Livingston News

Members of the Alabama Farmers Federation have an opportunity to add some country to their Christmas this year by purchasing a limited edition, hand-painted ornament that features an Alabama farm scene.

What: Belhaven at West Alabama When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Tiger Stadium, Livingston, Ala.

Moving to Americus was a big step for me. Number one reason? Well, Momma and Daddy weren't going to be right outside my backdoor and vice versa.

For the Chattooga Indians, football player Jack McCutchins was an invaluable weapon no matter where he was on the field.

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is offering a $5,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for the death of a man at a hotel in Livingston, Ala.

Many Americans are outraged with the record profits being posted by oil companies.

THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEST UNION TO BOLIGEE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIVINGSTON TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EUTAW...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 31 MPH.

Here are damage reports from Thursday afternoon's storms. At 5:05 pm, a tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds.

A post office in the town of Epes was burglarized and set on fire. According United States Postal Inspector Tony Robinson, burglars broke into the post office between 1 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. Friday.

A post office in the town of Epes was burglarized and set on fire. According United States Postal Inspector Tony Robinson, burglars broke into the post office between 1 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. Friday.

The Rev. Terry LaMar Price will preach his first sermon as new pastor of the Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church, 840 Dunn St., at the 11 a.m. service Sunday.

By year's end Hoover may not have to look any further than its streets and sidewalks in order to fuel its entire fleet with ethanol.

Jimmy Edmonds, a plant manager with Gulf Coast Energy's, explains the process for transforming wood waste into fuel at the company's Livingston, Al plant on Wednesday.

Erica Smith, a member of Branchville Church, may be young, but her heart is filled with a calling that surpasses her years.

Public Safety Director Jeff Manuel formally announced his resignation Thursday, but the drama surrounding his departure occurred earlier in the week.

The Coleman Center for the Arts presents Southern Sounds, a gallery exhibition and downtown mural by renowned artist, Tierney Malone. via Meridian Star

“We are probably going to have to do a little work with transportation in that area”

The foundation for a more economically successful Black Belt may by built using U.S. Steel. via Montgomery Advertiser

“A celebration of regional folk songs, stories and crafts, the festival hopes to restore memories of rural Black Belt folklore that have faded from many people's minds”

The fifth annual Sucarnochee Folklife Festival and the first Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned Sucarnochee BBQ & Blues Cook-off are set for April 18-19 in Livingston, Ala. via Meridian Star

“I think by preserving these things, at least, something to look at and aspire to.”

When it comes to history in Sumter County, there's one man who says there's a lot to learn. via WTOK-TV Meridian

“He was pretty shaken, quite upset. He really was. He was quite upset”

A number of homes from York to Livingston to Gainesville experienced some type of structural or yard damage due to a Friday storm. via WTOK