BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama coal company has reached a tentative deal with labor to end a strike that idled more than 1,100 workers in Tuscaloosa County, the United Mine Workers of … more

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama senators could vote on a lottery bill this week as lawmakers try to get the issue of gambling — with or without casinos — before state voters for the … more

Walker County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Regina Myers noted money is a problem in getting the shelters, even though she said more are needed in areas like Jasper and Curry. 

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The U.S. Small Business Administration said Monday it has approved Walker County for loan assistance as a contiguous county in relation to the Jan. 25-26 tornado that hit Jefferson County. 

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An artifact that was destined for a landfill is now on display in Jasper as a solemn reminder of a day that those who lived through it will never forget. 

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The film "Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America" is being screened on the Walker Area Community Foundation's website this week.

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Willa Dean Daniel was nervous as she drove to Frisco Library in 1976.

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GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — One store in this Gulf Coast beach town has a giant, purple octopus draped across its roof, and the main entrance at another resembles the toothy mouth of a giant shark that customers can walk through. more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — One woman died and five other people, including a 4-year-old, were shot at a Birmingham park Sunday evening as people gathered on Easter, police said. The woman, … more

A Walker High School graduate who missed Jasper while living in another state has created a t-shirt design that has become popular throughout Walker County and across the country. Lisa Reed said she … more