The News That Matters Most in Northwest Alabama
WNRA is once again warming the airwaves with Christmas classics from yesterday and today! Enjoy Country Christmas songs from your favorite artists including Alan Jackson, George Strait, and John Anderson. Plus the classic holiday tunes from Gene Autry, Bing Crosby,…
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Alabama Highway 24 is flooded 3 miles west of Moulton at County Road 168. Please seek an alternate route and do not attempt to drive through floodwaters. Photo courtesy Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports that a marine-related event at approximately 7pm Sunday has claimed the life of a Sheffield man. Ian H. Dodge, age 44, was fatally injured when the personal watercraft he was operating struck a log…
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The Colbert County Extension Office is hosting their annual Tomato Sandwich Day at the courthouse in Tuscumbia. This year’s theme is disaster preparedness and recovery, and WNRA is on site talking about radio’s role in disasters! Congressman Robert Aderholt and…
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Real Country 94.5 FM joins with safety organizations across the U.S. to promote Rural Road Safety Awareness Week July 14th-20th, 2024. We just want to say “y’all be careful.” You see, speed is a major cause of accidents and deaths…
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The Florence Kiwanis Club is hosting their 72nd Annual Pancake Day on Friday March 8th and Saturday March 9th. The event will take place at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum on Veterans Drive. Hours for the event are 6:00 am to 7:00…
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Winter Weather Update for 6:00 pm Monday: A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6am tomorrow. Also a Wind Chill Warning has been issued for the entire WNRA listening area, effective from midnight tonight until noon tomorrow. The National…
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Cherokee Fire Department reports there will be a controlled burn today, south of Coondog Cemetery Road near Pope Tower Road. Colbert County residents will see a lot of smoke in that area but this is a controlled burn being conducted…
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WNRA celebrates 90 years of Muscle Shoals radio with a special broadcast on November 11, 2023. Originally signing on the air on November 11, 1933 on the AM dial, the station spawned an FM station in 2007. After going off…
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued a statewide ‘No Burn Order.’ Today, she signed a statewide Drought Emergency Declaration – often referred to as a ‘No Burn Order’ – prohibiting all outdoor burning in Alabama. This order is effective November 9,…
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