Central Alabama Crimestoppers in offering a $1,000 reward in hopes that somebody provides information in Nealious Mario Hodge’s murder. On June 6, around 9:36 pm, Opelika police responded to a call of a person shot. Police located 30-year-old Hodge lying in the road at Talladega Street and Monroe Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. Hodge died from his injuries at…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that HomTex Inc. received $10,572,100 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to expand operations to Selma to develop Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). A family-owned and certified minority-owned business headquartered in Cullman County, the new Dallas County manufacturing location will create 300 to 325 new jobs. “HomTex has made Alabama…
For the safety of travelers and road construction and maintenance workers, the Alabama Department of Transportation will have no temporary lane closures on interstates during the Thanksgiving holiday from noon on Wednesday, Nov. 25, through 11:59 p.m., Sunday, November 29. Alabama Rest Areas and Welcome Centers are open to the public. ALDOT asks travelers to practice social distancing and follow…
Early Monday morning at 1:59 Montgomery Fire/ Rescue units responded to a fire in the 700 block of Erskine Street. Upon arrival, units found a single-story home with visible smoke and flames. The fire was contained with extensive smoke damage throughout. No one was at the residence during the time of the fire or when the rescue crews arrived. The…
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON (AP) – A longtime national security aide to President-elect Joe Biden is expected to become Biden’s nominee for secretary of state. Multiple people familiar with the Biden team’s planning told The Associated Press that Antony Blinken is at the front of…
LONDON (AP) – AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University were “highly effective” in preventing disease. The results are based on an interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of the vaccine. Dr. Andrew Pollard said, “these findings show that we have an effective vaccine that will save many lives.” He said if…
ATLANTA (AP) – Auburn University has renamed its student center after the chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, who was the school’s first Black student government president. The formal ceremony was held Friday to honor Harold D. Melton. A banner was unfurled at the top of the building revealing its new name. The Harold D. Melton Student Center is…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a court challenge over Madison County’s removal of a Confederate soldier statue at its courthouse. The Republican official announced the lawsuit Friday. He’s arguing the statue’s movement to a Huntsville cemetery violates a 2017 state law called the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act that is aimed at protecting Confederate monuments….
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Many stores already are decorated for the Christmas shopping season and pushing holiday sales, and that could help Alabama retailers avoid a pandemic slump. A statement from the Alabama Retail Association says holiday sales are expected to hold steady or grow a little from 2019, which would be good news for stores as coronavirus cases…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s results from the Nov. 3 election will become official on Monday. The state canvassing board is set to meet at the Capitol Monday morning to certify results from each of Alabama’s 67 counties. The move will make President Donald Trump’s overwhelming victory in the state official over President-elect Joe Biden. It will also settle numerous…
