Grove Hill News

There's nothing in the world any more exciting than celebrating a 16th birthday, and if you don't believe it, just ask Chelsea Isbell, who just celebrated hers last Saturday, June 7! The party began with a limo ...

Take it from somebody who has been eating a lot of beef in the past few weeks, there are times when a plate of greenery can be a very welcome sight.

Some Alabama motorists may need to buy more auto liability insurance in a few months. via Insurance Journal West

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 3.1-magnitude earthquake in Southwest Alabama. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

Scientists have identified a new species of wild azalea in the Red Hills region of south Alabama, an azalea whose unusual genes suggest that it may be the ancestor of some of the best-known azaleas of North ... via Alabama Live

The bill passed the House on a 98-0 vote Thursday. The proposed rules would require drivers have at least $25,000 coverage for a single injury or death, $50,000 for multiple injuries or deaths and $25,000 for ... via WQEN-FM Birmingham

Though born in Grove Hill, AL, in 1944, Cliff Nobles' family moved to Mobile when he was a terrible two-year-old. He never showed any inclination toward music until high school, when he joined the school choir ... via KLOU-FM Saint Louis

“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

“This bill is a non-issue for us”

The state House approved legislation Tuesday that would bring Alabama in line with about half the South by raising the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must buy. via Alabama Live

“Everybody will want it in their community”

Representatives from South Marengo, Choctaw, Clarke and West Wilcox counties met last week to discuss the possibility of creating a regional airport for West Central Alabama. via Demopolis Times

Any adult who gives alcohol to minors deserves punishment; and the penalty should be severe enough to warn off potential violators. via Anniston Star

“Now you pick out the gift that you would like to have.”

Come Christmas, I always think of Taddy. Tadeusz Klarrman was too much for the Southern tongue. via Anniston Star

Members of the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive task force arrested three men Wednesday in Clarke County on warrants charging them with sex crimes in separates incidents, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. via Alabama Live

A handful of unregister sex offenders are in jail today. It's all because of Governor Bob Riley's new statewide crackdown on all unregistered sexual offenders. via NBC 15 Online

“I'll save it to buy a present for my mommy.”

Even cash-rich adults can go broke buying presents for family and friends in the Christmas season, and for young kids who don't have a lot of money it presents at least as great a problem. via The Daily News-Record

“I'm not sure what they have done was legal”

The Legislature's Contract Review Committee is setting up a possible legal battle with Gov. via Alabama Live

“He pushed it as a book for big folks. This is young-adult fiction.”

From the beginning of our friendship at Clarke County Elementary School, Ted and I had something in common - we read. via Anniston Star

“With the need to educate more children, we're going to have to have more teachers and possibly more bus drivers. And we're going to have to have funds to do this with.”

A state legislator who represents rural Washington County in southwest Alabama said schools, roads and infrastructure needs must be addressed in the area before the $3.7 billion ThyssenKrupp AG plant is ... via NBC 15 Online