Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: 30th Anniversary Ledbetter Heights
Recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, "Dirt On My Diamonds, Vol. 1" captures a new chapter for Kenny Wayne Shepherd, the Grammy-nominated, mult...
Jun 22, 2026Open source
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Leighton, Alabama. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Colbert. Associated ZIP codes: 35646.
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Muscle Shoals receives $4.5 million in economic development funding
More than $20 million is being awarded to economic organizations across Alabama, with the largest portion going to Muscle Shoals.
May 7, 2026Open source
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Alabama Crushes LSU, Georgia Dominates Ole Miss in SEC
Alabama beats LSU 31-13 to bolster its CFP case, while Georgia crushes Ole Miss 42-0. Both teams now appear headed for an SEC Championship Game showdown.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
The GOP redrew House districts across the South to save Republican seats. Their plan failed — and succeeded
After President Donald Trump pressed Republican-led states to redraw their maps to help the GOP keep its U.S. House majority, Northeastern political scientis...
Nov 10, 2026Open source
Were celebrities a distraction for LSU in Alabama loss? Here’s why Lane Kiffin doesn’t think so.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t believe the appearance of celebrities, like Kevin Costner, distracted the Tigers in their loss to Alabama.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
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Leighton is in Colbert County, Alabama.
Region: North Alabama
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35646
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Alabama Crushes LSU, Georgia Dominates Ole Miss in SEC
Alabama beats LSU 31-13 to bolster its CFP case, while Georgia crushes Ole Miss 42-0. Both teams now appear headed for an SEC Championship Game showdown.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
The GOP redrew House districts across the South to save Republican seats. Their plan failed — and succeeded
After President Donald Trump pressed Republican-led states to redraw their maps to help the GOP keep its U.S. House majority, Northeastern political scientis...
Nov 10, 2026Open source
Were celebrities a distraction for LSU in Alabama loss? Here’s why Lane Kiffin doesn’t think so.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t believe the appearance of celebrities, like Kevin Costner, distracted the Tigers in their loss to Alabama.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
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Leighton, in Colbert County, grew where the Byler Road of 1819 crossed the Tuscumbia-Courtland stage road of 1820, and the Jeffers-Gregg tavern served travelers there as early as 1810. First called Crossroads, it was named for William Leigh, its first merchant and postmaster, appointed in 1824. LaGrange College was founded four miles southwest in 1830, and the railroad from Tuscumbia to Decatur, finished in 1834, made the town a cotton shipping center.
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After the Battle of Town Creek, fought four miles east on April 28, 1863, Union troops burned Leighton's stores, homes and the college. The town rebuilt and became a busy commercial center; sources date its incorporation to 1890 or 1891. Main Street, County Line Road, divided Colbert and Lawrence counties until the line was moved east to Town Creek in the 1890s; in 1880 the town counted 196 residents on the Colbert side and 83 on the Lawrence side. By 1910 Leighton had seven general stores, two hotels, a bank and a gristmill, and Colbert County High School opened that year. In 1909 a Black man named Sam Davenport was lynched in Leighton by a mob of about two dozen men. The Leighton Training School served the Black community from 1928 to 1970. Sources The Historical Marker Database: History of Leighton (Alabama Tourism Department and the Town of Leighton) Wikipedia: Leighton, Alabama
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34.7109820, -87.5221330
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6:25 PM America/Chicago
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