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City of Aragon hosts Vein Voyager for blood drive

Kevin The Editor

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Blood Assurance was in the area on Monday at Aragon City Hall, hoping to get a few pints from local residents willing to donate.

It worked out for the city, as enough blood was collected to help save 24 lives and keep the regional blood bank stocked up ahead of medical emergencies or necessary transfusions.

The Vein Voyager stopped by the City of Aragon on Monday for about 2 hours during the day before heading back home, per Aragon Police Assistant Chief Andy Anderson.

Anderson, who has long been an advocate for blood donations, said he was glad to be able to help bring Blood Assurance to the city and more blood drives are being planned for the future. Expect an announcement ahead of the next one later in the spring.

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A bit smoky outside: Controlled burns happening in Alabama bring haze to Polk County

February 10, 2026
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By Kevin The Editor

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Wondering why it smells like a campfire outside and seems so hazy?

That’s thanks to forestry officials over in Alabama, who are conducting controlled burns inside of the Talladega National Forest, and closer to home in Floyd County.

Additional smoke conditions are expected to “inundate” Polk County for the time being, per the message that Polk County Emergency Management sent out earlier.

Officials are asking local residents to refrain from calling 911 for information about potential fires in the area with messaging sent out this afternoon across Polk County to phones, social media and more.

Officials from the Polk County Emergency Management Agency were unsure if additional burns would be conducted in the coming days, but expected to provide updates when information becomes available.

Showers are forecasted overnight and into tomorrow morning hours for Alabama and Northwest Georgia, which should extinguish the fires and delay additional controlled burns for at least a day while material dries out. Don’t expect the controlled burning to return immediately, with additional wet weather in the forecast to cap off the week and into the weekend.

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