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Lawrence County Rescue Squad is ending a door-to-door fundraiser this week following concerns from the Moulton Fire Department of a possible solicitation scam in Moulton and surrounding communities.Â
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Unlike ongoing problems at rural dumpsites out in Lawrence County, Moulton’s two public dumpsters rarely see issues of overflowing litter or dumpster divers, according to Mayor Roger Weatherwax, who believes location is the key.
Two parents and their four-year-old child were transported to the burn center at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital following a fire in their Moulton home Tuesday morning.
The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Membership Banquet on Monday, Feb. 3, at the NHC Healthcare Dining Hall in Moulton at 6 p.m.
A one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Alabama Highway 33 and County Road 9 caused travel delays early Friday morning, but no injuries were reported.
The U.S. Forest Service fire management personnel plan to conduct state-wide prescribed burns in the National Forests in Alabama during the coming winter months. The weather during the winter months provide a prime opportunity for successful controlled burns.
People wanting part-time work with the U.S. Census Bureau in Lawrence County have nine opportunities to get help applying online, from Wednesday through Jan. 29.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking steps to determine if about 3,000 acres along Alabama 20 in Lawrence County will be suitable for one or more utility-scale solar farms.
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Youth Leadership Lawrence students attended Banking and Retail Day last Thursday, which was their fifth session for the 2019-20 school year. The youth group began their banking and retail tour at CB&S Bank, Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Administrative Assistant Brenda Suski said. W…
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Join Wild South staff on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 9:00 a.m. for a hike in the Bankhead National Forest.
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Chris Terry has announced his candidacy for nomination as mayor of Moulton.Â
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Earl Smith, the Hatton native who went public in 2016 after 55 years of sworn silence about his role in resolving an atomic bomb mishap near a U.S. Air Force base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, spoke to the Rotary Club on Thursday, Jan. 16.
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In today’s throwaway society, things of great aesthetic value and sometimes usefulness are often lost to giant dumps that are filled with thousands of items that could have given some ingenious person years of good use yet to come. They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and…
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A one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Alabama Highway 33 and County Road 9 caused travel delays early Friday morning, but no injuries were reported.
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A Wild South workday that was originally set for Saturday, Jan. 18, has been postponed to Sunday, Jan. 19, due to the threat of possible thunderstorms.
In a quest to find more ways to alert county residents of weather threats in their areas quickly and efficiently, Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency Director Johnny Cantrell began discussions with an EMA mobile app developer about building an app for Lawrence County, a motion that w…
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The Lawrence County School System began the 2020 fiscal year with at least 2.1 month’s operating reserve and about $7.4 million in its general fund, School Accountant Suzy Berryman told the school board in a regular meeting Monday night.
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Two new industries have announced plans to locate plants in the Mallard Fox West Industrial Park in Trinity, and are expected to bring about 78 new jobs to the area, the Lawrence County Industrial Development Board announced Thursday.
Rickey Butch Walker, a local historian and author of the Cotton was King Alabama Plantation Series, will speak at the Lawrence County Historical Commission meeting on Sunday, Jan. 19.
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Most people would never connect the unassuming, humble, often humorous guy who brings his wears to the auction at the foot of the mountain at Wren with the nationally known, award-winning Bluegrass Hall of Fame legend. People who attend the auction just know him as David, the nice guy who se…
Wild South is seeking volunteers to help with a Chinese privet control project at Thompson Creek in the Sipsey Wilderness this Saturday, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Jacksonville State University named 2,216 students to the President's and Deans' Lists for their outstanding academic performance during the Fall 2019 semester. Honorees included:
Scale Back Alabama, an 8-week annual health program, will officially kick-off with weigh-ins happening statewide at select locations in several counties.Â
Logan Wetzel of Moulton has been named to the Chancellor's List at Troy University for the Fall Semester/Term 2 of the 2019/2020 academic year.
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Lawrence County Sheriff Max Sanders said two have already been arrested for dumpster diving over the weekend, following the County Commission’s 4-1 vote to tighten legal enforcement for violating rules that regulate 11 public dumpsters stationed throughout the county.
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Moulton City Council received eight applications for the parks and recreation director, a position held by Jackie Burch, who is retiring on Jan. 31.
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The Moulton Fire Department and the City of Moulton is warning residents to be aware of a potential donation scam occurring in Lawrence County.
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The Moulton Advertiser invites all candidates to announce their intention to run for office.Â
A Friday crash in Hillsboro that left one dead and injured three others may have been caused by a heart attack, according to Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood.
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Two new industries have announced plans to locate plants in the Mallard Fox West Industrial Park in Trinity, and are expected to bring about 78 new jobs to the area, the Lawrence County Industrial Development Board announced Thursday.
The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for its annual Citizen of the Year Award. The deadline for submissions has been extended to next Wednesday, January 15th.
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Too much garbage in too few dumpsters has Lawrence County officials looking for options, with proposals ranging from video surveillance and prosecutions to adding more dumpsters to discontinuing the free service.Â
In its regular meeting Monday, Moulton City Council approved annual water treatment bids as recommended by Water Plant Manager Daniel Jenkins.
As the National Weather Service in Huntsville predicts strong thunderstorms and heavy showers to move into the Tennessee Valley again this weekend, Lawrence County Engineer Winston Sitton said his department is prepping for potential flooding as they continue repairing and monitoring roadway…
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s 2020 Tennessee Valley Crop Production Meeting and Dicamba Training is happening Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Calhoun Community College Aerospace Building in Tanner.
The Lawrence County Extension is looking to recruit 15 Lawrence County individuals 16 years of age and over who are ready to commit 13 weeks of time and $150 to become an Alabama Master Gardener.
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Most of us who count ourselves fortunate enough to have been born and raised here in the South know about making butter with a churn. Well, it could have something to do with your age, depending on when you were born you might think butter comes from a factory somewhere and winds up on the g…
The Lawrence County Extension Office is offering a 5-week Puppy Kindergarten Class for puppies and their handlers. The puppies need to be between the ages of eight and 16 weeks of age at the start of the class. The handlers can be young or old, if child is under 10, a parent or guardian will…
The Lawrence County Extension Office will be serving as a weigh-in site for the state’s largest weight-loss and exercise program, Scale Back Alabama.
Local historian Joel Mize is hosting a guided walk along the historic rut-way of Byler Gap, southwest of Mount Hope, on Sunday, Jan. 19.
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The Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System has scheduled two beekeeping classes in Lawrence County for 2020.
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One of the four Town Creek tornado survivors who were hospitalized following the events of a Dec. 16 storm was released and sent to a rehabilitation facility this week, according to Town Creek Police Chief Jerry Garrett. Three others remain hospitalized as cleanup efforts continue in the community.
Nearly 65% of the recent grand jury indictments in Lawrence County, or 75 of the 116, are directly related to drug abuse.
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Chandler Oakley of Moulton, graduated from Troy University during the Fall Semester/Term 2 of the 2019/2020 academic year.
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2019 brought Lawrence County several occasions to demonstrate its strength. From record-setting floods in February and a devastating April fire that blazed downtown Moulton, to the two fatalities and listless destruction that was left in the path of a tornado that tore through Town Creek thi…
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A Town Creek man was apprehended by Hartselle Police over the weekend following two thefts in Lawrence County, Town Creek Police Chief Jerry Garrett reported Monday.
A fire that started in the former Court Street Grill on the night of April 22 claimed the restaurant and three other businesses on the north side of the Moulton Square earlier this year.
The Making Alabama Bicentennial Traveling Exhibit, which traveled to each of the state’s 67 counties in 2019, saw the greatest participation and contributions from Lawrence County when the display was set up in Moulton last July, according to organizers.Â
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