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Update: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for North Alabama Tuesday evening
On Tuesday at 6:46 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8 p.m. for Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and Morgan counties. Shielding yourself from approaching lightning: Expert safety guidelines. Lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times each year, with the bulk of...
Athens beats Hartselle to capture Class 6A softball championship
Hartselle High School fought through the elimination bracket and beat Athens to force a winner-take-all finale in the AHSAA Class 6A State Softball Tournament that concluded Wednesday at Choccolocco Park. The Golden Eagles (29-14) survived, however, scoring eight runs in the fifth inning of the if-necessary game in the double-elimination...
Athens, Skyline win softball state championships
OXFORD, Ala. (WHNT) – The Athens softball team held off Hartselle in a wild series, getting the 12-9 win in the second game to capture the Class 6A state championship. This is the second blue map in the past three years for the Golden Eagles. Hartselle won the first game 18-8 to force the if-necessary […]
Joe Douglas Old School Festival coming to Harvest this month
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - On May 25, the 27th Annual Old School and Blues Festival will kick off and you’re going to want to get your ticket before it’s too late!. It’s the longest-running urban event in Northern Alabama that features internationally renowned artists as well...
Athlete of the Week: Wallace State softball’s Katie and Emily Simon
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — With double the trouble and talent, Katie and Emily Simon control the diamond and give Wallace State Community College’s softball team twice the win. The twins from Athens have been playing the sport together ever since they could remember. “We don’t really see it as competition,” Emily said. “We complement each other […]
Tree falls through child's bedroom in Pulaski: 'I just thank God we're all alive'
GILES COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Residents in Middle Tennessee woke up Thursday morning to begin the heart-wrenching task of picking up pieces of their lives from their yards. Susan Boston has lived in Pulaski, Tennessee since 1979. She tells FOX 17 News she can’t recall a storm as bad as the one that tore through her street overnight.
Athens State announces new rehabilitation project
ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Athens State University held an event Tuesday to kick off the renovation of a historic building on the campus. The project will turn the old Brown Hall building into a new space for students interested in health-focused academic programs, like health science and biology. Brown Hall...
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