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When Hurricane Katrina devastated several families in the Black Belt area, residents like Mariann Graves wondered if they would ever get back to a normal life.

Posted by Robert McClendon, Staff Reporter June 01, 2008 4:44 PM Categories: Breaking News A Friday wreck near Butler left one woman dead and another person injured when their vehicle was hit by a ...

With the state legislation in special session this week hammering out the details of the education budget for next year, there has been much said about the potential changes ahead for the K-12 school system.

Two University of West Alabama baseball players continue to receive postseason recognition as Rob Dahlberg and Brandon Dill were honored as members of the 2008 Daktronics All-America Baseball Team.

Listen to 5 songs from Ashton Shepherd's debut album, including the single "Takin Off This Pain." Ashton sings and writes with such heartfelt sincerity, that it really does Sound So Good. via 92.9 WDSD

“It's really a dirt road that runs straight through the middle of Coffeeville. It's got a bunch of different cutoffs that can take you to several different highways, just right though that dirt road. "So it's got a lot of meaning to me.”

Even in Mobile, just 80 miles or so south of Leroy, Ashton Shepherd has been a relative unknown until now. via Alabama Live