Plantersville

Pine Hill Mission helping Plantersville tornado victims

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Wilcox County non-profit is working to provide the help that Plantersville tornado victims need — on the long road to recovery. Pine Hill Mission hosted Plantersville Community Day — to reach out to tornado victims — to try and help meet their needs. Clothes — shoes — blankets — towels — along with food…

Plantersville community continues tornado cleanup efforts

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Plantersville community continues to clean-up after the deadly EF-3 tornado that hit the area about two weeks ago. Tons of debris have already been cleared off and hauled away. And tons more have been piled up — to haul off. Some tornado victims have started making repairs to their homes. But assistance from FEMA…

Storms down trees and knock out power in Plantersville

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Overnight storms downed several trees in one neighborhood in the Plantersville area of Dallas County. Strong winds snapped and uprooted trees around homes on County Road 560. Crews have now cleared blocked roadways — and piled up debris along the side of the road. Some of the downed trees snapped power lines knocking out power…

Bomb Threat Causes Evacuation at Dallas County High School

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A bomb threat at Dallas County High School in Plantersville forces officials to evacuate the school Monday morning to ensure student safety. School officials say someone called the school Monday morning and said there was a bomb on the campus. They say the school was then evacuated and searched by authorities, but no bomb was…