In Macon County officials are warning people to stay away from flooded roads. Multiple county roads in Macon County are experiencing flooding after heavy rains this week, the most profound is County Rd. 71 near the Lee County and Macon County line. The roads are in low lying areas , and dangerous sections have been barricaded. If a barricade is…
The Prattville Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday to discuss rezoning for a single family home development. The main focus will be to hear from the developer as well as any public feedback. Currently, an area off of Ridgewood Road, behind Camellia Estates is zoned for single family homes in three different categories. The main agenda of Thursday’s meeting is for the…
The Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that Homecoming will move away from the Turkey Day Classic in the fall, and will move to Saturday, October 10 when the Hornets take on Southern University. “We are excited to be able to announce the change in the Homecoming date,”  Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jennifer Lynne Williams said. “Our students, who are…
Huntingdon College will partner with the non-profit organization Rise Against Hunger and their Feeding the Dream initiative for the College’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Monday, January 20, in the James W. Wilson Gymnasium on the College’s Cloverdale Campus. For the service project, students will assemble meal kits for distribution to the world’s most vulnerable populations. College…
Authorities in Dallas County are trying to identify a woman suspected of stealing a check from the mailbox of a house in Valley Grande. Sheriff’s investigators say the woman used the check to buy hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise at the Prattville Walmart. Anyone who can identify the suspect is urged to call the Dallas Co. Sheriff’s Office at…
Dallas County Sheriff Mike Granthum says investigators need the the public’s help to identify a masked robber. Sheriff Granthum says the suspect entered the Marathon gas station on Highway 80 East Sunday night with a gun and demanded money. He says surveillance footage shows the suspect hopped over the counter, grabbed cash and ran out of the store. Anyone with…
On January 13, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received information in regard to a possible child abuse situation in Smiths Station. Sheriff’s investigators and personnel from the Lee County Department of Human Resources conducted a welfare check at a residence in the 5000 block of County Rd. 246 and made contact with 4 children (ages 3, 4, 10 and 11-years-old)….
Family and law enforcement officers are searching a heavily wooded area in Tallassee for a missing woman. Judy Jackson Kennebrew is a 65-year-old female who suffers from dementia, according to the family. She was last seen wearing gray or black dress slacks in the area of Jackson Lane in Tallassee, around 6:00 pm on January 8th. Alabama News Network Reporter Justin…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the House prosecutors for the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. They include Democrats Adam Schiff of California and Jerrold Nadler of New York, who led the House impeachment probe. Pelosi made the announcement this morning, hours before the House was expected to vote to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate for…
STAYING CLOUDY AND WET: Some rain is expected through the day, but for now, not the coverage we have seen the past couple of days across the area. Temperatures will be well into the 70s this afternoon. A weak cold front will push into the state overnight. which means cooler air and drier conditions the next few days. THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Cooler,…
