Parrish News

A U.S. Army honor guard carries the coffin of Spc. Charles D. 'Dusty' Parrish of Jasper, Alabama, after its arrival Thursday morning at the Alabama Air National Guard base in Birmingham from Dover, Del.

The body of Army Spc. Charles D. "Dusty" Parrish is due to arrive Thursday morning at Birmingham International Airport and he is to be buried Saturday afternoon in his hometown of Jasper.

Solemn voices echoed throughout Eastside Baptist Church as hundreds of loved ones and friends honored the life of 23-year-old, Jasper native and Army Specialist Charles "dusty" Parrish.

The body of a 23-year-old soldier killed in Iraq has returned home to Alabama. The plane carrying U.S. Army Cpl.

Funeral arrangements have now been set for an Alabama soldier killed in Iraq. SPC Charles D. Parrish, 23, of Jasper, died June 4, 2009 in Balad, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade.

JASPER -- A 23-year-old soldier from Jasper died when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade attack in northern Iraq, just about a month shy of his expected return, his mother said.

An Alabama service member died Thursday from wounds suffered when his vehicle ran over a road side bomb in Iraq.

Case details are below. Maurice Shanklin : Police say 23-year-old Maurice Shanklin lives in Parrish, hangs out in Jasper, and is wanted by authorities in Fultondale.

An additional 893 utility workers are en route to Alabama from Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas and Louisiana to help restore power to thousands of customers left in the dark by storms last night and this morning.

A Townley man died this morning in a single car accident in Walker County, State Troopers said.

A suspect apprehended in San Antonio, Texas has been returned to Walker County in connection with a 7-year-old murder.

A suspect in a seven year old cold case murder is headed back to face charges in Walker County.

A road in Parrish is about to be closed, due to high waters. The Parrish Police Department says Thomas Road is covered with flood waters, and police officers will shut it down.

Here is a look at the incidents that were reported to the Cullman Police Department for Tuesday: Arrests < Criminal mischief - Megan Ann Sanders, 23, of Bremen was arrested at Cullman City Hall.