Tuskegee University announces that Dr. Lily D. McNair will resume her role as the university’s president, effective Friday, May 15. Dr. McNair began medical leave in early January — and now upon her return, she expressed her gratitude to the Board of Trustees for granting the request and giving her ample time to focus on her recovery. She also praised Dr. Ruby…
On Wednesday, April 29, Mitchell Evan Gandy, 32, Evergreen, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his prison sentence, Gandy will be on supervised release for three years. Gandy was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2018 on one count…
Although Auburn University’s spring 2020 commencement ceremony has been postponed to August amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university is planning several ways in which the graduating class of more than 4,500 will still be recognized. “We are proud of this graduating class and appreciate their resilience throughout the many uncertainties and challenges resulting from this global pandemic,” said Provost Bill…
SO LONG APRIL, HELLO MAY: At the surface, an area of high pressure builds in to the Southeast today and will stick around through the weekend and into next week, bringing with it a drier air mass which will give us sunshine in full supply today and tomorrow. Highs today will be in the lower 70s, with gusty northwesterly winds….
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A Birmingham man has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that critically wounded a 1- year-old girl. According to Birmingham police, on Tuesday 20-year-old Larry Jackson Jr. was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on the charge and a count of discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. News outlets report that as of Tuesday the victim, Liberty…
As governments across the United States gradually allow businesses to reopen, leaders are grappling with how much legal protection to give companies in case their workers get sick from the coronavirus. Some states are getting pressure to adjust unemployment rules to prevent at-risk workers from losing benefits if they can’t return to work. The issue of liability safeguards for businesses…
Selma Police need help finding the people who shot up a house, car and set another car on fire. The shooting happened at a house on the 1700 block of Mabry Street around 11 o’clock Monday night. Chief Kenta Fulford says the suspects pulled up to the house, poured gas on one of the cars and set it on fire…
Tallassee police are investigating a shooting at a gas station on Central Avenue. Tallassee mayor, Johnny Hammock, says a building and vehicle were shot into during the shooting. Hammock says the shooting stemmed from an argument. No one was injured and no arrests have been made. Categories: Crime, News
Hyundai Power Transformers, USA has confirmed a case of COVID-19 among its workforce. The employee with the positive test was last on the site on April 24. Hyundai Power Transformers say they have notified employees who may have came in contact with the employee with the positive test to report to their healthcare provider. Plant officials say they are suspending…
