Headlines for Thursday, June 18th...

On Sunday, Father's Day, about 80 National Guard members in Athens will head for Iraq. On Friday you're invited to a sendoff at 4 p.m. at Beasley Field for our soldierssome of them mothers and fathers. They will help train Iraqi police for the next 12 months.

Huntsville Times

The school board in Madison just hired 32 new teachers. Many of the new elementary teachers will replace teachers from Heritage and Columbia who have moved to the newest school, Mill Creek Elementary, scheduled to open this fall.

Huntsville Times

Claims against multiple defendants in the Lee High School bus crash from November of 2006 have been thrown out by a judge. Lawsuits against the bus company & the driver have been settled.

WAFF 48 News