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Huntsville resident reports burglary on Locust Avenue

September 28, 2011

Police said a large amount of property was taken from the home in the 1200 block of Locust Drive sometime between Sept. 10 and Tuesday.

Man in custody after Blount Co shooting

June 29, 2011

A shooting in the Blount County city of Locust Fork this afternoon left one person dead and another injured.

Bridge inspection Friday to close one travel lane of I-65 between Kimberly and Warrior

January 27, 2011

State transportation officials have scheduled bridge inspections Friday beginning at 9:30 a.m. on the I-65 north and southbound lanes over the Locust Fork of the Warrior River at milemarker 278, between Kimberly and Warrior. The inspections will require the closings of the outside travel lanes and shoulders. Work is to…

Alabama groups challenge mine near Locust Fork River

January 21, 2011

Groups have pursued the case against the permit since shortly after it was issued in 2009. View full size A stretch of the Locust Fork River is shown outside of Cleveland in Blount County. (The Birmingham News/Linda Stelter) Two Alabama river groups filed an appeal Thursday with the Alabama …

Sex offenders banned from parks and rec areas in Locust Fork

October 28, 2010

The small town of Locust Fork passed an ordinance Tuesday night, banning sex offenders from parks or recreational areas…

Exploreum will open ‘Giant Insects’ in January

October 9, 2010

?MOBILE, Ala. — If you thought there were big bugs in Mobile before, wait until you see what January brings.? ? “Giant Insects,” the Gulf Coast Exploreum’s newest interactive traveling exhibit, will open Jan. 22, 2011, and will feature six oversized animatronic bugs, three giant …

Adamsville man loses life after diving from cliff

July 26, 2010

Friends tried to rescue him, but could not find him A 22-year-old man who died after diving from a cliff Sunday has been identified as Rayford Chet Downey of Adamsville. Downey’s body was pulled from a swimming hole in the Locust Fork of …

Expect lane closures on I-65 in Shelby County and U.S. 78 in Sayre

April 13, 2010

I-65 work starts at 9:30 a.m.; U.S. 78 work starts at 9 a.m. Drivers along Interstate 65 in Shelby County and on U.S. 78 in Sayre today and Wednesday need to be alert to lane closures. ALDOT plans to patch asphalt from the Shelby/Chilton County line, mile?marker 226, to Alabaster, …

Birmingham metro forecast: Rain and flooding threats

March 11, 2010

Showers and thunderstorms likely again on Friday. It’s 58, with rain and the threat of flooding around the Birmingham metro area, according to the National Weather Service . A flash flood watch is in effect for the Birmingham area and flood warnings are in effect for the Cahaba River at Cahaba …

Locust Fork student wins missing children poster contest

February 14, 2010

LOCUST FORK, AL (WBRC) – A Locust Fork 5 th grader has been chosen as the Alabama winner of the “Bring Our Missing Children Home” poster contest…