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Outdoor Alabama photo contest opens September 3
Special to the Advance The 2025 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest will begin accepting entries at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. The contest is a joint project between the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) and the Alabama Tourism Department. The deadline to enter is October 31, 2024. The 2025 photo contest […] The post Outdoor Alabama photo contest opens September 3 appeared first on The Atmore Advance.
With AWF Cook-Off Win, 12-Year-Old McGlynn Claims Another Title
By David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Although it took two tiebreakers, 12-year-old Bryson McGlynn of Opelika was once again crowned a champion for his age-defying culinary skills. Last December, McGlynn won the Gordon Ramsay Master Chef Junior competition, which aired on Fox in May. Last weekend, McGlynn was crowned champion of the […]
Alabama boutique hotel named nation’s best in new survey
A distinctive Alabama hotel with just 10 suites has been picked as the nation’s best boutique hotel by voters in USA Today’s 10Best survey. The GunRunner Hotel in Florence was identified as one of 20 finalists in the competition back in July. Results were revealed Wednesday, and the hotel didn’t just make the final 10: It came in at No. 1.
Isolated severe storms possible in Alabama Friday and Saturday
Isolated severe storms will be possible across parts of Alabama both Friday and Saturday, according to forecasters. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has added a Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather for north and the northern part of central Alabama on Friday, and north and central Alabama on Saturday.
Parental drug abuse, relinquishments, staff turnover among DHR’s challenges
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Most of the youngest children in the state’s foster care system are there because of parental drug abuse, Alabama Department of Human Resources Commissioner Nancy Buckner told a panel of lawmakers on Wednesday. “It’s not just drug abuse, but when you peel the wires back...
Driver Injured After Falling Asleep While Driving
A driver has minor injuries after falling asleep early Thursday morning. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 38-year-old Alejandro M. Menendez of Fultondale, AL was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital with minor injuries that resulted from a crash on Highway 5 in Linneus. The report states the accident occurred around 3:50 am, when Menendez fell asleep while driving.
Alabama authorizes third nitrogen gas execution for inmate who tortured and killed hitchhiker
The Alabama Supreme Court granted the state attorney general's request to authorize the execution of Carey Dale Grayson, one of four teenagers convicted in the 1994 killing of Vickie Deblieux
Man is first drug dealer in Alabama’s Middle District convicted for fentanyl death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - For the first time in River Region history, someone has been convicted on federal charges for distributing fentanyl that resulted in a death, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is being updated to clarify this...
One person dead, 14 units a complete loss after Center Point apartment fire
One person is dead after an apartment fire in Center Point Friday morning. Center Point Fire Battalion Chief Chris Horn says the response was made around 12am Friday morning. Fire crews arrived to the Summer Rise apartment building engulfed in flames. 14 units at the apartments are considered to be...
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