AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn expects to return to practice Monday minus 16 players sidelined after positive COVID-19 tests. Coach Gus Malzahn said Sunday night that the Tigers had five positives early in the week and four more after additional testing Thursday. With contact tracing, seven others who had close contact with them face a mandatory 14-day quarantine. “We had…
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and Alabama Counts! announced Monday that it will launch a Census participation competition, deemed the Alabama Census Bowl, on September 2 among 32 counties throughout Alabama with low self-response rates. The competition will last for four weeks, ending September 30, the final day that households across the state and nation can…
A renewed push has emerged to rename schools named for Confederate figures amid ongoing nationwide protests over police misconduct and racial injustice. The Southern Poverty Law Center says more than 100 public schools are named for Confederates. Many were founded during the days of segregation as all-white schools but now serve mostly African American students. The Montgomery School system has…
On Monday August 31, Governor Ivey announced $10 million in Coronavirus relief money would be allocated for Alabama timberland owners affected by the pandemic. “We are grateful to Governor Ivey for recognizing how important the forest products industry is to the state’s economy and the critical role forest landowners play in the supply chain,” said Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $164,421 grant to improve safety on Alabama’s highways by stepping up prosecution in cases involving impaired driving. The grant will enable the state Office of Prosecution Services to provide local prosecutors and law enforcement with the proper training and technical assistance to obtain convictions in traffic stops and crash-related cases involving impaired drivers. “Our…
Starting Monday, August 31, Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) will deliver meals to limited MPS bus routes every Monday and Wednesday. School pickup sites will continue to be available Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 am-1 pm. The bus routes included in the delivery program are: COLUMBUS SQUARE HOMES (BUS 18-16) 7:15 A.M. – 8:00 A.M GIBBS VILLAGE EAST (BUS 18-17) 7:15…
Troy police have arrested a man in relation to a shooting. Henry Barr, 51, of Troy has been charged with three counts of attempted murder. He also is charged with three counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle. On Sunday, August 30, around 1:48 pm, Troy police received a call from subjects that they were being chased Barr and said…
MORE STORMS TO START THE WEEK: A frontal boundary is stalled just north of Alabama, a very moist air mass in place, and several shortwaves working along the front, we look to see numerous showers and storms today and tomorrow, but the greatest coverage of these will be across the northern half of the state. These storms could be strong…
High school football highlights and scores from across Central Alabama. AHSAA Football Scoreboard FRIDAY’S RESULTS CLASS 7A Alma Bryant 26, Mary Montgomery 6 Auburn 37, Opelika 10 Enterprise 35, Carver-Montgomery 14 Fairhope 28, Andalusia 21 Hewitt-Trussville 1, Saraland 0, forfeit Hoover 62, Bessemer City 0 Murphy 35, Foley 12 Prattville 16, Stanhope Elmore 10 Spain Park 21, Briarwood Christian 14 Theodore…
Actor Chadwick Boseman/Source: Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by…
