ANDALUSIA, Ala. – Liberty Mutual Insurance, PowerSouth’s workers’ compensation, auto and general liability insurance provider, has recognized the company for another remarkable year of safety in 2012. PowerSouth as a whole achieved a full calendar year with no lost-time accidents – over 1.2 million hours worked safely by more than 500 employees.

PowerSouth continues to set the bar for safety standards in the electric generation and transmission industry. The company’s overall DART (Days Away/Restricted or Transfer) Rate is currently 0.33.  The rate reflects the number of recordable injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time employees that resulted in days away from work, restricted work activity and/or job transfer in any given timeframe. As such, the company received Liberty Mutual’s Silver Safety Award.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- 111 runners from Alabama ran in the Boston Marathon, and all of those from Central and South Alabama are safe.

Dr. John Barganier had finished the 26.2 mile run an hour before the blasts. His hotel, the Lenox was directly across the street from the finish line of the marathon.

"We heard it and we ran outside and we unfortunately saw people laying in the street and some other images that aren't real pleasant to see," he said.

John Twitty, from Andalusia, had finished the race just two minutes before the first blast.

"I was possibly a block further down from the finish, because you're quickly ushered to keep on walking across the finish line," Twitty said.  "We were just there, but it didn't take a little less for a minute for the police and everyone else involved to send us back up the street."

     This Saturday, 20 April, is going to be a busy one and we invite you to stop by our table at Craterfest, Goldstar Park in Wetumpka!  Craterfest is a ‘don’t miss’ event so join in the fun and stop by to check out our information, adoptable pet pics, new magnets for sale and more!

     We often have school groups come to the shelter and want to thank the great students from Prattville Christian Academy 7th Grade and Macon-East Montgomery Academy who came out last week to help bathe and exercise dogs, give love to kitties and just generally lend us a hand.   Our pets were very happy with all of the attention they received and we thoroughly enjoyed having such great young people with us for a while.