An idea to purchase Market Square Shopping Center behind the historic courthouse was given the green light Tuesday by the fiscal court.
After coming out of an executive session to discuss the possibility of future acquisition or sale of real property, a motion was made by magistrate Thomas Bouldin to move forward with talking to Houchenâs Industries about purchasing the property which has several tenents for $750,000.
Bouldinâs motion drew a unanimous vote of approval but is contingent upon meeting all statutory requirements of the county to purchase property, including but not limited to, a building and deed inspection, appraisal, and possible asbestos cleanup.
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Cole Barnett and
Andrew Hatton slugged back-to-back triples in the bottom of the sixth inning to ignite a two-out rally that produced the tying and go-ahead runs as the Golden Tigers (42-7) beat Pike Road 3-2 in Game 2 of the AHSAA Class 5A State Baseball Championship Series at Riverwalk Stadium Tuesday. The state title was the fourth in school history and the first since winning three in a row in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Russellville, coached by
Chris Heaps, won the first game of the best-of-three series Monday night 3-1 at Paterson Field.
Barnett, who finished 3-for-3 and was named the 5A series MVP with five hits in the two games, started the rally with a two-out triple down to left center and
Shoals schools celebrate making top 25 in the state
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A congratulations is in order for many schools right here in north Alabama. Nine Tennessee Valley Schools are among the Top 25 in the state according to U.S. News and World Report!
WAFF followed up with two of those schools in the Shoals to find out what the ranking means for students.
The U.S. News Top 25 school rankings are based on how well school systems prepare students for college.
There are more than 370 high schools statewide. Muscle Shoals High School ranked 24th and their neighbors over at Russellville High School came in at 21st.
Here are Alabama’s 2021 top high schools, U.S. News says
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Huntsville’s New Century Tech High School and Mountain Brook High School remained in second and third, as well.
Many of the schools also were highly-ranked last year. Most also are in cities and suburbs and have higher numbers of white students than the state average population.
“Families can use the Best High Schools rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local level on factors like graduation rates and college readiness,” said Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News. “The rankings also provide insight into academic performance among underserved groups showing how well schools are supporting these students.”