Kid's festival to help raise money for playground at Lowe Mill

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 11:23am

Kid's festival to help raise money for playground at Lowe Mill

Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment in partnership with Rocket City Mom is hosting the 2013 Good Day Kid's Festival on Saturday, May 11th, 2013, from Noon to 4:00 PM at Lowe Mill.

Gates will open to the public at Noon and the festival will close at 4:00 PM, with the traditional Good Day Parade around the grounds at closure.

This year's theme is "Have a Good Green Day" and all activities are geared toward eco-friendly crafts, art, gardening, and recycling.

Everyone is encouraged to wear their favorite green jeans, tops, shoes and dresses to the festival.

Performers include musical headliners Megan Jean and The KFB. Sci-Quest will provide activities as well as Bricks 4 Kids, Love Huntsville, The Huntsville Public Library, and a variety of other artists with eco-friendly activities for kids. There will be jugglers, hula-hoopers, marital arts demonstrations, and even a pony ride.

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Long-time County Commission chair's portrait unveiled

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Monday, April 29th, 2013, 11:21am

Mike Gillespie's portrait was unveiled Monday morning at the Madison County Courthouse.

Gillespie served 31 years as Madison County Commission Chairman.

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Star Student has dreams of playing in the WNBA

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 10:32am

MADISON, AL (WAFF)- Erin Chambliss, 12, works hard in the classroom so she can play hard on the playing field.

"I play in NASA volleyball I play on the Power Team 121's and we travel around and go to like Birmingham and Montgomery and we'll be going to Orlando for nationals in June," said Erin.

She's a 6th grader at West Madison Elementary School where she's a top student. You'll always find her paying close attention in class, and while she knows education is key to one day going to college and getting a good job, there's something else that drives her to get good grades.

"It motivates me to get good grades to be able to play sports," she said.

Besides volleyball, softball is another sport she competes in.

"I love catching and just getting dirty and just having fun," she explained.

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Law enforcement agencies host 'Drug take back' initiative

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Saturday, April 27th, 2013, 8:02pm

Law enforcement agencies had several drop off locations for unused prescription drugs.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)-

Law enforcement agencies took a lot of drugs from people Saturday, but it wasn't a bust. It was the 6th annual "Drug Take Back Day."

The national event allowed people to bring in their old or unwanted prescription medications so they could be disposed of. The Huntsville Police Department set up several locations for the drop offs.

Studies show prescription pill abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the country.

"This is a great opportunity for the Partnership for a Drug Free Community organization along with local law enforcement, working together, allowing our community to come in to get rid of these unwanted, unused and outdated medications, to continue to keep the environment safe and also clean out those cupboards," said Dr. Harry Hobbs, Huntsville Police Department.

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Father sets up scholarships in daughter's memory

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Friday, April 26th, 2013, 10:32pm

Loryn would be 23 today and a junior at the University of Alabama.

MADISON, AL (WAFF)- When the tornadoes hit two years ago, Shannon Brown sat helplessly in north Alabama as tornadoes touched down in Tuscaloosa.

His daughter, Loryn, was there, away at college.

She was killed in the storm that leveled the city.

When he found out about that tornado, he drove all night from his home in Madison through a state of debris and darkness to try to find her.

Brown's worst fears were confirmed when he arrived at her rental home. He found Loryn and her roommates all dead.

Two years later, her picture still sits on his dashboard. The hurt doesn't get easier; he just learns different ways to deal with it... But it's still raw.

"Two years ago, I was dressing for a funeral when I felt like I should have been dressing for a wedding. It's just hard to wrap around but I don't make those decisions; the Good Man upstairs makes those decisions," he said.

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Sports store gives back to community

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Friday, April 26th, 2013, 1:11pm

Academy Sports opened its doors early to the Boys and Girls Club.

MADISON, AL (WAFF)-

A new
sporting goods store opens Friday in Madison but opened its doors early to some
children.

Academy Sports and Outdoors treated 30 kids from the Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama to a shopping spree.

The new
store is located on Highway 72 in Madison.

Each
child was given a hundred dollar gift card to buy anything they wanted.

"We're
really excited about our kids having the opportunity to come and to get some
goods that they probably wouldn't normally get. This is great exposure for our
kids and we're really happy about it," said Harold Weatherly with the Boys and
Girls Club.

The
manager of Academy Sports said this was their way of giving back to the
community.

The new
store opened Friday at 8am.

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