January 12 – 16
It’s a pair of tickets to the Rainsville Bull Bash, coming to the Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center on January 24 – 25!
Officials in Tennessee are investigating a serial burglary after a candy store was broken into and ransacked for the fourth time in a row. Glades Homemade Candies in Gatlinburg says the store was broken into by….. a bear…. last Thursday night, causing
significant damage to the store and devouring tons of the goods. This marks the fourth incident of a bear busting into the store. The store owner’s contacted the Tennessee Wildlife authorities and are hoping the bear will be relocated without any harm.
The World’s Tallest Female Dog is a Great Dane and stands at 3 feet 2 inches from “floor to the highest point on her back”. Her name…. is “Minnie.” She’s an inch shorter than the tallest male dog, Reggie, also a Great Dane… is 3 feet 3 inches tall.
Then we have a David and Goliath kind of story….only these two are friends. A very small 30 pound deer tried to take on a 3500 pound Rhinoceros at a zoo recently. It kept charging at the Rhino, but it seems more like they were playing. The zoo
says they’re friends, and everyone’s okay.If you want to see something cool? Japan’s biggest light festival involves millions of tiny lightbulbs. It took 3 months and more than 20 technicians to display over 5.8 million LED’s in the botanical gardens with shifting landscapes, golden tunnels and
more .And finally a way to eat your French fries while driving and have your ketchup too! HEINZ has introduced the HEINZ Dipper Fry Box. The Heinz Dipper includes an attached compartment for holding ketchup. You can go to heinz.com/heinzdipper to find
one.
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Our Traffic Guy, also Bill Taylor – keeps you up-to-date on your morning commute, and trip home in the afternoon by giving you the heads-up on traffic coming in and going out of the Huntsville, Madison, Athens, and Decatur areas!
On X (formerly Twitter) at @Traffic969!
About Abby:
Originally from Rock Falls, Illinois, Abby has been in radio for almost 30 years, and in the Huntsville market her entire career, with the last 16 at Mix 96.9. She started out as the midday host for the first 9 years, and has since transitioned into host of the morning show.
Abby loves spending time with her husband and 2 kids, and her beautiful granddaughter – eating at her favorite Mexican restaurant and most of all shopping for shoes! Her favorite vacation destination is the beach! One thing she couldn’t live without…a good cup of coffee anytime of the day!
About Bill:
Being from Connecticut, Bill is a huge New England Patriot fan! His career in radio began there and has taken him through Massachusetts, Central Pennsylvania…and along the journey, he’s met some pretty cool people – Sting, Van Halen, Aerosmith, TobyMac, Lauren Daigle and more!
Bill and his wife have three kids, two of which attend the University of Alabama Huntsville, and they all definitely take advantage of the fact that his ears “are shot”!
As the Mix 96.9 Morning Show Co-Host and “Traffic Guy”, Bill adds his quick wit and humor to the morning show along with making sure you know everything you need to know in order to get to and from work safely Monday through Friday morning and afternoon.
When not hanging out in the Mix 96.9 studio, he and his wife take advantage of all the great sights and sounds, and, of course, the local food scene in and around the Huntsville area!