Tag Archive: Tuscumbia

Railroad Building AI Facility in Tuscumbia

Norfolk Southern Railway is building a new car inspection facility on Old Lee Highway west of Tuscumbia.  Called a Digital Train Inspection Portal, cameras at this location will relay images to a centralized server where AI will process the data…
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Colbert Extension Tomato Sandwich Day

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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Winter Weather Update

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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Aerial Saw in Tuscumbia

Contractors are using a helicopter with an aerial saw to trim trees along the railroad tracks in Tuscumbia. Norfolk Southern has employed an Arkansas company to trim trees and brush along the right of way, which would normally be out…
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WNRA in Shoals Labor Day Parade

The Shoals Area Central Labor Council is hosting their 104th annual Labor Day Celebration in Tuscumbia today, the longest-running Labor Day event in the country. Founded in 1919, the celebration pays tribute to the American worker and brings together labor…
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Suspect Charged in Tuscumbia Death

Tuscumbia police have arrested a suspect for murder in connection with a death at a business on Highway 43.  59-year-old Victor Manuel Funez Cruz of Muscle Shoals is charged with the murder of Edith Margarita Martinez, a coworker at McVantage…
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