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Legendary punk band announces final album, farewell tour: ‘The end is near’
X, an iconic punk band, appears to be calling it quits after nearly 50 years in the music business. Founding members John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and D. J. Bonebrake have announced a new album, “Smoke & Fiction,” and they’re calling the Aug. 2 release “the ninth and final album” in social media posts.
Lanett honors citizens for keeping the city clean
LANETT — At Monday’s meeting of the city council, Mayor Jamie Heard presented good citizenship certificates to a Lanett couple for doing an exemplary job of having an attractive home and yard and to an anti-littering warrior who picks up litter off the street three or four times every week. The post Lanett honors citizens for keeping the city clean appeared first on Valley Times-News.
Scattered Showers Next Few Days
Showers and thunderstorms. High near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Friday Night. Showers and thunderstorms...
Childersburg industry leads the way in ultra-low carbon concrete construction
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. – Childersburg’s Blair Block has begun commercial production of the world’s first ultra-low carbon concrete blocks at its local concrete masonry production facility. The new blocks leverage CarbonBuilt’s proprietary technology that reduces embodied carbon by 70-100+ percent compared to traditional concrete blocks. “This is...
Trussville Freedom Celebration celebrates Fourth of July
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — Fourth of July celebrations kicked off all across central Alabama Thursday night. There was over 8,000 people in attendance Thursday night at the Trussville Freedom Celebration. The celebration has become an annual tradition for Leslie Davis and her family, as they set up in their front yard to watch the fireworks. […]
Man shot to death in Birmingham’s 5th homicide in 5 days: ‘My brother is no longer here’
A 55-year-old man was shot to death this morning when Birmingham police say he may have heard some kind of commotion outside and stepped out to look. Family members on the scene identified him as Renard “Keith” West. “He was a big-hearted person,’’ said his brother, Rufus Ricks....
Former Crimson Tide Broadcaster Eli Gold Joins Gridiron Radio Network.
Eli Gold, the longtime voice of University of Alabama football action, will be calling games this fall for the Gridiron Radio Network. Gridiron’s website is currently touting “Fridays With Eli Gold,” a nine-game run that kicks off on Friday, Oct. 4, when Syracuse plays at UNLV. Subsequent dates include Utah at Arizona State (Oct. 11); Oklahoma State at BYU (Oct. 18), Boise State at UNLV (Oct. 25); San Diego State at Boise State (Nov. 1). For a complete schedule, click HERE.
Garbage truck crashes into home in Madison
Officials say a garbage truck crashed into three unoccupied cars and then a home in Madison on Friday. No one was inside the home at the time of the incident. The truck driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
'We can do better': Mayor Woodfin addresses recent string of daily homicides in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin spoke out Friday morning addressing the recent daily homicides in the city. Since the beginning of the July, the Birmingham Police Department has responded to a homicide every day, with the latest happening on Cotton Avenue Southwest. In a lengthy statement...
Top 100 CB Dorian Barney has special connection to Alabama, pursuing others in Peach State
Alabama received a big commitment in May from one of the top juniors in the country. He talks June visit, and others still in pursuit. The post Top 100 CB Dorian Barney has special connection to Alabama, pursuing others in Peach State appeared first on On3.
Help 'Stuff the Bus' with school supplies for students
People in Madison County can help "Stuff the Bus" for students right before an upcoming school supply giveaway. Donations of school supplies can be dropped off at numerous places on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walmart locations. 2200 Sparkman Drive NW, Huntsville. 3031 Memorial Pkwy. SW, Huntsville. 6140A...
U.S. Olympians, Paralympians visit Huntsville Hospital
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The U.S. National Table Tennis Championships is underway in Huntsville and children in the area received the surprise of a lifetime — meeting Olympians ahead of the 2024 Summer Games. Paralympic and Olympic athletes visited Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children on Friday afternoon. While...
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