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“Run for office”: DCS superintendent fires back at “vitriol” from parents, community
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Dothan City Schools Superintendent Dr. Dennis Coe released a letter to the DCS families and communities on Tuesday evening to address the success he has seen from the city school system and to put an end to “vitriol” against DCS and its employees. The...
Scott Duff, longtime former WSFA news director, dies at 59
HONOLULU (WSFA) - WSFA 12 News is mourning the loss of our longtime former news director, Scott Duff, who died early Wednesday morning. He was just 59. Scott first arrived at WSFA’s studios, then located on Delano Avenue, in October 2006. He’d been given the opportunity to follow his boss, Ken Selvaggi, from Topeka, Kansas, to Montgomery. Ken was serving as vice president and general manager at the time and named Scott to lead the newsroom.
Alabama teammates say former Tyler Legacy RB Jam Miller's hard work is paying off
DALLAS — Former Tyler Legacy running back Jamarion (Jam) Miller is entering his third season at the University of Alabama. Miller — a four-star prospect in the Class of 2022 — has carried the ball 74 times for 424 yards and three touchdowns. He’s also caught five passes for 73 yards and a touchdown.
GHS alumni celebrate ‘Cheers to 50 Years’
By Lois Robinson Special to The Greenville Advocate Members of Greenville High School’s (GHS) Class of 1974 convened at Beeland Park the weekend of June 21 – 23 to celebrate their once-in-a-lifetime 50-year golden reunion. Many thanks to the reunion committee led by classmate Sharon Purifoy Bradley for the fine job they did in […] The post GHS alumni celebrate ‘Cheers to 50 Years’ appeared first on The Greenville Advocate.
North Alabama honors Father of the Blues with annual W.C. Handy Music Festival
The W.C. Handy Music Festival is returning to the Shoals. Music fans will join together by the thousands for the biggest tourism event in North Alabama. The festival boasts over 250 events and artists, spanning all across northwest Alabama. This includes Florence, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield and more. The events kick off on Thursday, July 18 and conclude Sunday, July 28, making for 11 days of events for every type of music-lover.
Look Back ... to a massive cleanup imminent at fort, 1999
Jul. 16—July 16, 1949: The date fell on a Saturday during a 12-year period (1940-52) when The Star didn't publish on that day of the week. July 16, 1999, in The Star: Army officials moved closer this week to beginning the cleanup of Fort McClellan's thousands of acres where unexploded munitions are scattered all over. Removal of the unexploded ordnance is vital to the redevelopment of the ...
Rainy weather pattern for the next week across Central Alabama
Thursday: We will have an active weather pattern for the next week across Central Alabama. It starts with a cold front moving across Alabama on Thursday. This will set off numerous showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. Some of the rain could be heavy, and winds could gust to 40-50 mph. Isolated flooding and wind […]
Alabama Death Row inmate denied handwritten appeal to stop his execution
Alabama Death Row inmate Keith Gavin had said in a court filing by his attorneys last month he didn’t plan any more appeals of his scheduled lethal-injection execution Thursday for the 1998 murder of man at a bank ATM in Cherokee County. But in the past few weeks he...
Displaced resident, family in Enterprise apartment fire in need of help recovering livelihood
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — The life of the Estrada family of six is upside down after they say their livelihood was ripped away in a fire after over 13 years of living in Enterprise. “It’s life changing losing everything I don’t question God but I do thank him because...
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