Gov. Ivey issues statewide ‘No Burn Order’ amid drought emergency Wednesday, November 8 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital TeamMONTGOMERY, Ala. - In response to the alarming surge in wildfire incidents across the state, Gov. Kay Ivey has taken decisive action by issuing a 'No Burn Order.'
Natural Resources Conservation Service announces USDA drought aid Monday, July 10 by Lee PerrymanAUBURN, Ala. – Ben Malone, State Conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, has encouraged eligible landowners impacted by last year’s extreme drough to apply for available assistance from the agency by July 28.Agricultural producers statewide suffered losses due... Read More.
New Year’s rainfall helps drought but does not put an end to it all Tuesday, January 3 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala. - Many New Year's parades were literally filled with rain across the southeast. Severe storms left little damage but left behind a significant amount of rainfall.How much rain did Sylacauga and the surrounding areas actually receive?WFXO 98.3 FOX FM meteorologist Dan Holiday... Read More.
Sylacauga Utilities Board: new water sources seem promising Tuesday, December 13 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga Utilities Board held its department head meeting Tuesday morning. The meeting between board members mainly consisted of discussion on the new water well project that SUB has been working on for several months.As SylacaugaNews.com previously reported, SUB continuously... Read More.
Dry conditions worsen as ‘no burn’ remains in effect Tuesday, December 6 by Michael BrannonMONTGOMERY, Ala. - Since the beginning of October, a total of 1,028 wildfires have destroyed 11,232 acres across the state of Alabama according to the Alabama Forestry Commission. The situation is only getting worse as no rain is in sight in the immediate future.Governor... Read More.
Sylacauga Utilities Board: current drought will not affect water supply Tuesday, December 6 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala. - Recently, the Birmingham Water Works moved to Stage 4 of its severe drought management plan due to the severely dry conditions over the last few months. Birmingham Water Works customers will face tight restrictions, and surcharges up to 400 percent for... Read More.
Rainfall expected for the first time in nearly 90 days Monday, November 28 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala.- Nearly 90 days have passed since the City of Sylacauga and the surrounding areas have seen any significant amount of rainfall. With a chance of rain in the forecast, that streak will most likely come to an end.According to SylacaugaNews.com weather,... Read More.
SUB to residents: water levels not in danger during drought Tuesday, November 15 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala. - For the second week in a row, the current drought was the main talking point at the Sylacauga Utilities Board (SUB) meeting Tuesday morning.Water levels for lakes and the length of the drought were a topic of discussion before the meeting... Read More.