Our veteran this week is a retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army. She spent 22 years traveling around the world and now is giving back to veterans in a special way. Tamara McClendon knows the price of freedom. Categories: Price of Freedom
A Selma man has been convicted of capital murder for a 2014 shooting. Maurice Pope, 27, has been sentenced to life without parole for a his role in a 2014 armed robbery turned murder. Police say Pope and his co-defendant, Rodney Walters, shot and robbed 62-year old Orlando Robinson of $43 at the Cheers Package Store on Broad Street. Robinson…
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2020 Alabama Signing Day Roster (25) Name                                       Pos.      Ht.      Wt.        Hometown/Previous School William Anderson Jr.                   LB       6-4      230        Hampton, Ga./Dutchtown Javon Baker                              WR      6-2      195        Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern Brian Branch                              DB       6-0      185        Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek Chris Braswell                            LB       6-3      220        Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Academy Jackson Bratton                          LB       6-3      233        Muscle Shoals, Ala./Muscle Shoals Jamil Burroughs                          DL       6-3      321        …
The threat for severe weather on Thursday has prompted some local school systems to delay the start of classes or to close. Here is the latest list: Bullock County Schools – closed Coosa County Schools – two-hour delay Crenshaw County Public Schools – closed Crenshaw Christian Academy – closed Chilton County Schools – two-hour delay East Memorial Christian Academy –…
Wednesday evening Governor Kay Ivey shared her budget proposals. In the State of the State address Tuesday Ivey called Alabama “strong and growing.” Well the budgets reflect that. Legislatures are working with record budgets this year in both the Education Trust Fund, and the General Fund. Both budgets have millions of dollars in increase over previous years. Nearly 2.6 billion…
A few weeks ago my family was all together watching a movie on the big screen. My kids used to get a kick out of me asking Alexa to “dim the lights for a movie” and watch as the Philips Hue light bulbs dimmed. This time though, in the middle of the movie one of the lights turned back on…
Cedric Anderson has been named the new police chief in the city of Auburn. He will take his new position on March 1. Anderson will replace Chief Paul Register, as Register becomes the city’s public safety director. Anderson is a 27-year veteran of the Auburn Police Division and most recently served as the section chief for city operations, which included…
The U.S. Senate has acquitted President Donald Trump of impeachment, ending only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country and tested civic norms. The proceedings also are feeding the tumultuous 2020 run for the White House. A majority of senators expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles…
The city of Montgomery has named Candy Capel as the city’s 2020 census manager. The announcement was made by Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed. Capel was selected from a field of more than 75 candidates. The city used a selection panel made up of representatives from the City of Montgomery, Montgomery County and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce to make…
