Marion News

MOBILE, Alabama -- It is thanks to a close friend of mine that I know about "Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White" by Lila Quintero Weaver.

"Darkroom: A Memoir in Black & White" chronicles author and illustrator Lila Quintero Weaver's childhood in Marion, Ala., during the Civil Rights Era in the 1960s.

ALZ011-202230- MARION AL- 439 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 434 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTON TO BRINN...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

The proposed World of Beer bar in Five Points South, whose initial plans won approval from Birmingham's Design Review Committee on Wednesday, could help spur a revitalization of the area's Pickwick Plaza retail and restaurant center, officials said.

ALZ011-030000- MARION AL- 609 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 609 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRILLIANT...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.