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Aviation, Missile Center looks forward to another year of support to warfighter

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The whiteboard in U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Director ... Read more

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OWL’S EYE: Two rockets

Regret is the saddest emotion. We look back over our lives and wish we’d done something different. Or, ... Read more

Lifestyles

Hometown Heroes: John Peyton Lonas

John Peyton Lonas was born September 2, 1904 to James F. and Susan Lonas in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah ... Read more

Nation And World

Russia claims capture of pivotal city in eastern Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s defense minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held ... Read more

Nation And World

Ukrainian officials: at least 2 dead as missile hits mall

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared killed or injured after a Russian ... Read more

Nation And World

Dima update

Recently, The News Courier brought you a story on the Hill Family in Cullman County. Molly Luba Hill ... Read more

Columns

THE OWL’S EYE: A strange, strange trip

We live in strange times. I need not fly far to witness odd responses to our distressed world. ... Read more

Nation And World

Russia shifts focus to try to grind Ukraine’s army in east

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia ... Read more

Nation And World

Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships

BEIJING (AP) — Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer ... Read more

Local News

WWII secretary to Wernher von Braun dies in Alabama

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The World War II secretary to German rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun has died ... Read more