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Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in Lawrence County Wednesday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 1:51 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 2:30 p.m. for Lawrence County. The storms are packing wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At 1:51 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 10...
North Alabama police officer arrested on domestic violence charge
A police officer for a town in north Alabama was arrested Wednesday morning on a domestic violence charge. Mark Whalen, 37, of Moulton, was booked into the Lawrence County jail 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, jail records showed. The charge was not listed in jail records, which only indicated that Whalen was...
Area superintendents credit intervention, tutoring for higher third grade reading scores
Jun. 26—The 2023-2024 Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program's reading scores for third grade students were released this month and all area school districts in Morgan, Lawrence, and Limestone Counties had a higher percentage of third grade students reading on grade level than the 2022-2023 school year. School districts across the state saw an increase from 82.6% in 2022 to 91.0% of third ...
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