Sand Trucks Work On Area Bridges

02/04/11 GROVE HILL, Alabama - Counties north of Mobile guard against ice. Emergency crews north of Mobile County watched for icy roads Thursday. State highway officials set up a staging area for sand trucks, and even a de-icing machine, in Clarke County near the bridge over the Tombigbee River. But, there were no serious icing problems in the evening. However, in the late afternoon, there were still ...

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Reel Report - High water drowns fishing in coastal Alabama and Mississippi

03/17/11 The Alabama River crested at 47 feet (5 feet over flood stage), the Tombigbee River topped out at 38.9 feet (9.9 feet over flood stage), and the Pascagoula River reached 24.8 feet (2.8 feet above flood stage), all on Wednesday.

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Past meets present in Tales from the Crypt

03/26/11 When the wooden-hulled paddle steamer Eliza Battle went up in flames on a frigid night in 1858, it became the greatest maritime disaster in Tombigbee River history. Augustus Jones lost his life that night, leaving behind his grieving grandmother, Rebecca Anderson, in Columbus.

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