From the West Alabama Newsroom– About a dozen families in west Perry County — have been dealing with major water issues in their homes for about a month. And now they’re speaking out about the problem. An entire community of people — is being impacted by the ongoing water crisis. Residents have been dealing with brown water — off and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Hundreds of people in Wilcox — Clarke — and Monroe counties could soon be without water in their homes. Pine Hill Mayor Koss Green says the town of Pine Hill supplies water to the CWM Water Authority — which uses the water to service its customers. Green says CWM has been buying large quantities of…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A busted water main leads to an extra-long Labor Day weekend — for students at a Selma elementary school. Low water pressure at Sophia P. Kingston Elementary School — forced school officials to make several adjustments to try and get through the day. Staff prepared lunch off site — and brought it back — for…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Ongoing water problems in the city of Marion have some residents there demanding answers from their city leaders. Residents are getting fed up with how long it’s taking for the city’s water and sewer issues to get fixed. The city has received $3.7 million dollars in grants to help address the issue. “At the very…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A former Selma High student is giving back to the school — and trying to motivate the next generation of entrepreneurs. Alkaline Lyfe CEO Malcolm Crittenden donated a pallet of bottled natural spring alkaline water to the school this afternoon. The 2005 Selma High graduate founded the Atlanta-based company in 2017. Crittenden says the goal…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A disabled Army veteran in Marion — says he’s been waiting for over a year to get city water at his house — along with three other families. David Ewing and his wife Dawn live in the Marion city limits — but they haven’t been able to get city water at their home — no…
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From the West Alabama Newsroom– Hundreds of people in west Dallas County will soon have a cleaner, safer source of water in their homes. A $3.8 million dollar project is taking county water into the Bogue Chitto community of Dallas County. People there currently get water for their homes from water wells. “Some people would get sick when you drink…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Uniontown couple claims a leaky bathtub in their apartment is causing major safety and health concerns — for their family. Michael Pope and Jenae Honorable — and their four children — live in a public housing unit in Uniontown. The couple says — every time anyone uses the bathtub — water leaks from underneath…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The water system in Selma is getting a $15 million dollar upgrade that will remove lead water lines from the system. Mayor James Perkins Jr says the project is a proactive measure — to eliminate the potential health risks associated with the use of lead water pipes. “What we will be doing with this is…
