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Thirteen new stops added to North Alabama Waterfall Trail With summertime upon us, the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA) has announced an expansion to the extremely popular Waterfalls of North Alabama Trail. Thirteen new stops have been added, bringing the total up to 27 for those in search of Mother Nature’s magical creations. The updated and expanded Waterfalls of North Alabama brochure spotlights 27 different waterfalls scattered throughout the north Alabama region. Along with a brief description, the 12-page colorful brochure provides a map, GPS coordinates, best times for viewing and other travel advice and also indicates waterfalls that are handicap accessible. Since its launch in 2019, the Waterfalls of North Alabama Trail has been one of North Alabama’s top attractions, introducing local and visitors to 14 natural wonders, all unique and with a different sight to behold. Over 180,000 brochures with information on the 14 destinations have been distributed through phone call requests, internet inquiries, consumer travel show promotion and in-region brochure rack displays. The popularity of the Trail and high demand for brochures prompted AMLA’s VP of Marketing and Communications Karen Beasley to look at expanding the Trail. “The 16 counties of the North Alabama region are home to dozens and dozens of waterfalls and we thought why limit it to 14 spots. After careful consideration, 27 must see locations were handpicked for you to awe over. We hope by expanding the trail, more people will be inspired to visit, and that it will also encourage those that have already visited to come again and enjoy these additional cascading beauties,” said Beasley. Following along the Trail is easy on a mobile device with the mobile exclusive passport. Visit https://www.northalabama.org/places-to-visit/trails/waterfalls/ to sign up. The passport is instantly delivered to the mobile device via text and email and is ready to use immediately. There is no app to download. The pass can be saved to the mobile device’s home screen for easy one-tap access. Locations added to the Waterfalls of North Alabama Trail include Sougahoagdee Falls: Located in Bankhead National Forest, this waterfall is a four mile round trip moderate hike. There are no official trails to Sougahoagdee, typically only a worn path. The hike to this waterfall follows striking cliff faces and a beautiful nearby river. Along this hike are several other streams and waterfalls. Larkwood Falls: This beautiful waterfall that runs from Lake Catoma located in the back of a neighborhood in Cullman. This waterfall is seasonal. During North Alabama’s wet season, winter and spring, a great view of the waterfall is accessible on Larkwood Drive NE. There is no hiking required to see this waterfall. Lost Sink Falls: Located on Keel Mountain, Lost Sink Falls is a 3-mile round trip moderate hike to an incredibly unique waterfall in Gurley.. Along the hike, the trail is lined by a beautiful creek and rock formations. Lost Sink Falls is a sinkhole waterfall and disappears into a cave making it a jaw dropping hike. Congo Falls: This Water Falls is located inside the Congo Nature Preserve bordering Little River Canyon along Cherokee County Road 43. No hiking is required to see this waterfall. Mize Mill Falls: Located in the Bankhead National Forest, this enchanting area is covered in luscious green moss and evergreen trees. There are two ways to get to the falls but no official, marked trail. One is a difficult short hike and the other is a moderate two- mile round trip hike. Shangri-La Falls: Located deep in Bankhead National Forest is a beautiful waterfall surrounded by luscious green trees, falling into a gorgeous pool of blue water. The hike is three miles roundtrip and is moderate for most of the hike. It can be difficult getting into and out of the canyon. This waterfall is seasonal and the best time to visit is in the winter or spring. White Creek Falls: Located in Bankhead National Forest, this is a difficult five mile round trip hike. White Creek Falls has an upper and lower waterfall. The upper waterfall is a shorter waterfall with a unique heart-shaped pool also known as the “Valentines Pool.” The lower waterfall is much taller and settles into an impressive canyon. Dry Falls: This Falls is located in Huntsville on the Monte Sano Nature Preserve owned by the Land Trust of North Alabama. While there are several ways to arrive at the waterfall, the recommended way is to park at 3 Caves parking lot and follow Waterline Trail. Along this trail is 3 Caves (an old limestone quarry) and a heavily wooded trail. This waterfall is very dependent on recent rain. Parker Falls: Located in Bankhead National Forest, is a four mile round trip moderate hike. There is no official trail to Parker Falls, but there is typically a worn path. Along this hike, the trail meanders through a beautiful pine forest and passes several beautiful waterfalls before making it to Parker Falls. Walls of Jericho: The Walls of Jericho is a part of Alabama’s Forever Wild Land Trust. This hike is seven miles round trip and is rated difficult. The trail is lined with woods, springs, caves, bluffs and rivers. At the end is a beautiful swimming hole with a small waterfall. Continuing upstream is a cave with a river flowing from it as well as another larger waterfall. Alum Hollow Trail: This 30-foot tiered waterfall at Alum Hollow is a three mile round trip easy hike located on Green Mountain Nature Preserve. Around the corner from the falls is Alum Cave, a rock shelter used during the Middle Woodland period as well as another smaller waterfall. Yellow Creek Falls: Located on Weiss Lake in Leesburg, this waterfall requires a short trip across the lake, which is accessible by boat, canoe, or kayak and a short hike. Yellow Creek Falls is a 100-foot waterfall and is surrounded by beautiful rocky terrain. Griffin Falls: Griffin Falls is located on a cliff near Collinsville. This is a short, less than one mile hike and is rated difficult. Located here is a charming downhill stream with a giant rockface and beautiful tall waterfall. During the winter there are amazing views of the surrounding area. The new Waterfalls of North Alabama brochure is available for download at https:// www.northalabama.org/plan-your-visit/request-brochures/, may be picked up at the AMLA office located at 402 Sherman Street SE in Decatur or may be requested by calling 800.648.5381.
Stolen Property Recovered and returned to the victims that same day. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Investigators also responded and assisted in the recovery of the stolen items. On May 31, 2024, the same residence. This vehicle was not recovered during the search warrant and at the time of the news release was still being sought by Investigators. The investigation is still Crossville Man Arrested Photo By Brandon K. Pierce, Alabama Ledger A friendly game of Cornhole Attendees at the 2024 "Picnic in the Park" in Geraldine participated in a friendly game of Cornhole on Saturday, June 15. According to Wikipedia "Cornhole (also known regionally as sack toss, or bags) is a lawn game popular in North America in which players or teams take turns throwing fabric bean bags at an inclined board with a hole in its far end. The goal of the game is to score points by either landing a bag on the board (one point) or putting a bag through the hole (three points)."
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is exposing federal policies that provide voter registration forms to non-citizens and, additionally, cause voter registration information to be mailed to deceased individuals. “We have received complaints from concerned Alabama voters who received voter registration forms in the mail addressed to a deceased relative,” he said. “Those voter registration mailings are not coming from my office but are, instead, coming from state agencies at the direction of the federal government due to an overly broad interpretation of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). These practices are appalling and the federal law must be changed.” Current federal policies mandate that anyone who comes into contact with certain state agencies be provided with voter Authorities recently recovered stolen property and arrested a Crossville man in connection with the investigation. According to DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden, on Thursday, May 30, 2024, the Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division executed a search warrant at 360 Old McVille Road in Crossville. The search warrant stemmed from a Burglary and Theft of a large amount of property from a residence in the Whiton community that had been reported on May 19. During the course of the search warrant, a large amount of reported stolen property from that residence was recovered
warrants for Theft of Property 1st (x2), Theft of Property 3rd, & Burglary 3rd were issued for Jimmy Dale Cagle (age 62 of Crossville). Investigators served those warrants on Cagle later that same day and he was booked into the Dekalb County Detention Center on a $40,000 total property bond. The victims in this case also reported a Red, single cab, step-side 1994 Chevrolet C1500 4x2 (AL Tag 28B10B8) stolen from
ongoing and more charges against other individuals may be pending. “I am so thankful for the hard work our Investigators and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office put in to be able to return these stolen items to the rightful owner. It is a shame that some people think they have the right to go out and take what others have worked hard for, but we have zero tolerance for theft in DeKalb County,” commented Welden. originally established by the NVRA. I have requested access to public records and information related to those plans and their implementation within our state. Those requests have been ignored.” “The (Joe) Biden Administration is knowingly and purposefully enacting policies that result in supplying non-citizens with a mechanism to register to vote in our state and all 49 other states. To say I am deeply concerned is an understatement. Only American citizens should be allowed to participate in our elections. Biden’s attempt to take advantage of the crisis he created at the border by tying the hands of agencies such as Medicaid and forcing them to enact his scheme is disgraceful. Election integrity is a top priority of this office and nobody, not even President Biden, is going to get me to back down from that,” Allen promised.
Federal Policies Can Provide Voter Registration Forms to Non-citizens registration information. This policy mandates that non-citizens receive information regarding
registering to vote in Alabama and registration forms required to register to vote. The purpose of the federal NVRA as it was originally passed was never to provide voter registration forms to non-citizens or to deceased Americans. “In addition to testifying before the United States Senate committee regarding my office’s efforts to ensure that illegal immigrants and non-citizens are not voting in our elections, my office has made several attempts, both in writing and verbally, to gain clarification from the White House regarding the Biden Administration’s efforts to expand the NVRA through the implementation of Presidential Executive Order 104019.” Allen explained. “It is obvious to me that this EO is an attempt to federalize an expansion of voter registration policies
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