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VA church group helps PC rebuild
With the April 27 tornado outbreak taking place more than a year ago, it's easy to forget that there are still people without homes and people who need significant repairs in order to get back into a home they've been without for 13 months.
Group helps Phil Campbell church hit by last year's storms rebuild
TV: News, Weather and Sports for Huntsville, ALGroup helps Phil Campbell church hit by last year's storms rebuild You're in the checkout line at the supermarket buying the same foods you do every week, but your grocery bill is growing.
Hundreds Set to Rebuild Church
"Words really can't express about how happy we are to see what's going on. This is something we've been looking for, planning for and it's finally coming about," says Pastor Sammy Taylor.
Memorial Day has long served as the official start of summer fun, but officials want to caution residents to keep safety in mind over the holiday weekend as well.
Phil Campbell home destroyed in Friday fire
The Phil Campbell Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire Friday morning at a home on Mayhall Drive.
Paying it forward is a good rule to remember
I'm sure most people are familiar with the term "pay it forward," but for those who are not, it simply means if someone has done something nice for you, do something nice for someone else in the hopes that the acts of kindness will just keep spreading.
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Tornado shelter relief for Rainsville school
RAINSVILLE, Ala. -- Students weren't at Plainview School the day tornadoes killed 33 people in DeKalb County, Ala., including a Plainview freshman, her mother and stepfather.
Man, woman charged in alleged sex plan
A Phil Campbell woman who allegedly sent nude pictures of a minor to an 18-year-old boy was indicted recently along with the boy who received the pictures.
Police search for robber of man at Regions parking lot
Huntsville Police are looking for the person who robbed a man in the parking lot of the Regions Bank on Highway 431.
Woman arrested after attempting to run over husband
Penelope Brooks was arrested after attacking her husband on Tuesday. Muscle Shoals Police said she attempted to run over her husband with her vehicle.
Food Supply Dwindles at Phil Campbell Food Pantry
Dozens of families in Phil Campbell lost everything when a tornado ripped through the town.A Many have re-built and continue to call the area home.A However, some of those families need help putting food on their table and those families aren't the only one struggling.
First Lady Bentley donates books to Phil Campbell Elementary School
The Alabama House has reluctantly accepted a stripped-down version of changes to the state's immigration law, sending them to the governor.
Communities across the country are celebrating law enforcement officials and the sacrifices they make during National Police Memorial Week and Franklin County is no exception.
Franklin County man sentenced to prison in Phil Campbell pharmacy burglary and firearms charges
A Franklin County man was sentenced to 27 and a half years in prison for the 2009 armed burglary of a Phil Campbell pharmacy and related weapons charges, federal officials announced today.
Phil Campbell: There Is Still Reason for Hope, but Here's the Catch
But first, a little bit about the movies. The first is called Grassroots . It's based on my first book, a memoir about my experiences managing a political campaign for a crazy friend of mine in Seattle.
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The past week has been filled with somber memorial services paying tribute to those who were lost on April 27, 2011, during the horrific tornado outbreak that changed many Franklin County residents' lives forever.