Stephen McLamb
Sand Mountain Reporter
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Stephen's interest in news came from watching the day by day coverage of the first Gulf War. That's when he began his pursuit into the news business.
Stephen spent nearly five years at WVLT in Knoxville, Tennessee but before that spent nearly a decade of covering news for WAKA in Selma, near his hometown of Demopolis. It was that town with such a rich history of Civil Rights and Civil War history that he honed his skills as a broadcast journalist meeting and covering state and national newsmakers.
Stephen spent his earlier school years attending Auburn University before graduating from the University of West Alabama, so he pulls for both Tigers.
Getting the call to come to the Huntsville area was welcome news, not only for a great career opportunity, but a chance to get closer to home.
On his off time, you better have a boat if you want to find him because that's where he'll be.
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New allegations are surfacing over the mishandling of money by an embattled Marshall County attorney.
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An organization that provides free legal services to the indigent announced more than three months ago a plan to help more people in rural Alabama. So how well is that going?
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It’s not something that happens for every golfer: a prestigious hole-in-one. But just last week, a golfer in Guntersville celebrated his 11th.
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The city of Albertville plans to have a cleaner city.And they’re planning to do it by contracting out mowing services Highway 431 .
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A board is being formed to determine the cost-effectiveness of maintaining Paint Rock School as a community center.
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Bassmasters is in Guntersville this weekend for another big tournament.
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Selling prices for homes are on the rise. In Marshall County, you will pocket around 10 percent more money selling your house than you would of 12 months ago.
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State forestry officials say last weekend was a bad weekend for fires and in northeast Alabama in particular.
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Marshall County is moving forward with plans for major repairs to the county jail.On Wednesday, estimates came out that it’s going to cost upwards of a half million dollars.
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Marshall County is in the process of installing new 911 towers which will help keep you and your family safe.
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A DeKalb County woman must face a judge after she allegedly sewed a recording device into her child’s clothing before sending the child to visit her father.
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The Marshall County Commission is considering a move to return approximately 1,200 voters to their home polling location. But probate officials have concerns.
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School resource officers are the first line of defense for school adminstrators trying to keep the learning environment safe for students. In Guntersville, school resources officers are getting firsthand training this week.
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Arab Police Chief Ed Ralston confirms a city employee was killed in a DUI wreck Saturday evening.
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This year marks the 25th Civil War reenactment known as the Siege at Bridgeport.
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Jackson County officials are banding together to object to a state Senate bill that would abolish jurisdictions around cities and towns across the state.
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A vehicle lost after three people were swept away by floodwaters in February has been retrieved. One person died in that incident.
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James Koby Chamblee and Richard Jade Duncan of Boaz are now in custody charged with first-degree robbery.The two 17-year-olds from Boaz are being charged as adults following a home invasion in Albertville.
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It’s been five years since the death of Jennifer Hinote. Her body was found behind a car dealership in Albertville. Now, her mother wants justice and sheriff’s officials believe someone out there can help bring this cold case to an arrest.
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A Marshall County man is glad to be safe on American soil and back at home. He and a friend were just two blocks away from the massacre at the mosques in New Zealand.
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A state representative from Jackson County wants to deny food stamps or SNAP benefits to anyone who fails a drug test.
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The DeKalb County man accused of abducting and strangling an 11-year-old girl earlier this month appeared in court Monday afternoon.
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The men said they were bow fishing and were traveling down the river and hit something causing their boat to flip. Two people were able to get to safety.
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Something new is coming to Marshall County this summer for lake lovers. A Guntersville couple is bringing river cruises to Lake Guntersville.
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Geraldine High School students said their goodbyes today to one of their fellow students who passed away in the recent flood.
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All this rain is causing headaches for people who are working on construction projects in Albertville and Boaz.
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Albertville completing five year downtown redevelopment project
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The Marshall County Commission approves funding for new security concerns with the sheriff's office. It’s for the safety of inmates and deputies.
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After more than three years, a Marshall County road heavily damaged by flooding is finally getting repaired. Work is underway on Aldridge Gap Road.
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A co-defendant took the stand on Tuesday in a high-profile capital murder case, but the alleged trigger man is not yet on trial.
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An life insurance business is raided by state securities officers. One man was taken into custody.
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The Jackson County Commission is considering a resolution at this hour for a 1 cent sales tax referendum.
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DeKalb County engineers are prioritizing a plan to repair the roads damaged by recent flooding.
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Saving lives. That’s what a storm spotters class in Marshall County next week is all about.
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The recent flooding has done millions of dollars in damage to roads in Jackson County.
Family members of 11-year-old Amberly Alexis Barnett are speaking out.
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A Marshall County man killed during World War II is finally coming home to be laid to rest.
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A Madison County man is now one of the few people in the 13-pound club, a select number of people that have caught a 13-pound bass or better out of Lake Guntersville.
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A Boaz man was taken into custody late Thursday afternoon after a jury took just 20 minutes to convict him of sex abuse of a child under the age of 12 and first-degree sodomy.
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A Grant man is now in custody after a lengthy investigation involving the sale of illegal weapons.
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A Jackson County man faces charges after he allegedly set up a timed device to explode around his mother.
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There is concern in DeKalb County that the town of Mentone may get cut off by road erosion.
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The search has wrapped for the day for a teen missing after the vehicle he was in was swept away by floodwaters.
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An embattled municipal judge in Scottsboro is resigning.
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Several roads in Jackson County are impassable. Now authorities are worried about the damage left behind .
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A rescue is scheduled for Tuesday in Marshall County for a woman with a medical issue trapped in her home due to floodwaters.
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Flooding continues in the Sand Mountain area and it’s causing damage to roads there.
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Marshall County prosecutors asked for and received a request for a deposition from their main witness in a capital murder case due to his failing health.
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Flooding prompted officials to close schools in Jackson County on Thursday.
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Officials in Scottsboro wants to get their recycling program back on track. The city recently suspended its program after its recycler quit taking unsorted recycled goods.
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