(Photo via Getty Images) They held a garden party. I didn’t go. Not because I did not want to see old friends, but I wasn’t invited. I could have gone anyway, and I would have been welcomed. I, however, would have felt like the kid who showed up for the first two practices for football, […]
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Residents hopeful about community’s future
ELKHART — A recent survey conducted by Vibrant Communities shows Elkhart County residents are hopeful about the future. But the survey also revealed a decrease in perception of the quality of the schools in Elkhart County. “With these surveys, they measure attitudes and perceptions,” said David Blouin, associate professor of sociology at Indiana University South […]
Family requests community’s help to pay for funeral for KSCO senior deputy who took his own life
The family of the Kern County Sheriff’s senior deputy who killed himself this week is asking for the community’s help to fund his funeral — citing their heartbreak with what they said was the department’s refusal to honor its own deputy. “Our minds cannot process how the sheriff will not recognize the gravity of Ben’s […]
Clay County Sheriff’s Office needs community’s help identifying shoplifting suspects
On May 17, two suspects were caught on surveillance cameras during a suspected shoplifting. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
Armed Forces Day Parade shows community’s support for veterans
May 6—Armed Forces Day Parade Committee Chairman Jeff Wolf and other committee members faced a dilemma last Friday. Should they cancel the AFD Parade in the face of weather forecasts calling for a 70% chance of thunderstorms on Saturday, the day of the parade, or should they press on with the event? In addition to […]
ADEM hears Belle Mina community’s rock quarry concerns
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — A small Limestone County community finally got to share their concerns in a long-awaited hearing over the possible building of a rock quarry there. Some who live in the town of Belle Mina Thursday evening spoke with members of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) urging them to deny two […]
Wayne State University asking for community’s help to find a missing student
The Wayne State University Police Department (WSUPD) is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing student: Andrew Watkins, whose family reported him missing to WSUPD on Thursday. Watkins, a 26-year-old white male standing at 5 feet 10 inches and weighing 200 pounds, who lived at Anthony Wayne Drive Apartments, was last seen on campus […]
Community’s ongoing battle against rock quarry, residents calling on elected officials
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Residents in a small Limestone County community are continuing their fight against the possible construction of a rock quarry they say could have negative impacts on their lives. People in the town of Belle Mina have been raising concerns for months now over the quarry and their efforts to stop […]
Alligator drags 85-year-old to death in Florida retirement community’s lake. Family sues
The family of an 85-year-old woman who was dragged into a lake by a large alligator and drowned behind her home in Florida has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. “One year ago, I received the phone call that every son dreads. My mother, Gloria, a healthy, vibrant and beautiful woman was dead,” Bill Serge, the […]