From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man is counting his blessings after he’s rescued from his burning house by his neighbors. When a house on the 500 block of LL Anderson caught fire Monday afternoon — the man who lives there was inside — fast asleep. It’s a situation that could have ended in a fatality — if not…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– State forestry officials in Dallas County are urging people to take extreme caution when burning outdoors. Abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions around west Alabama are making it risky and dangerous for forestry professionals to conduct their controlled burns. “The weather has been extremely dry. We’ve had a lot of forest fires. We’ve had quite…
Fifty years ago, Beatles member John Lennon made a statement that would change how millions viewed the musical sensation. It would also bring an Alabama writer into the international spotlight, if just for a brief time. In 1966, the troops were still in Vietnam, the United States was locked in the Cold War with the U.S.S.R, and The Beatles had just…
