Aliceville News

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a hazardous weather outlook for this area, saying strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening.

As the U.S. economy shrank some six percent in the first quarter, many integrators and installers gravitated toward more stable verticals, often those that rely heavily on government funding or are somewhat immune to market variations: critical infrastructure, transportation, education, and health care, to name a few.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for the state's first all-female federal prison.

Church pianist Bridget Lee lived in fear of Alabama's death row for more than two years.

Groundbreaking set for Alabama's first federal women's prison Posted by Tom Gordon -- Birmingham News April 06, 2009 Groundbreaking is scheduled Wednesday at the west Alabama site of what will be the state's first all-female federal prison.

Nine members of the Alabama House have written letters refusing the automatic cost-of-living pay increase for legislators that went into effect last week.

Groundbreaking is scheduled Wednesday at the west Alabama site of what will be the state's first all-female federal prison.

The blues dripped from the harmonica, echoing from wall to wall, filling the auditorium of Aliceville's city hall.

Willie King gained fame singing the blues, but not many tears were shed at his funeral.

A wake and funeral are planned this weekend for Alabama blues artist Willie King, who died Sunday at the age of 65.

Call it a celebration for all ages. Saturday, children and adults alike lined the streets of Selma to ring in the city's Bridge Crossing Jubilee and acknowledge the added importance of this year's festivities.

Willie King , a nationally known bluesman who put out six recordings and a DVD, died Sunday at his home near Old Memphis, according to his Web site.

The fourth-graders are at it again -- writing legislation for the Alabama Legislature.

The Tombigbee River has 4 reservoirs that it feeds, making up some 33,200 surface acres of freshwater access in the state of Alabama.

Westervelt Wildlife Services will host a pheasant tower shoot at Westervelt Lodge in Aliceville to benefit the Alabama Hunters Helping the Hungry food donation program.

How cold the wind's going to blow depends on where you go. Go north of Auburn, Ala., tonight, and the wind chill could be zero or below.

The National Weather Service at Birmingham reports there is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Tuesday from the cities of Aliceville, Birmingham, Talladega and Wedowee southward.

Kenneth Johnson has seen the world of wildlife conservation change dramatically since he walked off the stage with his diploma at Auburn and into the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.