Dozens of Troy University students are own their way to Panama City, Fla…and they are walking. Members of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity are walking 128.3 miles from Troy to Panama City. The hike directly funds veterans through Jeep Sullivan’s Wounded Warrior Outdoor Adventures, a non- profit which assists soldiers in recovering from war, including those living with missing limbs and…
Four prequalified contractors recently submitted bids for Auburn University’s Football Performance Center. Rabren General Contractors, based in Auburn, was determined to be the lowest and responsible bidder and awarded the $64.6 million contract to construct the center. Construction will include a 233,400-square-foot overall facility consisting of a 138,100-square-foot football operations building, a 95,300-square-foot indoor practice facility and two full-sized, natural…
Spring is here (almost) and the time to spring forward is just about a week away. If you’re the type of person who sees this as an opportunity to clean the windows and tackle the baseboards, it’s a good time to think about cleaning your ‘digital home’. After months of neglect, your phone and places you visit online can leave…
LEAD Academy, Montgomery’s first approved public charter school, has announced they will resume traditional in-person learning on March 29, the Monday following Spring Break. A virtual offering will no longer be offered from that point forward and all students will be required to return to campus. “Starting in March of last year, public education changed as we knew it. The…
The Millbrook Police Department has made an arrest in a deadly shooting. Ki-Juan Wyatt, 25, of Prattville is charged with murder in the death of 27-year-old Lewis Lucas. On Thursday, March 4, police responded to the 4100 block of Abrams Drive on reports of someone shot. Lucas died at a local hospital. Wyatt is charged with Murder and 1st degree…
According to the Shorter Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page, I-85 South from exit 22 to exit 16 is shut down due to a truck fire. State Troopers say 85 southbound traffic is being rerouted to U.S Highway 80. Once more information is released Alabama News Network will update the story. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: exit 22 to exit 16,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has faced political pressure and angry constituents over her state’s mask order during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the 76-year-old governor of the deeply red state has resisted calls to drop the requirement as Republican governors across the South either shunned mask mandates altogether or lifted them in late winter. “Maybe they don’t…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state senator said Alabama lawmakers are headed to a vote on a lottery and casino bill. Republican Sen. Del Marsh of Anniston said he expects his bill will come to the Senate floor Tuesday. It will be the first major test of the proposal to start a lottery and have as many as 10 casinos…
FOR OUR FRIDAY: The weather stays dry for today, but clouds will increase by the afternoon ahead of a disturbance that could squeeze out some light rain across portions of Alabama overnight. However, very limited moisture means most places will remain dry. Highs today will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday starts off with…
A man is dead following a shooting today in Millbrook. Authorities say 27-year-old Lewis Lucas was found shot in the 41-hundred block of Abrams drive. Lucas was taken to a hospital where he later died. Millbrook police are investigating the case. Categories: Crime, News Tags: Lewis Lucas, Millbrook, Police, Shooting
