Rural Alabama s Williams Fire launches $1 million expansion as growth sparks alabamanewscenter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alabamanewscenter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In the stormâs path Ã
Photo by Erin Nelson.
Residents in Eagle Point, off of Alabama 119, survey damage and help their neighbors after a tornado ripped through a portion of the neighborhood in Shelby County on March 25.
It was just over a month ago when parts of the U.S. 280 corridor were hit hard by an EF3 tornado that destroyed homes, downed power lines and dropped trees onto busy roads.
The line of storms rolled into Shelby County around 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. It was spring break week, so students were not in schools, and many people were traveling.
Lightning sparks house fire in Hoover Share Updated: 11:38 AM CST Feb 11, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 11:38 AM CST Feb 11, 2021
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript AND WE WILL BE HERE WITH OUR MIDDAY NEWSCAST. NEW THIS MIDDAY, WHAT A WAY TO WAKE UP. THIS HOUSE ON SYDENTON DRIVE IN HOOVER CAUGHT FIRE AFTER IT WAS HIT BY LIGHTNING. FIRE CREWS SAY NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOME WERE ABLE TO GET OUT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP. WE’RE TOLD THE HOME IS HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE FIRE DAM
GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.
Permalink
Grace Klein Community donated $2.1 million in food in Alabama in 2020, plans to help more this year
By Donna Cope February 10, 2021
In the midst of the pandemic, more families are facing hunger after paying their monthly bills. Grace Klein Community offers several locations around the Birmingham area in which underserved families can pick up a box of groceries that provides meals for a week. There is never a charge for the food. (Grace Klein Community)
Many groceries and food suppliers donate viable food. (Grace Klein Community
Never underestimate the power of your vision.
More than 10 years ago, Jenny Waltman and her husband, Jason, saw integral needs in their Avondale neighborhood and wanted to help. That desire led the couple to found Grace Klein Community, a Birmingham-area nonprofit that last year donated more than $2.1 million in groceries to 25,000 households.