Brian Williams resigns as head coach at Sidney Lanier
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Three Auburn Baseball Players are named All-Americans
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn baseball standouts Tanner Burns, Ryan Bliss and Rankin Woley have been tabbed Collegiate Baseball All-Americans following the shortened 2020 season, the publication announced Tuesday. Burns earned second-team honors while Bliss and Woley were named to the third team. Burns was also tabbed a Third Team All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings a season ago and becomes the third…
Two AUM Warhawks are named finalists for the Gulf South Conference’s Commissioner’s Trophy
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sommer Rhea of the volleyball team and Alexander Wagner of the men’s soccer team have been named finalists for the Gulf South Conference’s Commissioner’s Trophy, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday (May 26). The Gulf South Conference annually hands out the Commissioner’s Trophy to the league’s top overall male and female student-athletes, recognizing athletic, academic, and extracurricular achievement….
Pay It Forward: Brian Smith of Montgomery
The Vance Law Firm and Alabama News Network are honoring Brian Smith of Montgomery. Smith helps his community in a variety of ways. He anonymously pays for groceries for those in need. He is a mentor to youth in Montgomery by hosting school supply giveaways. He also recently gave the Carver High School band $10,000 for new instruments and uniforms….
Growing Concerns Over a Possible Second Wave of Coronavirus Infections After Memorial Day Weekend
Less than one week after Governor Kay Ivey’s amended safer at home order, people flocked to Alabama lakes and beaches for Memorial Day weekend. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says there is concern of a spike in new coronavirus cases, after thousands of people could be seen on the beaches and lakes. “We know this disease transmits very easily when…
What the Tech? Beware of Scammers Wanting Your Stimulus Check
If you haven’t done it already, you can go to the IRS website to search for when your stimulus check will be mailed out. Enter your address, birth date and social security card number and the website will show you. Many are in the mail right now. And because of that, your phone may be ringing off the hook from…
Vaughn Road MAPCO Offering Full Service Program
A local gas station is taking things way back. The MAPCO gas station on Vaughn Road in Montgomery announced its new full service program. At least two employees will be outside seven days of the week between 10 am and 5 pm to pump gas, retrieve items from the store, and clean car windows. Each employee will have a mobile…
ADPH Investigating All Cases of COVID-19 to Help Reduce Spread
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) investigates all cases of COVID-19 and provides contact tracing to reduce the spread of this virus. As with any entity, ADPH expects that COVID-19 cases will occur as has already happened including with one of its own employees in March 2020 within the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories. As a matter of protection of…
Justice Department Defends Alabama Absentee Ballot Rule
The Justice Department is defending Alabama’s requirement to have witnesses sign an absentee ballot. The Justice Department filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit challenging election procedures. They said the witness signature requirement is not a violation of the Voting Rights Act. Alabama absentee voters are currently required to submit photocopies of their photo identification and sign the absentee…
Highland Home School Selected to Receive $100,000 DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center
Governor Kay Ivey and Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils, announced the three Alabama schools that were selected to each receive a state of the art $100,000 DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center. The multi-million dollar DON’T QUIT! Campaign has named L.M. Smith Middle School in Birmingham, Saraland Middle School in Saraland and Highland Home School in…
