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Scottsboro’s Howes to run at NACC
Makenna Howes’ cross country career is not over after all. Howes did not run cross country during her senior year, but the former four-year SHS runner is back in the sport after signing to run collegiately at Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville. Howes, the recent 2024 SHS graduate...
Unclaimed Baggage to host ‘Girlfriends Getaway’ Front Porch Tea Party benefit
SCOTTSBORO – Calling all moms, daughters and gal pals!. To honor National Girlfriends Day, Unclaimed Baggage is rolling out the “pink carpet” this weekend for the annual “Girlfriends Getaway.”. Thursday through Saturday, the lost luggage retailer will host three days of fun, great deals and giving...
WEIS Radio’s Unsung Hero of the Week
This week’s WEIS Radio’s unsung hero is Mr. Bill Warren. The first time I met Bill I knew he was a gentleman and a hardworking man. Bill Warren wears multiple hats in his life and he has for many years. Warren, graduated from Faith High School in 1973. He attended Alabama Fire College and UAB.
Showers Likely Next Several Days
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
U.S. Department of Defense awards $23M for aluminum casting supply chain
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it had awarded $23 million to the Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC to increase its aluminum casting production. The Muscle Shoals, Alabama-based company plans to use the funding to increase its annual capacity for aluminum casting up to 300 million pounds. The added capacity will help the company […] The post U.S. Department of Defense awards $23M for aluminum casting supply chain appeared first on Transportation Today.
State and local officials cut ribbon on Garden City River Park & fire station improvements
GARDEN CITY, Ala. – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, representatives from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and other local leaders gathered for a ceremonial ribbon cutting at the Garden City Fire Department’s new fire station Wednesday, July 24, to officially unveil improvements at Garden City River Park.
Shoals native helps NASA with Artemis
How do you move NASA’s Space Launch System rocket’s massive 212-foot-long core stage across the country? You do it with a 300-foot-long barge. However, NASA’s Pegasus barge isn’t just any barge. It’s a vessel with a history, and John Campbell, a logistics engineer for the agency based at Marshall Space Flight Center, is one of the few people who get to be a part of its legacy.
Woodstock 5K: Run and Win the Alabama Championship
ANNISTON — The 43rd annual Woodstock 5K will again serve as the Alabama 5K Championship, as sanctioned by the Road Runners Club of America. The Woodstock 5K is scheduled for Aug. 3 at Anniston High School along Woodstock Avenue It has played host for 17 RRCA championship races, including six national championships, five regional championships and six state championships. The race is organized by the Anniston Runners Club, a local non-profit organization.
GloRilla, Boosie and more to perform at HBCU homecoming
GloRilla will show up at an Alabama HBCU homecoming for the second year in a row. See where and who will be joining her. The post GloRilla, Boosie and more to perform at HBCU homecoming appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Two-Vehicle Crash on Chesnut Bypass Wednesday Morning
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident on the Chesnut Bypass in Centre – just down from Jack’s Restaurant – prior to 10:00am Wednesday. The collision involved a pickup truck and a passenger car; fortunately, it appeared no one was injured as a result. Responding agencies included...
UPDATE: 16-year-old killed in Sheffield shooting
A 16-year-old girl is dead after a shooting early Wednesday morning. Police say it happened on the 1000 block of South Nashville Avenue about 1 a.m. According to the Sheffield Police Department, when officers arrived, they found the 16-year-old laying in the grass with a single gunshot wound between her shoulder blades.
Keep the rain gear with you for the rest of the afternoon
More rain for the rest of your Wednesday, high temperatures for the day will only make it into the upper 70s. Even when it's not raining it will remain cloudy. Thursday more of the same with rain starting off in the morning and staying with us for most of the afternoon.
‘I Was Willing to Wait Because I Knew She Would Be My Wife [And] It Happened Right on Time’
Met: Pine Valley in the summer of 1982 when both were teens. Joy remembers visiting the park (located just outside of Trussville) when she was 12 and Robert was 13. Joy went on a family trip with her cousin Rhonda Briggins, who was also a close friend throughout elementary (McElwain Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Elementary and middle school (Putnam Middle School) in Birmingham. They enjoyed the trip and toward the end of it “as we were getting back on the bus to leave Pine Valley, Robert and I noticed each other,” recalled Joy. “Not knowing it then, but I learned later that Rhonda and Honey Bee (Robert) were cousins.”
Chance of Showers – Slightly Cooler Temperatures
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, followed by a High near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Wednesday Night. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm....
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