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Update: Montgomery Police Make Second Arrest in Mobile Highway Murder

Joedaurius Tolliver – Photo from Montgomery Co. Sheriff’s Office Montgomery police say they’ve charged a second suspect with the murder of 30-year-old Lamar Merritt of Montgomery. Police say they’ve charged 21-year-old Joedauris Tolliver with murder. Previously, police announced the arrest of 28-year-old Edriage Vinson, Jr. of Luverne on the same charge. Merritt was shot around 3:30 a.m. on September 27…

Montgomery Police Make Arrest in Mobile Highway Murder

Photo from Montgomery Co. Sheriff’s Office Montgomery police say they’ve charged a Luverne man with murder in a fatal shooting that happened on Mobile Highway. Police say 28-year-old Edriage Vinson, Jr. is charged with killing 30-year-old Lamar Merritt of Montgomery. Merritt was shot around 3:30 a.m. on September 27 in the 3400 block of Mobile Highway. He died at a…

Andalusia Police Investigating Burglaries at Three Businesses

Andalusia police say they are investigating three business burglaries that happened on the same night by the same person.  Police say on October 2, between the hours of 12:00 and 3:00 a.m., three businesses were burglarized in the 200 block of East Three Notch Street, the 400 block of East Watson Street and the 100 block of Tucker Street. The…

Very Warm Wednesday; Delta Heading into Gulf

Most of Alabama will remain dry today and tomorrow with more sun than clouds; highs should reach the mid and upper 80s today and tomorrow due to sinking air around Delta. Of course, Delta is our focus the rest of this week, as this major hurricane is heading into the Gulf, with impacts on Alabama late this week. HURRICANE DELTA:…

Baird Wins in Alexander City Mayoral Election

Alexander City: Curtis “Woody” Baird won in Tuesday, Oct. 6th’s mayoral election after a very close race coming down to the absentee votes. Baird won over incumbent Mayor Thomas Spraggins in Tuesday night’s election. Baird says he plans to focus on Alex City’s infrastructure first, he also says “We want to sit down with people from all aspects of the…

Mayor’s Races: Two Local Incumbents Lose

When the final unofficial results were announced, two local incumbent mayors lost their re-election bids. Both of them serve cities in Tallapoosa County. In the Alexander City mayor’s race, Mayor Tommy Spraggins lost to Curtis Wood “Woody” Baird. The vote totals were 1,776 to 1,696, or 51% to 49%. Just down the road in Dadeville, Mayor Wayne Smith also lost….

James Perkins Defeats Miah Jackson in Selma Mayor’s Race

  Unofficial results show James Perkins has defeated Miah Jackson in the race for Selma Mayor. The final results are: James Perkins    4,001   64.9% Miah Jackson      2,164   35.10% Perkins held the office from 2000-2008. When he was first elected, he was the first Black mayor in Selma’s history. Jackson is the wife of District Attorney Michael Jackson….

Prattville Police Searching for Suspects Passing Counterfeit Money

Prattville police are searching for two people accused of passing counterfeit money at several stores. Police say on September 17 between 8:55 and 9:15 p.m., a male wearing a red shirt passed two counterfeit bills at a store. Investigators say he was with another male wearing a white baseball cap. They drove off in a white four-door car. Investigators are…

What the Tech? How to Find TV, Totally Free

When we first decided to cut the cable/satellite cord last summer, it was to save money. Then we added YouTube TV, Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Peacock, and Hulu. Not to mention Amazon Prime for $120 a year but I won’t include that in our cost since I mainly subscribe for free shipping and specials. Still, that’s a lot of money…

What the Tech? App of the Day: Jumbo

No matter how much time you spend scrubbing personal information off of social media and websites, it’s never enough. Every day you browse the web, watch a YouTube video, go somewhere, or post to social media, there’s a very good possibility that the data is shared or at least saved somewhere. You can try to keep up with it all…