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Penny-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Choctaw and Clarke counties Monday
A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Monday at 5:39 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 a.m. for Choctaw and Clarke counties. The storms are expected to bring penny-sized hail (0.75 inches). "At 5:38 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Gilbertown, or 15 miles south...
COLUMN: Remember the high cost paid for our freedom
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As far as the eye can see, rows and rows of small headstones stand, as if at attention, across the landscape of Arlington National Cemetery. One feels the somberness of these hallowed grounds while walking through the gates and along the sidewalks and lanes...
Kemper County makes arrest during a traffic stop, driver charged with drug possession
KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Kemper County Sheriff James Moore said Nathaniel Reeves was arrested for drug possession. Reeves of Cuba, Ala., was operating a motorcycle carelessly while driving with a suspended license. according to Moore. Reeves was then taken into custody and was found to have both marijuana and...
Industries race to play catchup with Demopolis Lock repairs now complete
DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WIAT) — Earlier this year, CBS 42’s Your Voice Your Station first reported the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers having to make emergency repairs to the Demopolis Lock after a viewer was concerned about it being shut down. The repairs are now complete, but the unexpected four-month closure of the Demopolis Lock has […]
Demopolis lock reopens following unexpected closure
DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WIAT) — After being shut down for four months, the Demopolis Lock has now reopened. CBS 42’s Your Voice Your Station team reported earlier this year about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers having to make emergency repairs to a 70-year-old lock system. Anthony Perkins is the operations project manager of Black Warrior […]
Gov. Kay Ivey establishes Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to combat healthcare worker shortage
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Help is on the way for the nationwide healthcare shortage that is being felt in rural hospitals across Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey recently signed a bill into law that establishes the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis, Alabama. Governor Ivey made it clear that this...
Fairview’s Guyton inducted into UWA Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama has announced 23 latest inductees into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society for the 2023-24 academic year. Leading the charge is the men’s soccer and football teams with five each. Women’s soccer and softball had two three, followed by two from baseball, women’s basketball and men’s cross country and one from women’s cross country. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college student-athletes who receive a varsity letter in their sport, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth term semester, and earn a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average. Since UWA joined in 2011, a...
Demopolis Police Department arrest report for April 2024
The following are arrests logged by the Demopolis Police Department during the month of April. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Beverly Thrasher, 72, Monday, April 1, 2024, West Jackson Street & Canal Bridge, appear in public place under influence alcohol, narcotics or other substance Jimmy L. Willimas, […] The post Demopolis Police Department arrest report for April 2024 appeared first on The Demopolis Times.
Demopolis High School hires Miller as next boys varsity basketball coach
DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WTOK) - Demopolis High School announced they have hired Mike Miller as their next boys varsity basketball coach. Miller spent the 2023-24′ basketball season coaching at his alma mater, WS Neal High School, where he led the team to a 5-17 record. Miller had a successful collegiate...
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