WETUMPKA , AL – Like many athletic-related events these days, the 2020 ceremony for Elmore County’s Joe Sewell Memorial Award and John Sewell Memorial Scholarship will look quite different this year. The event which was previously scheduled for April, but was delayed in the midst of concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place Tuesday, July 21, at…
On Friday Troy University held its Commencement Ceremony. It was the first graduation ceremony at the university since the coronavirus pandemic began. Hundreds of graduates walked across the stage to receive their degrees. Spring graduation was postponed earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The commencement was staggered into three separate ceremonies to reduce the number of people in…
Montgomery Police say they have the two people responsible for a recent string of car burglaries. The department has charged two juveniles with 60 counts each of Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle. Authorities say between July 13 and July 23, multiple cars were burglarized in the 1700 block of Pine Street and the Hazel Hedge, Old Cloverdale, Park Place,…
Alabama State School Superintendent Eric Mackey estimates up to half of the state’s public school students will be attending classes remotely in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mackey said more than a quarter of students are in systems that are only doing remote classes for the first part of year. He said as many as 15% to 30%…
The Wetumpka Police Department is currently investigating a felony theft that occurred at a retail store. Police say on July 19 around 12:30PM, two unknown males entered a cell phone retail store. One of the males was seen on surveillance stealing a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphone and a Samsung Galaxy Active2 Watch. The male is wanted for Theft of…
Governor Ivey is ordering flags to be flown at half-staff this weekend to honor the life of U.S. Congressman John Lewis. The flags will fly at half-staff from sunrise on Saturday, July 25 to sunrise on Monday, July 27. Starting Saturday, a six-day Celebration of Life ceremonies will begin in Troy, with stops that include Selma and Montgomery. Rep. Lewis…
CLASSIC LATE JULY WEATHER: It is another hot and humid day with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Today and through the weekend, highs are ranging from the low to mid 90s, while heat index values will be over 100° at times. Heat-relief comes each day in the form of scattered showers and storms. These can pop-up anytime, but there…
The family of civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis has released details of the Celebration of Life ceremonies that are set to begin Saturday in Troy. A service celebrating “The Boy from Troy” will be held on the campus of Troy University inside Trojan Arena at 10:00AM Saturday. The ceremony is open to the public, but seating is limited….
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President Donald Trump says he has scrubbed his planned Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Trump’s formal renomination will still go forward in North Carolina. Trump said Thursday of Jacksonville, “To have a big convention is not the right time.” Trump moved parts of the GOP convention to Florida last month amid…
