Transportation

Adults text while driving more than teens, study says

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 2:05pm

Adults text while driving more than teens, study says

A survey by AT&T finds adults are worse than teenagers when it comes to texting while driving.

The survey found almost half of all adults admit to texting behind the wheel, compared to 43 percent of teenagers.

More than 98 percent of adults admit they know it's wrong, but they still do it. Six in ten adults said they weren't doing it three years ago.

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Motorists can expect bumpy drive on I-59 north of Fort Payne

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013, 7:08pm

Motorists can expect bumpy drive on I-59 north of Fort Payne
Times-Journal
Motorists can expect a rough ride on Interstate 59 north of Fort Payne in the coming months. The Alabama Department of Transportation began the second phase of a rehabilitation project on I-59 in July. The project is designed to replace and underseal ..... Read More

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Large spikes to prevent landslides on Lookout Mountain in Alabama (with video)

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Thursday, December 20th, 2012, 1:09am

Chattanooga Times Free Press
Large spikes to prevent landslides on Lookout Mountain in Alabama (with video)
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Workers Josh Kelly, left, and Rouse Slape spray concrete onto the side of Lookout Mountain near Fort Payne, Ala., along state Highway 35 on Wednesday. The concrete, called "shotcrete," covers the soil nails that are being drilled into the mountain to ..... Read More

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Road work on 35 in Ft. Payne begins Monday

Submitted by Mike Brown, Area man

Friday, December 7th, 2012, 2:18pm

Road work on 35 in Ft. Payne begins Monday

FT. PAYNE, Ala. (ALDOT News Release) – Weather permitting, the northbound lane of State Route 35 (Wallace Avenue), between mile markers 20 and 21.50, will be closed beginning Monday, Dec. 10 until approximately mid March for slope stabilization on Lookout Mountain near Ft. Payne.

North and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane for construction during daylight hours, Monday-Saturday. There will be no lane closures during evening hours or on Sundays. Motorist delays can be expected for the duration of the project.

Oversize loads must use alternate routes.

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Markers dedicated to Trail of Tears

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Monday, June 25th, 2012, 5:21pm

Markers dedicated to Trail of Tears
Times-Journal
About 40 people gathered Saturday at the Fort Payne Cabin Site for a dedication of the new Trail of Tears route markers. The event included remarks from Gail King, president of the Alabama Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association; Patsy Edgar, ..... Read More

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Markers to be dedicated

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Thursday, June 21st, 2012, 7:11pm

Markers to be dedicated
Times-Journal
John Beaver pedals past the Fort Payne Cabin Historic Site as he heads west riding along the Trail of Tears. Beaver made a stop at the cabin and received a history lesson on the area. The longest marked segment of the Trail of Tears will be dedicated ..... Read More

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Montevallo woman dies in wreck

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Monday, June 18th, 2012, 12:54pm

Montevallo woman dies in wreck
Gadsden Times
A Montevallo woman died Friday after she was involved in a wreck on DeSoto Parkway in Fort Payne, according to a news release from Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum. Kimberly Yancy, 38, was a passenger in the front seat of a 2002 Yukon when the wreck ..... Read More

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