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02/06/2025

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In times as chaotic as now, it always helps to remember simpler times when you could sit down for a while for some coloring book therapy.

For the first time in history, Crayola is bringing back some of its retired colors!

Of all the many Crayola colors from over the years, what was your favorite?

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Crayola said the company "received an outpouring of fan requests to bring back some of their retired favorites," especially Dandelion.

02/06/2025

CONGRATULATIONS to this week's WKXX Student-Athletes of the Week! Kyler Stewart, a basketball player from Section High School, and Makinley Traylor, a basketball player from Ider High School, are being recognized for their outstanding achievements. Both will receive our Student-Athlete of the Week Trophy along with a station t-shirt. This award is proudly sponsored by Mike Richards Automotive and Bring Your Own Bids Retail.

School principals, athletic directors, teachers, and guidance counselors can submit nominations. Nominate a deserving student athlete today at wkxx.com!

02/06/2025

Your Thursday Morning Warm Fuzzy doesn't involve any country stars, but it's yet another example of some of the good that has come from the devastating southern California wildfires.

⬇️CLICK BELOW⬇️ to find out more about how one Billie Eilish fan who lost a t-shirt in the fires ended up with far more than that thanks to another celeb...

After one teen's lost her Billie Eilish T-shirt in the L.A. fires, Meghan Markle and Adam Levine got Billie Eilish to send her much more signed merch.

02/05/2025

❤️ Valentine’s Day is almost here, and that means it’s time for WKKX's Pleasure to "MEAT" You Photo Contest! 🥩💘

Want to win a YEAR’S supply of meat from Foodland in Albertville & Guntersville? It’s easy! Just submit a photo of you and your Valentine and tell us how the two of you “Meat.” 🥩😍

Enter now and make this Valentine’s Day even more delicious at wkxx.com! 🍽️

02/05/2025

We had the pleasure of visiting Albertville and Spring Garden High School last Friday to recognize some incredible students! 🎉

CONGRATULATIONS to this week's WKXX Student-Athletes of the Week! Preston Conley, a basketball player from Albertville High School, and Ace Austin, a basketball player from Spring Garden High School, are being recognized for their outstanding achievements. Both will receive our Student-Athlete of the Week Trophy along with a station t-shirt.

A big shoutout to our sponsors, Mike Richards Automotive and Bring Your Own Bids Retail, for making this recognition possible.

Remember, principals, athletic directors, teachers, and guidance counselors can nominate deserving student athletes for future awards—submit your nominations at wkxx.com!

02/05/2025

If you've ever craved chili in the heat of summer but thought it was just too hot for it, today's "Yummy...or EWWWW?!?!?!" is just for you!

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Chili flavored ice cream.....with oyster crackers. Yummy....or EWWW?!?!

Graeter’s Ice Cream and Skyline Chili are launching Spice Ice Cream, a limited-edition dessert that's a polarizing combo for sure.

02/05/2025

When tragedy occurs, sports can often provide the first step in helping a city heal and recover.

⬇CLICK BELOW⬇ to see how one of L.A.'s championship sports franchises is stepping up to help the folks who have lost homes in the wildfires...

Steve Burns and his family know firsthand about the lengths that the Los Angeles Galaxy are going to try to bring some relief and levity in a time of sorrow following the wildfires in the City of Angels.

02/05/2025

If you only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, this year you've got a good reason for that!

⬇CLICK BELOW⬇ to find out more about Shania Twain's first time being involved in the "Big Game"....

Shania Twain lends her voice to a new song featured in the upcoming Super Bowl ad for Coffee Mate Cold Foam Creamer.

02/04/2025

One of last year's biggest outdoor music festivals is getting a sequel in 2025! And there's several country legends involved.

⬇CLICK BELOW⬇ to see the dates for the 2025 edition of the Outlaw Music Festival...

Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are bringing the 'Outlaw Music Festival' back on the road this summer; see 2025 tour dates.

02/04/2025

If you're in your 60s...or about to hit that milestone...and think your days of high adventure are over, your Tuesday Morning Warm Fuzzy might inspire you!

⬇️CLICK BELOW⬇️ to see what one 61 year old is currently up to..

On January 1, UK explorer Alice Morrison, 61, known as the “Indiana Jones for girls,” set off on a 2,500-kilometer journey, to cross the length of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from north to south, on foot.

02/03/2025

🚨 NEW SHOW ALERT! 🚨

Introducing The WKXX 90’s & More—your new midday jam session! 🎶 Tune in weekdays at 12 PM for 1 full hour of the BEST hits from the 90’s, with a splash of late 80’s and early 2000’s classics mixed in. 🕺💃

Brought to you by our friends at Phoenix Auto Mall in Southside. 🚗

📻 Only on WKXX 102.9 FM—set your dial and vibe with us! ✨

What’s your favorite 90’s hit? Let us know below! 👇

02/03/2025

Congratulations to Amy Royal of Whitesboro Elementary School, our WKXX Teacher of the Week! 🎉 She’s receiving $100 for her classroom, courtesy of Howard Bentley Buick-GMC in Albertville and WKXX. Know an amazing teacher who deserves to be recognized? Nominate them now at wkxx.com!

02/03/2025

Congratulations to Miranda Kilgore, our WKXX Health Care Hero of the Week! 🎉 Miranda is an RN at Rehab Select of Albertville, and she is making a difference every day. 💙 She'll receive $100, courtesy of WKXX & So-Co Roofing & Restoration.

Do you know a health care hero who deserves recognition? Nominate them now at wkxx.com!

02/03/2025

Your Monday Morning Warm Fuzzy is proof that you can do just about anything you set your mind to.

⬇️CLICK BELOW⬇️ to find what one man has done to overcome life obstacles and make the rest of us look lazy by comparison....

Darren Edwards knows a lot about hopelessness; one minute, he was rock climbing in North Wales about to finish his route, and the next, he was in the hospital paralyzed from the chest down with a severe spinal cord injury, having fallen more than 100 feet.

02/03/2025

The strangest moment at the Grammys happened BEFORE the Grammys.

⬇️CLICK BELOW⬇️ to see the, uh, "wardrobe choice" (?) that made Will Smith's son Jaden the king of the castle....on his head...

The headpiece, which itself was turning heads Sunday night, was sculpted by the designer Dora Abodi.

02/02/2025

What team are you on? 🤠🐾

🔴 - Trust the tail, spring is near! 🌸
🔴 - Sticking with the northern fluffball? ❄️

Drop your pick in the comments! ⬇️

Well, well, well… looks like we got ourselves a weather showdown! 🌤️❄️

That fancy groundhog up north saw his shadow and says we got 6 more weeks of winter. 🥶 But down here in Alabama, our good ol’ possum, Sand Mountain Sam, didn’t see nothin’—which means EARLY SPRING is on the way! 🌸☀️

So now we gotta ask… what team are YOU on? 🤠🐾
🔴 - Trust the tail, spring is near! 🌸
🔴 - Sticking with the northern fluffball? ❄️

Drop your pick in the comments! Let’s settle this once and for all! ⬇️😂

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