Singleton introduces cannabis decriminaliztion proposal in Senate
Alabama Senator Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) introduced a cannabis decriminalization and expungement bill on February 1. The bill has been referred to the... Read More
Area schools to close, NWS urges caution in advance of approaching storm system
Some area school administrators have announced closures in anticipation of possible severe weather forecast for Thursday, Feb. 17. The majority of Hale... Read More
VIDEO: Natural gas main near Uniontown explodes on Sunday, flames visible for miles
A natural gas main north of Uniontown exploded this afternoon. The incident happened near Woodlawn Church Road at around 4:15 on Sunday.... Read More
Fight invasive cogongrass on your property
by: Mary Leigh Oliver AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Cogongrass continues to creep its way throughout the Southeast. There is an increasing prevalence... Read More
Hatch students, teachers celebrate 100th day of school
Teachers and students at Robert C. Hatch High School celebrated the 100th day of school recently. Students did research and then created... Read More
ADPH: County Health Departments don’t have free masks
Ed. Note: The Alabama Dept. of Public Health released the following statement this week regarding the apparent misconception that county health departments... Read More
Faunsdale awarded $300k grant for downtown improvements
The Town of Faunsdale in Marengo County has been awarded a first-ever $300,000 Community Development Block Grant by Governor Kay Ivey and... Read More
Jones, Alabama’s new poet laureate, has Black Belt roots
by: Casey Roberts Ashley M. Jones, of Birmingham, has been named poet laureate of Alabama. Poet laureate is an unpaid, four-year position... Read More
Making History: Women work to get their Black Belt hometown to fully vaccinated
by: Casey Roberts Dorothy Oliver and Drucilla Russ-Jackson made history this past year in their community of Panola, Alabama, when they successfully... Read More