Cody Gilliam said the tranquility of life in Belle Mina in Limestone County is now punctuated by blasts from dynamite. “They have seen their lives upended because of the blasting so far,” said Gilliam ...

BELLE MINA, Ala. (WAFF) - A new legal move to halt work at a rock quarry in Limestone County went before a judge on Tuesday. The injunction hearing was between New Beginnings Covenant Ministries and ...

Alabama State Sen. Arthur Orr calls a proposed quarry in his district “a travesty.” He also believes the Limestone County Commission has the authority to stop it from being built near the Belle Mina ...

There have been no appeals or objections, thus far, to a quarry near the Cleburne and Calhoun County line, but some area residents still have concerns. Any appeal made to the Alabama Department of ...

A Limestone County judge has ordered the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to extend the public comment period about a proposed rock quarry in Belle Mina. The comment period was to have ...

Under the hills and valleys of Carroll County geologists find an odd assortment of rocks – products of earth’s complex geologic history. limestone, a sedimentary rock, is one we have in abundance.

An organization working to preserve Eagle Marsh and other wetlands on Thursday opposed expansion of a limestone quarry in Wayne Township near the environmentally sensitive area. Amy Silva, executive ...

FAYETTEVILLE — Washington County's planning board has decided that a limestone quarry won't be allowed to expand onto 98 acres next to its current operation. The board deadlocked 3-3 on Monday in a ...