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Auburn Using Search Firm and Advisory Group to Find Next Head Football Coach

Auburn University has announced it will use a search firm and advisory group to help find its next head football coach. Coach Gus Malzahn was dismissed Sunday, following the end of the regular season. Parker Executive Search Firm of Atlanta will assist an eight-member advisory group. That group includes Auburn University and athletics administration along with Auburn University alumni and…

Baptist Health Gets COVID-19 Vaccine

Baptist Health has received 3,900 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. According to Baptist Health spokesperson Kadie Agnew, a vaccine administration plan is in the works. She says it’s hoped that more information will be released by the end of the week. As Alabama News Network has reported, the Pfizer vaccine is being shipped directly to 15 Alabama hospitals which have the…

Two-time Reigning NBA MVP Gets Huge Payday with $228M Super Max Extension

Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s staying with the Milwaukee Bucks for at least five more seasons. The two-time reigning MVP tweeted Wednssday that he was “blessed” to be part of the Bucks for the next five years. The 26-year-old Antetokounmpo had until Monday to sign the Bucks’ supermax extension offer. Antetokounmpo otherwise could have become a free agent after the upcoming…

Shooting Investigation Leads to Drug Bust in Lee County

Lee County Sheriffs Deputies have made an arrest in a shooting that occurred on December 9, in the 500 block of Lee Road 592. The shooting happened in Phenix City. Authorities arrested and charged David Cobb, 19, of Auburn with the shooting. Multiple shell casings were located in the area that spanned the distance between two homes. Multiple victims were located…

First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Being Given in Alabama Tuesday

The first vaccinations against the new coronavirus are set to begin in Alabama as cases of the illness caused by the virus soar. The state says three sites received shipments Monday, and Cullman Regional Medical Center says it plans to begin vaccinating workers on Tuesday. Additional shipments are arriving as that happens, with nearly 41,000 doses expected in all in…

McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell/Source: AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File) WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday as the president-elect. The Republican leader said the Electoral College “has spoken.” The Republican leader’s statement ends weeks of silence over President Donald Trump’s defeat. It comes after a groundswell of leading Republicans said Biden is…

Get Ready to Head to the Polls Again; Senate District 26 Run-off is Tuesday

District 26 covers most of the city of Montgomery

The run-off race for the state Senate District 26 seat is happening tomorrow. Senate district 26 coverers more than half of the city of Montgomery. The race is between current Representative Kirk Hatcher and longtime representative John Knight. Polls open at 7AM. To find your polling place, and check for your voting district, CLICK HERE. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News

Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

Attorney General William Barr meets with members of the St. Louis Police Department in St. Louis. Barr has announced he is resigning. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, Pool) WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into…

Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON (AP) – Joe Biden has cleared the 270-vote mark needed to win the presidency with California’s 55 electoral votes. The voting milestone came late Monday when California electors affirmed Biden’s massive 5 million-vote win last month in the nation’s largest state….