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Sunny, Nice Weekend Ahead

FANTASTIC FRIDAY: Today will feature sunshine in full supply with highs in the mid 70s for most South/Central Alabama communities. Tonight will be clear and cool with lows around 50° by first thing tomorrow morning. WONDERFUL WEEKEND WEATHER: With the drier and cooler air settling into the state, we are in store for a delightful fall day of weather. It…

Two Arrested in Connection to Perry Hill Road Robbery

Two people are behind bars Thursday night in connection to a business robbery. It happened on the 1600 block of Perry Hill Road. Police say a witness saw the suspect enter the business and demand money. The Montgomery Police Department later identified 34-year-old Johnnie Davis as the suspect.  Mpd also charged 34-year-old Portia Gilbert in connection to the crime. Both…

Golden Boy Foods Announces $13 Million Expansion, New Jobs in Troy

Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that Golden Boy Foods plans to invest more than $13 million in an expansion at its production facility in Troy, creating 67 full-time jobs. The company makes private label food products. To expand peanut butter production, Golden Boy Foods will modify its existing plant and occupy a 170,000-square-foot building being built by the City of…

Salvation Army Kicks Off Annual Red Kettle Campaign

Alabama News Network is a proud sponsor of the Salvation Army’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The non-profit kicked off its annual Red Kettle Campaign, on Thursday. The event is held to raise money to help those less fortunate in the community. The red kettles will be spread in over 30 locations around the river region, and will be going…

What the Tech? Should You Let Amazon Make Deliveries Inside Your Garage?

Online shopping is expected to set records again this holiday season. With COVID cases going up again many people who rarely shop online will do most of their Black Friday holiday shopping from their computers and smartphones. With so much online shopping and deliveries it will be open season for porch pirates. You can catch them red-handed on camera but…

What the Tech? What Is the Social Media Platform MeWe?

Have you gotten an invitation from a Facebook friend to join “MeWe”? If you haven’t yet, just wait a couple of days. The new social media network is attracting millions of people who are tired of the noise on Facebook and looking to stay connected while unplugging from the other 4 billion Facebook users. MeWe says there’ are no ads,…

What the Tech? Should you Use the Social Media Platform Parler?

If you logged onto Facebook over the weekend you most likely saw many of your friends talking  about a new app called Parler. It’s a social media app that claims to be “non-biased, free speech social media that protect the rights of its users.” Many conservative Facebook users have been posting their new “Parler” handle asking that their friends follow…