Local News
Gone but not forgotten: Veterans of the 1343rd Engineering Combat Battalion gather for reunion
In a display of longstanding camaraderie, four surviving members of Company B, 1343rd Engineering Combat Battalion, met for ... Read more
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(Column) These parachutists fought for us all
Normandy coastal weather is crisp and bracing. Winds and frequent rains appear, diminish and reappear. The sky stays ... Read more
Editorials
(Our View) Unprecedented times merit reflection
June 6 marks 80 years since Allied troops bravely stormed the 50-mile stretch of beach in Normandy, France ... Read more
Local News
Remembering a Limestone hero on the 80th anniversary of D-Day
June 6, 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, which was a ... Read more
Nation And World
Barred from combat, female codebreakers helped D-Day succeed
LONDON (AP) — What did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age ... Read more
Editorials
(Our view) Take time to remember on Memorial Day
Communities throughout the nation will observe Memorial Day with patriotic events and ceremonies Monday, but what is Memorial ... Read more
Local News
Saturn V rocket future uncertain
“To my knowledge, there has not been any decision made as to either what happens to the existing ... Read more
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No decision on Saturn 1B rocket at Ardmore Welcome Center
The Ardmore Welcome Center along I-65 is closed and demolition has begun on the parking lot area, but ... Read more
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Alabama National Guardsmen reunited with families after deployment to Kuwait
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Army National Guardsmen from the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) reunited with their families ... Read more
Lifestyles
Hometown Heroes: Cpl. Junior Edward Lott
Junior Edward Lott was born May 14, 1943, in Athens to parents Daniel Mason Lott and Ruth Kyle ... Read more