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Tragic Incident: Georgia Toddler Drowns After Falling from Alabama Dock
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ala. (WDNews) – A heartbreaking event unfolded over the weekend as a 3-year-old girl from Georgia drowned in an east Alabama lake. Kinley Nicole Anderson was enjoying time with her family at Weiss Lake in Cherokee County when she went missing late Saturday afternoon. The response to the emergency included sheriff’s deputies, Leesburg Police and Fire, Cherokee County EMA, Cherokee County Rescue Squad, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Marine Division, and Atrium Floyd EMS.
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...
True Treasure Hunt: World’s Longest Yard Sale begins in August in Gadsden
GADSDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - You could wake up early every Saturday morning for a month and still not see it all! The World’s Longest Yard Sale is happening Aug. 1-4 and as they say, “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.”. The boulevard of bargains stretches...
City of Gadsden Launches Video-Based Website to Engage Residents
The City of Gadsden has recently launched a new method to help connect with its many residents, to promote transparency, and improve access to timely information. With Rep’d, which is a groundbreaking video messaging and engagement platform for local government – residents can ask MANY questions of the City Staff Members and receive short, personalized video answers.
Cedar Bluff to honor 65th anniversary of 1959 football state championship team in September
CEDAR BLUFF – Sixty-five years ago this fall, the 1959 Cedar Bluff football team outscored its opponents 400-19 en route to the school’s first 10-0 season. That year, head coach L.D. Bruce’s Tigers were named Class 1A District 3 state champions by The Birmingham News. There were no high school football playoffs at the time. Newspaper polls determined state championships and the sportswriters voted Bruce’s team the best in 1959.
Alabama’s Home To The Most Hazardous Landfills In The Nation
An Alabama Waste landfill is one of the largest facilities in the country!. Hazardous waste landfills are specially designed facilities for the disposal of hazardous materials that are harmful to human health and the environment. These landfills adhere to strict regulations and guidelines to ensure the safe containment and management...
Alabama child care grant, bonus money is ending. What happens next?
Alabama child care facilities have an opportunity to get one last round of grants from a pot of federal money. Once that money runs out, advocates say, they expect the state’s child care crisis to get even worse. They say they need long term investments to sustain the rapidly declining industry.
ADPH seeking budget increase to cover Children’s Health Insurance Program
The head of the Alabama Department of Public Health said Tuesday that an increase in their department’s budget was due to increases in enrollment and state costs for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama’s State Health Officer, made the remarks amid questions from Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, the chair of the […] The post ADPH seeking budget increase to cover Children’s Health Insurance Program appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
“Save our Shrimpers” highlighting struggles of Gulf seafood industry
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Gulf Coast Shrimpers say their industry could be washed away by a glut of foreign product that continues to flood the market. A special event is being held this weekend to help raise awareness of an issue that has some teetering on the brink. The first step is know what you’re […]
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.
First students tapped for new work-based machining program at Gadsden State
The first 14 students have been selected for Gadsden State Community College's new Consortium of Machining Education Training. A signing event was held July 9 at the college's Beck Conference Center, according to a news release, for the hybrid work-based apprenticeship program that will allow students to earn at least $15 per hour from an employer during five semesters of training. ...
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