The sheriff of Lee County is on the hunt for vandals who dug up the grave of a man buried in 1882. The Opelika-Auburn News reports someone removed the hefty slab and dug a significant hole at the grave of early Lee County settler Samuel Jones. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said he can’t say for sure if the vandals…
Alabama State Troopers say a one-car crash on Interstate 65 in Lowndes County has killed a Birmingham man. The wreck happened at about 3:30 a.m. today. State troopers say 26-year-old TaJuan Dionte Gosha was the passenger in the car driven by 21-year-old Ja’Lyn Da’Undrea Smith of Dolomite. The car left the interstate, hit a culvert and then a tree. Gosha…
Alabama head coach Nate Oats congratulates players during the game against Maryland in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Alabama plays UCLA in the Sweet 16 tonight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Number two seed Alabama (26-6) takes on No. 11 seed UCLA (20-9) tonight in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. With a victory, Alabama would advance to the Elite Eight…
On Saturday, the Southeast Alabama Area Health Education Centers and the Lowndes County Coroner  teamed up for their first drive-through mask giveaway. The event happened at the Sheriff Big John Williams Courthouse in Hayneville. Lowndes County Corner Terrell Means says it’s an effort to continue to promote COVID-19 safety by giving away and wearing masks even though more people are…
Montgomery City Councilor Richard Bollinger lay in repose at Montgomery City Hall this morning as family, friends and city leaders paid their respects to him. Bollinger died last Saturday after battling cancer. He was 71. In memory of councilman Bollinger‘s life of service, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has ordered  all flags in Montgomery to fly at half staff. Bollinger represented…
Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says a study has found that about 30% of adults in the state are hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The Alabama Department of Public Health has released the results of the survey done to gauge the vaccine hesitancy. Harris says the hesitancy cuts across racial lines. He said the reasons vary from…
A house is destroyed after a tornado touched down south of Birmingham in the Eagle Point community Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Teams from the National Weather Service have started surveying the damage from the storms that hit Alabama on Thursday to determine whether they were caused by tornadoes, and if so, how strong they were. So far,…
Winn-Dixie will begin offering 1,170 COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines in 12 of its Alabama stores, including some in our area, while supplies last. The vaccines will be available to people in the eligible groups by online appointment only. Appointments can be made starting today to get shots starting Wednesday, March 31, during regular Winn-Dixie pharmacy hours. The vaccines are free, with or…
ADPH announced that despite dealing with weather related complications, the Alabama National Guard clinics are giving out as many vaccinations as they can each day. The highest amount so far was on the first day in Covington County with over 800 vaccinations. Officials say that even though the other states have a wider age limit on eligibility for the vaccine,…
Authorities say that the victims of the likely tornado include three family members along with a man in Ohatchee and a woman from Wellington. The Calhoun County Coroner has identified the victims. The three family members are 74 year old Joe Wayne Harris, 69 year old Barbara Harris and 38 year old Ebonique Harris. The other two victims are James…
