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Millbrook Police Searching for Burglary Investigation Suspect

The Millbrook Police Department is searching for a suspect in a Burglary Investigation. Police say Jamarcus Denzel Tyre is wanted for Theft of Property 4th degree, Burglary 3rd degree, and 6 counts of Unlawful Breaking & Entering of a Vehicle. On March 2, Tyre, was involved in multiple crimes that occurred in the 2500 and 2700 block of Main Street…

Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua Agree on 2-Fight Deal to Unify Heavyweight Belts

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed on for two fights to unify the world heavyweight titles. Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, made the announcement after terms of the deal were set at the weekend. Hearn’s company, Matchroom, and Fury’s promoter, Top Rank, have 30 days to find a site and a date for the first fight in June or July….

Former Student Sentenced to 20 Years for 2017 Lee High School Shooting

A former Robert E. Lee High School student will spend 20 years in prison for a 2017 shooting that critically injured a fellow student, District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced Monday. Judge J. R. Gaines sentenced Quinterrious Norman to 20 years for first-degree assault and discharging a gun into an occupied vehicle. Norman also received a 10-year sentence for third-degree burglary,…

Troy University Fraternity Raises $90,000 for Wounded Soldiers

Troy University’s chapter of Alpha Tau Omega presented a $90,000 check to Jeep Sullivan’s Wounded Warrior Outdoor Adventures, a charity that provides hunting, fishing, and myriad of other outdoor experiences to wounded veterans. The charity is located in Bonifay, FL. The ATO project is called “Walk Hard.” Since its inception in 2009, the philanthropic backpacking trip originating on Troy University’s…

Biden Calls on Gene Sperling to Oversee COVID-19 Relief Package

FILE – In this Jan. 31, 2014 file photo, Gene Sperling, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of National Economic Council, left, listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks during Biden’s meeting with CEO’s in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Sperling, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the oversight for distributing…

Huntingdon College Adopting New Class Schedule for Fall 2021, No Friday Classes

When Huntingdon College classes begin in the fall of 2021, Monday-Wednesday-Friday courses and long days with no lunch breaks will be distant memories as a more student-friendly class schedule is implemented. Huntingdon President J. Cameron West announced today that the College is adopting a four-day-per-week class schedule with no classes on Fridays. Furthermore, there will be designated 75-minute midday breaks…

February Unemployment Rate Lowest of Pandemic for Alabama

The state says Alabama’s unemployment rate for January declined to 4.3%, the lowest level since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago. The rate is still well above the pre-pandemic level of 2.7% of January 2020. But it was was better than the revised December unemployment rate of 4.7%. It was also below the U.S. unemployment rate of…

‘Big burden’ for Schools Trying to Give Kids Internet Access

Schools had to figure out quickly how to get kids online after the coronavirus pandemic shut them down. They had to work with a patchwork approach born of desperation due to the federal failure to get all Americans connected. They scrounged wireless hot spots, struck deals with cable companies, and even created networks of their own. Funding challenges and logistical…