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What the Tech? How to Keep Isolated Kids Safe from Online Predators

The FBI is reporting a significant increase in activity involving sextortion. A federal crime where an adult coerces a child to send them sexually explicit photographs over the internet. You’re probably thinking, ‘my child would never send a nude picture of themselves to someone”, but sextortion is happening to kids as young as 8 years old according to the National…

Tua Tagovailoa is #1 and #2 in NFL Jersey Sales

1. Tua Tagovailoa (Dolphins aqua) 2. Tua Tagovailoa (Dolphins white) 3. Tom Brady (Buccaneers pewter alternative vapor) 4. Tom Brady (Buccaneers white vapor) 5. Tom Brady (Buccaneers red) 6. Tom Brady (Buccaneers red vapor) 7. Rob Gronkowski (Buccaneers pewter alternate) 8. Joe Burrow (Bengals black) 9. Rob Gronkowski (Buccaneers red) 10. Tom Brady (Buccaneers pewter alternate) Categories: Alabama, National Sports, Sports Tags: jersey, nfl, Sales, tagovailoa, tua

Family of Truck Driver Files Lawsuit Against Charter Communications After He Was Killed in Crash Caused by Low Hanging Cables

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of Anthony Lamar Smith against Charter Communications. Smith was killed on April 28, after his 18-wheeler caught low hanging cables on Hix Road in Tallapoosa County. The impact damaged utility poles which fell onto the roadway, causing the truck to jackknife and flip. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene…

AUM Offering $11 Million in Student Assistance, New Laptops for Incoming Freshmen

With the COVID-19 pandemic creating financial hardships for college students and families nationwide, Auburn University at Montgomery has committed an all-time high of more than $11 million in scholarships and other forms of student support as it prepares to resume face-to-face classes for the fall semester. Scholarships account for $8.5 million of that total funding and AUM expects to return…

Customers Slowly Returning as Gov. Ivey Eases COVID-19 Restrictions

More Alabama businesses were allowed to re-open Monday now that Alabama’s Safer-At-Home order has been amended. Friday, May 8, Governor Kay Ivey announced the new list of guidelines businesses will have to follow to keep customers and employees safe. Those rules include crowd limitations, increased cleaning measures, and the use of face masks. Dine-in restaurants, bars, salons and gyms can…

What the Tech? App of the Day: Restly

Medical researchers and experts say it is very important to get enough sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic. Doctors at the University of Chicago Medical have even stated that a lack of sleep might hurt our immune system making us more susceptible to catching and or fighting off a virus. But who can sleep with all the worries that a pandemic…

Pike County Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years for 2018 Bullock County Shooting

On Friday, May 8, Calvin Lee Morris, 34, of Banks, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his prison sentence, Morris will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court records, on…

Drive-up COVID-19 Testing Available in Tallassee and Autaugaville on May 14

Drive-up COVID-19 testing clinics will be offered from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Tallassee Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, May 12, and at Greater St. Joseph AME Church, 224 S. Pickett St., Autaugaville, on Thursday, May 14. These testing sites are NOT located at the county health department. ·The Tallassee VFD at 144 Twin Creek Drive, Tallassee. ·The…

Marvelous Monday; Heat Levels on the Rise

A dry cold front is pushing through the day and will cause our winds to increase out of the north today, on average 10-20 mph. Besides the breezy conditions at times, it will be a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and afternoon highs in the mid 70s. Tonight will be another chilly one with a clear sky, expect lows…