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B&G opens Taco Bell in Alabama
B&G Food Enterprises LLC, the Morgan City-based franchisee of Taco Bell, announced the opening of its first restaurant in Alabama. The restaurant is in Grand Bay, Alabama, at exit 4 on Interstate 10. While this is its first restaurant in Alabama, B&G has restaurants across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. B&G...
St. Clair County Schools looks for solutions to keep Ragland High School open
RAGLAND, Ala. (WIAT) — The fate of Ragland High School for the 2025-2026 school year is currently uncertain, putting students and parents on edge for what the future holds. On the school’s campus, one building houses kindergarten through sixth-grade students while another serves the town’s seventh through twelfth grade. Roughly 380 students are currently enrolled, […]
‘American Idol’ Star Still Hasn’t Watched Her Shania Twain Flub: “I’m So Sorry”
Mia Matthews made an impressive run on American Idol. The 19-year-old Alabama native brought the right combination of sweetness and sass to performances of Lainey Wilson’s “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” and “Over You” by Miranda Lambert. Viewers eliminated Matthews just shy of the Top 8 after she seemingly stumbled over the words to a Shania Twain song. Publicly, Matthews has taken the misstep in stride, poking fun at herself on social media. Recently, she took to Instagram to apologized to the “Come On Over” singer yet again.
High humidity returns on Tuesday, storm chances on the Fourth of July
Today: The muggy air returns this morning, working its way from east to west with the help of some easterly winds. Highs will reach the middle 90s with mostly sunny skies. The higher humidity will make it feel like it’s close to 100° this afternoon. Tonight: Skies will be mostly clear tonight with muggy […]
Chicken Salad Chick opening new Alabama location
Chicken Salad Chick is opening its seventh location in north Alabama. The popular fast casual restaurant is opening this month at 101 Moon Shot Drive in Town Madison, the new mixed-use development with retail, residential and entertainment south of I-565. This company-owned restaurant has a drive-thru and a patio for...
Fuel advisory notification for all of Alabama
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Forestry Commission is reminding you to stay safe when cooking out this Fourth of July week. Dry conditions are making it easier to accidentally start fires. The forestry commission has issued a ‘fuel advisory notification’ for the state. The state has seen a three-fold increase in wildfires in three weeks.
Alabama putting a stop to taxing hearing aids
ALABAMA, USA — Alabama is one of only three states in the country that puts a tax on hearing aids. However, it won't be that way for long. Lawmakers are listening and want to change how Alabamians pay for hearing aids. Representative Margie Wilcox for Montgomery explained that last...
Alabama native Gunnar Henderson to participate in 2024 Home Run Derby
Five years after being named as Mr. Baseball for the state of Alabama, Gunnar Henderson is making a name for himself at the professional level. Since entering MLB with the Baltimore Orioles, Henderson has won the American League Rookie of the Year, a Silver Slugger Award and he has now been named to the 2024 Home Run Derby.
Alabama residents still seeking water lawsuit payments
In "Sinking Settlement Hopes" News 19's ongoing investigation into a contaminated drinking water lawsuit settlement now finds frustrated Lawrence County residents have taken steps to try and collect settlement payments through the courts or through complaints to the Alabama Bar Association.
2 charged with animal cruelty in Gadsden.
Four people were arrested Monday after deputies served a drug search warrant at a local home. One city is making it easier to apply for public safety jobs, and area residents can celebrate the Fourth of July a day early in one community. Definite rain chances all week. The complete forecast is right here, and […] The post 2 charged with animal cruelty in Gadsden. appeared first on Calhoun Journal.
'They shoot up in the air, out the car, just drive on': East Lake resident encourages action as homicides increase
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — To this point in 2024, the number of killings in Birmingham outnumbers the homicide rates from last year. The latest shooting was in East Lake, leaving 30-year-old Kameron Connell dead. So far, no one's been arrested. "People are getting murdered, and it just, it's just awful,"...
Gaston’s Bogle, Southside’s Webb highlight All-Messenger track and field teams
Kodie Bogle and Kathryn Webb were point-earning machines for their respective teams this past track and field season. Bogle, a junior at Gaston, and Webb, a senior at Southside, each competed in four events, with both student-athlete winning the first-place gold every one of those events. Between them, Bogle and Webb took home 30 medals, including 21 gold.
Jefferson County coroner searching for families of 2 men who recently died
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is requesting the assistance of the public in locating family members of people who recently died. All efforts to locate the following individual’s families have failed. Anyone with information is asked to contact the coroner’s office at 205-930-3603. Darrell Talton On June 19, Darrell Talton, 48, […]
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