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Mobile Home Fire Claims the Life of Wilcox Co. Woman

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A fatal fire on the 400 block of Jo Celeste Pettway Road in the Alberta community claimed the life of 59 year old, Barbara Ann Browder. The mother of three grown children lived alone in a trailer in a small close knit community mostly made up of family. “She was a sweet, sweet, sweet person,…

New Year’s Day Fire Destroys Mobile Home in Dallas Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Dallas County woman loses everything except what really matters when her mobile home burns down on New Year’s Day. Olivia Martin says she went to bed early on New Year’s Day. Then woke up later because she was feeling sick. So sick in fact — that her fiance — ended up taking her to…

Camden School Moving Forward After School Fire

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Fire destroyed the main building at Hobbs Elementary School in Camden — just before the end of the school year. So, now with a new school year just getting underway — we went back to Hobbs — to see how things are going. Fire severely damaged the main building at JE Hobbs Elementary School —…

Man Charged with Arson In Montgomery Fire

According to Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Cooper, MFR units responded to a fire at around 5:50A.M. Saturday in the 2000 block of Oklahoma Street.

J. E. Hobbs Students Return After School Fire

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Camden elementary school students whose classrooms were destroyed by fire went back to school Wednesday morning for the first time since the fire. “We are back. I told everyone, This is like a new start for us. And we take lemons and we make lemonade with it.” Principal Vernita Laister says students have had to…