Rockford Council audio – July meeting
Audio recording of the July 16, 2024, Rockford Town Council meeting: Read the article covering the Town Council meeting here.
Read MoreWestwater Resources announces second quarter 2024 updates
Construction, customer sample preparation continue at Kellyton natural graphite anode materials plant with over $120 million invested to date Off-Take Sales agreements in place for 100% of initial planned annual production of 12,500 MT This July update of Phase I from Westwater Resources provides a look into the Kellyton Graphite Plant and the…
Read MoreSidewalk Film Festival will debut feature music documentary on Tuxedo Junction by Birmingham locals
Special to the News Birmingham locals will debut at this year’s 2024 Sidewalk Film Festival, which will take place from August 19-25. The film is directed and produced by Katie Rogers (Periwinkle Entertainment) with producer Brandon McCray (ATW Entertainment). Film synopsis: In 1920s and 30s industrial Ensley, Alabama, Tuxedo Junction served as a place where the…
Read MoreDeer crash results in death of Phenix City motorcyclist
Special to the News A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:37 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, has claimed the life of a Phenix City man. Tyler S. Smith. 28, was fatally injured when the 2022 Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle he was operating struck a deer. Smith was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced deceased at the scene.…
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Field peas
A side-of-the-road restaurant. Way out in the sticks. The young boy was seated at the table with his mother and father. His mother had green hair. His father was bald, with tattoos on his face and on his scalp. The little boy was using a wheelchair. I was eating lunch in Small Town, Alabama,…
Read MoreCentral High School students already busy learning in science labs
Mrs. Thompson’s seventh and eighth grade science classes have been studying the scientific method steps to solving a problem or answering a question. They went to the lab to observe the differences between dependent and independent variables in experiments. In Mrs. White’s physics, chemistry and physical science classes, students have been learning to read…
Read MoreLowndesboro woman killed in Montgomery crash
Special to the News A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:15 p.m. Friday, August 9, has claimed the life of a Lowndesboro woman. Elizabeth L. Mitchell, 57, was fatally injured when the 2008 Hummer H2 she was driving left the roadway and struck a sign before re-entering the roadway and eventually overturning. Mitchell was not…
Read MoreGreat happenings with Rockford Church of God
Young Greyson Coggins enjoys taking a dip and cooling off in the water at Rockford Church of God’s Water Day Blast. Rockford Church of God celebrated its annual Water Day Blast on Saturday, August 10, with the church on the run. God had put on Pastor Chris Hill’s heart to reach out to…
Read MoreAlabama State Surplus Property online auction coming August 17-25
Special to the News Hundreds of items of Alabama State Surplus Property will be up for bid in an online public auction August 17-25 featuring used vehicles, computers, machinery, furniture, and more. Surplus Property, a division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, will hold the auction through the online bidding site…
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