The Emergency Management Agency wants everyone to know that if you see smoke and haze, it's because of prescribed burning ...

Federal fire management specialists with the USDA Forest Service conducted a prescribed burn Monday in the Bankhead National Forest, prompting smoke advisories and travel cautions for parts of ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office says 10 out-of-state college students were trapped by floodwaters in Bankhead National Forest Sunday morning. At around 7 a.m., ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - Two hikers who went missing on Sunday were found safely in Bankhead National Forest on Monday, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department. On Sunday, October ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A venomous snake bit a man in Bankhead National Forest Thursday evening, authorities say. On ...

MOULTON, Ala. (WAFF) - Members of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team just received some new safety gear that will help save lives. The new equipment includes harnesses, ropes, ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A missing hiker was rescued from the Bankhead National Forest on Thursday. Lawrence County authorities received a call that a man who had gone to the Big Tree area of ...

Last weekend, a crew of workers with American Conservation Experience traveled from Asheville, North Carolina, to Bankhead National Forest with chainsaws and brush cutters to assist the local Forest ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A missing hiker was found in the Bankhead National Forest with a broken leg on Thursday. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office said that a man came to the forest from the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Lawrence ...