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ROME– Drivers should expect lane shifts and intersection closures along Glenn Milner Boulevard beginning Wednesday morning. The Rome Police Department announced the traffic plan ahead of scheduled railroad work. Norfolk Southern will replace track and perform maintenance between Second Avenue and the Rome News-Tribune. Work begins Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 a.m. Crews will close the inside lanes nearest the railroad tracks. However, the outside lanes will remain open in both directions.

MONTGOMERY– Alabama Law Enforcement Agency troopers investigated crashes that killed six people during the four-day Labor Day enforcement period. The number matched the six traffic deaths ALEA recorded during the 2025 Labor Day travel period. This year’s fatal crashes occurred in Baldwin, Cleburne, Colbert, Shelby, and Lauderdale counties. From Friday, Sept. 4, through Monday, Sept. 7, troopers investigated 322 traffic crashes statewide. Those crashes left 107 people injured.

Staff Reports Two area football teams remain ranked in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association high school rankings. Both Piedmont (3-0) and Collinsville (2-0) hold steady at their No. 4 and No. 7 positions in Class 2A respectively. The latest poll was released early Wednesday morning. Piedmont travels to West End of Walnut Grove (0-2) on Friday, while Collinsville is at Ider (3-0) on Friday.

Staff Reports CENTRE – Sand Rock dropped a pair of volleyball matches on Tuesday at Cherokee County High School. The Lady Wildcats lost to Bremen (Ga.) 19-25, 14-25, then fell to the Lady Warriors 17-25, 19-25. Aubie Camp posted 14 digs and a pair of aces for the Lady Wildcats (4-13). Emma Sipsy and Molly Grace Lay both contributed seven kills. Maddie Clanton collected 24 assists. Addisyn McMichen managed five kills. Taylyn Warren and Alyvia Browder both finished with three kills.

Staff Reports SPRING GARDEN – The Cedar Bluff Lady Tigers dropped an area volleyball match at Spring Garden on Tuesday. The scores were 14-25, 17-25 and 16-25. Paityn Walker led the Lady Tigers (5-7) with nine kills, eight digs and a block. Vana Martin posted 21 digs. Cece Davis delivered three kills and three digs. Marlee Timm tallied two digs, two aces and a kill. Piper Cromer contributed five digs. Jakirah Brown, Makayla Kimmons and Jahleigh Dodd each contributed three digs.

The city of Centre took the first step to making Estes Field a ticketed entertainment venue. At the September 8th meeting, council members approved the application for an Appalachian Regional Commission grant, which would be a 50/50 match up to $500,000. If awarded the grant, Estes Field would receive improved lighting, fencing, and bathrooms with drainage and structural issues in the wall fixed.

Connor Storrie attends the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Scott Kirkland/FXX via Getty Images) | Danielle Deadwyler attends FYC Event for ‘Rooster’ at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 26, 2026, in Universal City, California. (Leon Bennett/WireImage via Getty Images) Production on The Bell Jar is in the can. Focus Features has announced that production on its film adaptation of the classic Sylvia Plath novel has wrapped.

Kacee Smith talks to the media about the Rome Red Cats during a press conference at The Forum River Center on Tuesday. Photo by Shannon Fagan. By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director ROME, Ga. – Kacee Smith was a huge fan of the Rome Renegades professional indoor football team in the early 2000s. Now, some 20 years later, he’s bringing it back to Rome. Smith is a co-owner and president of the new Rome Red Cats.

Skip to content Published: September 8, 2026 at 3:45 pm A two-vehicle wreck near the intersection of Cedar Bluff Road and Powell Drive in Centre slowed Tuesday’s afternoon traffic. A Kia Soul received front-end damages when it connected with the back of a Ford truck as it traveled toward Centre. No one was injured. Centre Police Department and Centre Fire and Rescue reported to the scene. Download the WEIS Radio app in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store or subscribe to our text alerts here.

NTSB investigators examine the wreckage field Monday after a Boeing 767 cargo plane operating as 21 Air LLC Flight 7598 overran the end of runway 30 while landing Sunday at Miami International Airport; Sept. 7, 2026. (National Transportation Safety Board) (WASHINGTON) — A National Transportation Safety Board investigation is underway after an Amazon Air cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, leaving five people dead and five injured.