YouTubery: 'Delicious' drive-in fare

Submitted by Chase Erwin, WAFFstaffer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 12:36am

Ah, the drive-in movie. Sadly, I never got to experience the magic of going to the drive-in growing up, even though there was one nearby. So, in an attempt to live vicariously through past generations, I punched up the trusty YouTube in order to see what kinds of '50s and '60s drive-in nostalgia I could find.

The clip above is one of many compilations of intermission films, most of which direct patrons to the concession stand, or Refreshment Center, if you like. The food on offer is... well... I'm sure it was food, once.

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Dozens voice concerns about proposed sales tax hike

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 11:13pm

MADISON, AL (WAFF)- Dozens of
people came out Tuesday night to voice their concerns about a proposed sales
tax increase.

The Madison
City Council held a meeting at City Hall.

The
proposal is to raise the sales tax from 8.5 percent to 9 percent. The extra
money would pay for the city's capital improvement plan.

Some
residents are undecided about the issue, and some are against it.

"It's
ludicrous to even bring this to us when you are not even in the council six
months. Think about your citizens," said Margi Daly.

"I
think any tax increase should be put to the vote of the public on the ballot
and whether I'm for it or against it is not my primary endeavor. Right now, I
just want the public to be able to vote on it," David Hackney said.

If the
tax is approved, Madison would join other cities like Florence and Decatur that
have a 9 percent sales tax.

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TN Valley schools without storm shelters have safety plan

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 9:55pm

Huntsville City Schools already has a shelter at Blossomwood Elementary and is set to build seven new schools with shelters.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Seeing children pulled from what's left of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma has us taking a closer look at schools in the Tennessee Valley.

The truth is a vast majority don't have storm shelters within their schools in Decatur City, Madison City, Huntsville City, Limestone and Madison counties.

It wasn't until a mandate in 2010 that new schools had to be built with a storm shelter to accommodate the students and faculty.

Those without can only do their best to protect students by taking them to the interior of the building and drill them once a month on what to do.

Owens Elementary in Limestone County does have a shelter, and the new James Clemens High School in Madison has one that can sustain winds up to an EF-5 tornado.

Huntsville City Schools already has a shelter at Blossomwood Elementary and is set to build seven new schools with shelters.

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Deadly respiratory illness in AL stumps CDC

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 5:01pm

HOUSTON COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- There is a mystery brewing in south Alabama. An illness has hospitalized several people, killing two of them.

It is something that leaves the patient struggling to breathe.

The Alabama Department of Public Health is putting everyone on notice about a mystery illness. Epidemiologists are conferring with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about a cluster of respiratory illnesses.

The origin of the illness is unknown, but it is striking people in the Houston County area. So far, seven people have been hospitalized with fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Two of those patients have died.

Lab specimens have been collected and are being studied. For now, both the Public Health Department and the CDC are recommending hospitals use respiratory protocol when dealing someone with such an illness, meaning masks and gloves.

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 4:47pm

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Student detained after bomb threat at James Clemens High School

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 3:46pm

MADISON, AL (WAFF)- James Clemens High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon because of a bomb threat.

Officials said a student who had been in trouble before at the high school called the threat in to the school at 1 p.m.

The school was placed on lockdown and police secured the building. After a search, no explosive devices were found on campus.

The student, who was not on campus at the time, was located and detained. It's unknown if the student will face criminal charges.

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Madison city leaders to discuss proposed sales tax hike

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 9:37pm

MADISON, AL (WAFF)- Madison
city officials are considering a higher sales tax. A town hall meeting will
take place Tuesday night so they can hear from the public about the proposed
increase that would take the current tax from 8.5 percent to 9 percent.

"Other cities that are at
9 percent sales tax include Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Athens, and
Decatur," said Councilman Tim Holcombe. "Huntsville is
presently at 8 percent."

Holcombe said if the sales tax
jumps, it could help pay for much needed improvements in the city limits.

"City council has
formulated a capital improvement plan that includes some $60-million worth of
improvements to our roads and infrastructure," he said.
"There's a new library addition, a new fire station, numerous roads and
bridge work. A lot of stuff we need to do for the long term viability
over the next seven years of our city."

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