An Elmore County community is morning the loss of a lifelong resident. Bush’s Grocery Store owner Charles LaVoyde Bush died on Monday, February 15, at the age of 84. Bush’s Grocery Store has been a staple in the Town of Eclectic for 77 years. The store opened in 1944. Bush lost a battle with cancer and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted learning, and increased inequities in the community. Montgomery leaders are hoping that new summer program will help students who have fallen behind to catch up. The Montgomery Education Foundation has partnered with Montgomery Parks and Recreation to support local students in their academic, social, and emotional recovery. It’s called the LEAPS summer learning program and…
Due to weather conditions, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announces that the COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Selma on Thursday, February 18, Â has been moved from Bloch Park to Wallace Community College, 300 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma. The clinic will be indoors from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Both first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be…
With only four regular season games left, the seeds are set for the 2021 SSAC Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Newk’s Eatery. Faulkner (Ala.) claimed the East Division Championship, while Stillman (Ala.) locked down the West Division Crown. The tournament runs Feb. 24-27 at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl, with all tickets being sold online beginning Friday, Feb. 19 and…
Artist Rendering of College of Health Sciences – Faulkner University Faulkner University is working to transform the former Burlington Coat Factory store on Atlanta Highway into its new College of Health Sciences. They are providing new photos of the work that is underway. Crews with Marshall Design-Building LLC have been working since October on the new space after Burlington Coat…
The Southeastern Conference has announced the postponement of four women’s basketball and three men’s basketball games on Thursday due to the icy weather that is moving throughout the region this week. Make-up dates for these games have not been determined at this time. SEC Women’s Basketball Postponements: Thursday, February 18 Ole Miss at Arkansas Auburn at Mississippi State LSU at…
Police have made an arrest in a arson investigation from Brundidge. On January 12, the Brundidge Fire Department responded to a call of a fire at Car City in the 600 block of Highway 231 just before 5 a.m. Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dezarae Wiggins and Charles Jones in reference to a fire at the car lot. Both Wiggins…
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for wanted fugitive Aundraye Rodgers, 21. Rodgers is wanted for (3) counts of Unlawful Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle, (2) counts of Theft of Property 3rd Degree and (3) counts of Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card. The crimes occurred in the area of Pinnacle Point and Autumn Ridge. Rodgers is described…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the shooting death of Dequan Johnson, 20, of Montgomery. On Tuesday February 16, around 6:10 pm, Montgomery police responded to a call of a single vehicle crash in the 5700 block of Express Drive. At the scene, police located Johnson with a fatal gunshot wound and pronounced him dead at the…
FILE – In this Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, Rush Limbaugh reacts as first Lady Melania Trump, and his wife Kathryn, applaud, as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. His death Wednesday at the age of 70…
