Who hasn’t thought about making a little money on the side? Whether you’re looking to build a nest-egg, pay for college, or start your own full-time business, everything you need to get started is likely on your smartphone. If you’re the creative type with a good eye for photographs, the smartphone app “foap” might land one of your pictures a…
The White House began highlighting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill immediately after it gained final congressional approval on Wednesday, wasting no time in selling the public on President Joe Biden’s first legislative victory. The president tweeted moments after the bill passed that “Help is here – and brighter days lie ahead.” Help is here — and brighter days lie…
The VA of Central Alabama Health Care System has a ongoing program with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. On Thursday, at their MVAC location at 8105 Chantilly Parkway, they gave veterans their first and second dose of the vaccine. MVAC has been vaccinating their veterans since late December when the vaccine first became available. They have already vaccinated over 15% of…
A federal grand jury in Alabama returned a five-count indictment Wednesday charging two Alabama men, an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) sergeant and corrections officer, with assaulting an inmate at ADOC’s Staton Correctional Facility and making false statements following the assault. According to court documents, Sergeant Devlon Williams, 35 and Correctional Officer Larry Managan Jr. 39, of Montgomery assaulted the…
Growth is on the horizon at Baptist Medical Center East as the hospital prepares to expand with a 26-bed state-of-the-art unit that will be used to serve Postpartum and Women’s Services Patients. The unit itself isn’t set to open until winter 2021, crews from Batson-Cook Construction have reached a significant milestone in this project as they recently placed the final…
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leads the vote to approve a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress has sent President Joe Biden the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved the bill Wednesday over solid Republican opposition in a…
New Publix Supermarket in Pike Road/Source: Alabama News Network The Town of Pike Road has released most of the businesses that will soon call the new Shops at Pike Road home. Along with the Publix supermarket, more than a dozen businesses will open at the new retail center at the corner of Pike Road and Vaughn Road. Pike Road officials…
On Wednesday, Chancellor Baker announced tuition will not increase for the 2021-2022 academic year. In addition, as a result of the declining number of reported COVID cases and an increase in the number of students, faculty and staff taking advantage of access to the COVID vaccine, the ACCS anticipates all community college campuses in the state will resume normal, on-campus…
The Tallassee Police Department is currently investigating the theft of a ATV. On March 1, around 3:23 a.m., a theft occurred in the 100 block of S. Harper Street in Tallassee. A 2017 Honda Rubicon TRX-500 was taken from a private residence. Video surveillance was collected from numerous sources and the suspect’s vehicle has been potentially identified as a dark…
Alabama News Network is doing its part to fight homelessness in our area. We are hosting the Drive Out Homelessness Golf Tournament on Thursday, March 11, to benefit Friendship Mission. While many of us have been focused on the pandemic, homelessness has been around for much longer than COVID. Tara Davis, the executive directors of Friendship Mission, explains the problem…
