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Jay Stowe is Huntsville Utilities' new president and CEO; longtime leader William C. Pippin to retire Wednesday

Stowe joined Huntsville Utilities in November 2005 as vice president of operations. He was promoted to chief operating officer - second in command to Pippin - in late 2009.

 

Athens residents look to recover from 'Wizard of Oz' storm that killed 4, left thousands without power

The Castleberry home on Hine Street was among dozens of houses in the Athens area that suffered extensive storm damage Monday evening. William Turner and his elderly mother, Mary Lou, were sitting on their front porch when the storm came through their neighborhood.

 

Garbage collection for Huntsville delayed until Wednesday due to threat of severe weather

Huntsville will suspend the remainder of today's garbage collection and will resume today's routes on Wednesday due to the threat of severe weather.

 

North Alabama storms expected to be less severe tonight; large hail, flooding primary threats

North Alabama remains in the area at "slight" risk for severe weather, which includes a 5 percent chance for tornadoes roughly north of the Tennessee River and 10 percent chance south of the river, according to the SPC.

 

Kroger accepting donations to help American Red Cross tornado relief in north Alabama, Tennessee

Beginning today, the grocery chain's stores in north Alabama, middle and east Tennessee and southern Kentucky will be accepting customer donations. All funds collected will go directly to the Red Cross for its disaster relief efforts

 

Pillow forts & bicycle helmets: How did kids weather last night's storms? Share your photos

How did your children weather last night's storms? As families watched the news and prepared for severe weather, many parents snapped photos of their children sheltering during the storm - whether it was in a downstairs closet or basement, a...

 

2 killed in Limestone were mother, adult son who refused to go to shelter, park owner says

Residents began hurriedly filing toward the 10-foot-by-10-foot shelter, all but a few, who chose to remain in their homes.

 

Huntsville public transit urges riders to finish business early to avoid potential severe weather

The Huntsville public transit system will continue to operate today as long as weather permits.

 

With storm threat, tonight's Monrovia meeting on Jeff Road widening postponed until May 22

The purpose of this meeting is to give affected residents and motorists a chance to share their views and comments regarding potential benefits and/or impacts of the widening. Preliminary maps will be available for review.

 

Limestone County tornado rated EF-3 by National Weather Service; winds possibly reached 165 mph

That matches an EF-3 that also touched down in Limestone County and crossed into Madison County on March 2, 2012 as the strongest since 2011 in north Alabama.

 

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