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Storm shelter to be dedicated 5 years after deadly east Alabama tornado

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Storm shelter to be dedicated 5 years after deadly east Alabama tornado


LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) – Work on a new storm shelter in east Alabama is complete, nearly five years after a deadly tornado hit the area. The shelter in the Beauregard community will be dedicated this weekend.

It was 2019 when a deadly EF4 tornado hit the small community in Lee County, claiming 23 lives.

“At the time in 2019 there wasn’t anything like this to provide that safety for the community,” said Ben Wilson of the Community Foundation of East Alabama, which helped raise the money needed for the shelter.

“The community foundation committed about $45,000 to make sure this project could be built,” Wilson expressed.

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The shelter may look small, but it can have a huge impact in rural communities like Beauregard. It holds upwards of 30 people, and it also provides peace of mind for a community that is still healing from the storm five years later.

Pastor Rusty Sowell vividly remembers that fateful March day.

“I looked out my front yard and saw a dark cloud coming across it,” Sowell explained. “Coming out, it was just an eerie silence, then you hear the sirens and you hear people crying and calling out for help.”

Sowell’s church, Providence Baptist Church, became a center for relief supplies in the storm’s aftermath. He also helped in the planning for the shelter.

The shelter will be dedicated Sunday, March 3, to the 23 people who lost their lives. The dedication will be at Beauregard Fire Station No. 4, located at 14656 SR-51.

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Alabama hires former college offensive lineman as assistant tight ends coach

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Alabama football is hiring Noah Fisher to be its assistant tight ends coach, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Fisher spent two seasons as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line and tight ends at Louisville before joining the Tide’s staff. He played three years on the offensive line at South Alabama and spent one season with Tulane. The Jaguars started Fisher along its offensive line when he was a player for multiple games.

The Crimson Tide appear to want to use their tight ends in multiple ways in the future including as extra blockers along the line of scrimmage. Fisher looks as if he can assist the Tide with this mission.

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills


Sewage overflows during storms in Prichard are sending wastewater into local waterways that feed Mobile Bay, prompting an environmental group to push for state funding to upgrade aging infrastructure.

Mobile Baykeeper says sewage overflows during storms flow into Three Mile Creek, then into the Mobile River, and ultimately end up in Mobile Bay. The group said that last week, during heavy rain, more than 256,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Gum Tree Branch and Three Mile Creek.

Mobile Baykeeper has launched a petition seeking funding from the state of Alabama to fix Prichard’s old water infrastructure.



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Crash Closes Crescent Ridge Road Early Monday Morning

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Crash Closes Crescent Ridge Road Early Monday Morning


This resulted in the stretch of Crescent Ridge Road to be closed while wrecker crews work to recover the vehicle involved in the crash.

Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are on the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding the wreck.





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