UPDATE: (3/27) — The Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency said that Forestry crews advised EMA officials that the fire in the Bankhead National Forest was successfully contained during the ...

A wildfire in the Bankhead National Forest has been successfully contained, according to the Lawrence County Emergency ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Multiple agencies took part in a search for two hikers in Bankhead National Forest Sunday night and Monday morning, and the pair was eventually found safe. According to ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A controlled burn in Bankhead National Forest sent plumes of smoke across several North Alabama counties on Monday. The Lawrence County EMA said the Alabama Forestry ...

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 ...

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 ...

A woods fire that grew to an estimated 300 acres in the Bankhead National Forest was contained early Friday after an overnight, multi-agency firefighting effort, according to the Lawrence County ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - On Thursday at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office was notified via 911 of a venomous snake bite incident near the “Big Tree” in Bankhead ...

A man bitten by a venomous snake near the “Big Tree” in Bankhead National Forest was rescued late Thursday after an hours-long, multi-agency search and rescue effort, according to the Lawrence County ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — A missing ...