2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (221+ words) CALHOUN COUNTY– A dive team recovered the body of missing Eastaboga boater Dedric L. Brown from Hillabee Reservoir Wednesday afternoon. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division said the recovery followed a search that began Monday. ALEA also described…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (470+ words) MONTGOMERY– The Alabama Forestry Commission has introduced a new online burn permitting system for Alabama Certified Prescribed Burn Managers. The updated burn permit portal combines permit applications with fire weather information for each proposed burn area. The commission says the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (200+ words) ROME– Drivers should expect lane shifts and intersection closures along Glenn Milner Boulevard beginning Wednesday morning. The Rome Police Department announced the traffic plan ahead of scheduled railroad work. Norfolk Southern will replace track and perform maintenance between Second Avenue…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (110+ words) GADSDEN– The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating 86-year-old Carol Sherwood. Sherwood is missing from the Ford Valley Road area of Gadsden. According to the Sheriff’s Office, she may be experiencing dementia and may need…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1289+ words) ANNISTON-Communities on both sides of the Alabama-Georgia state line are moving to regulate large data centers as rapid growth in artificial intelligence and cloud computing drives demand for facilities requiring substantial amounts of electricity, water and land. However, the two…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (167+ words) FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. – A single-vehicle crash killed one occupant and seriously injured a passenger Wednesday, Sept. 2, on Blacks Bluff Road near the Alabama state line. According to a WRGA report, the Floyd County Police Department said the crash occurred around…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (214+ words) CENTRE – A fast response from local firefighters kept a Wednesday morning fire at Fuel City from reaching the main store. Cherokee County 911 dispatched crews around 9:20 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire near the smoker. Smoke was coming from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (184+ words) weisradio.com Piedmont City Council Commits to New Truck At the September 1st meeting, the Piedmont City Council committed to the purchase of a 2026 Petersen Knuckleboom truck from Truckworx. The vehicle will replace a 2013 model and will be used for limb…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (118+ words) weisradio.com Rainbow City Firefighter Cole Neely Earns Aerial Apparatus Certification RAINBOW CITY – Rainbow City Fire Department Firefighter Cole Neely has earned another professional certification through the Alabama Fire College. Neely successfully completed and passed Aerial Apparatus Operations. The certification…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (155+ words) GADSDEN– Lt. Scott Lumpkin has retired from the Gadsden Police Department, ending a career that included investigative, training, and tactical leadership roles. The department recently announced Lumpkin’s retirement and thanked him for his service to the city. Lumpkin served as…...