. Residents of...
Update: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail to hit Northeast Alabama Thursday
The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 5:11 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 6 p.m. for Marshall, Jackson and DeKalb counties. Expect pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph. "At 5:11 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Guntersville,...
Boaz man dies in crash on Interstate 22 in Walker County
A Boaz man driving a tractor-trailer truck died Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 22 in Walker County, according to a news release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Stephen A. Zmolek Jr., 40, was pronounced dead at the scene after his 2015 Freightliner Cascadia left the roadway, overturned and caught fire near the 49-mile marker on the interstate, roughly 5 miles east of Carbon Hill. The crash remains under investigation, according to ALEA. This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Boaz man dies in crash on Interstate 22 in Walker County
Grove Oak man pleads not guilty to murder charge, immunity hearing set for June
DEKALB CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A Grove Oak man charged with murder pled not guilty before a Dekalb County judge on Tuesday. Keith Sullivan is charged with murder for the shooting death of his neighbor Gregory Bagwell. Court documents filed by Sullivan’s defense team say Sullivan shot Bagwell in May...
Greenwave force game three, make it to round two of playoffs
By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor LEEDS – The Leeds Greenwave hosted the 19-9 Boaz Pirates on Friday night and Saturday for the right to keep playing baseball. Leeds and Boaz split the Friday series, forcing a Saturday game that was dominated by the Greenies to punch their ticket to the next round of the playoffs. […]
Police: Kidnappers told Decatur teen they were taking him to girlfriend
Arab police on Saturday rescued a Decatur teen who sent a text to 911 after he was allegedly kidnapped, handcuffed and taken to Arab by two men who said they were bringing him to his girlfriend to work out their relationship, according to the Arab Police Department.
Four inducted into the Tallassee High School Alumni Association Hall of Pride; Goss left mark on bands across the country after Tallassee
Their names are scattered across the United States. Stacy Goss was a legendary band director. Joan O’Daniel is a pioneer showing those with handicaps can be fruitful in life. Bernice Paschal Rivers Barton-Simmons Cooper was instrumental in integrating Tallassee High School. Susan Schonberger Swagler graduated from Tallassee and became a journalist at some of the biggest publications in the Southeast.
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