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Auburn vs. Georgia Moved to Earlier Start Time

Auburn vs Georgia will now tip off at 11 a.m. CT instead of 5 p.m. CT due to threat of severe weather. The #5 ranked Auburn Tigers host Anthony Edwards and the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday, January 11, at Auburn Arena. ???? Time Change ???? Auburn vs Georgia will now tip off at 11 a.m. CT instead of 5 p.m. CT…

Severe Weather Storm Shelter Locations

ELMORE COUNTY: Open when GREEN Shoal Creek Baptist Church Elmore County Courthouse – Downtown Tallassee City Hall First Presbyterian Church Redland Baptist Church Tallassee Police Department Deatsville Volunteer Fire Department Town of Elmore Fire Station 2 Town of Elmore – Penny Parkway Town of Elmore – 1245 AL Hwy 143 Millbrook Baptist First Baptist Church – Eclectic Eclectic Police Station…

Edgewood Baseball hosts First Pitch Banquet with keynote speaker, Auburn’s Butch Thompson

  ELMORE, AL – Auburn University’s head baseball coach, Butch Thompson, will be the keynote speaker for Edgewood Academy’s First Pitch Banquet scheduled for Thursday, January 9, at the Millbrook Civic Center in downtown Millbrook.  Thompson, considered one of the top recruiters in the country, has led the Tigers since 2015, including this past season’s historic appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Also speaking…

Montgomery May Have Another Charter School Soon

Thursday evening the Montgomery County School Board held a public hearing, to consider the proposal for Life Academy Charter School. Board members, citizens, and City Councillor Audrew Graham heard overwhelming support the the school, which would be Montgomery’s second charter school if approved. School leaders say they are in the final stages of purchasing the former St. Jude school building,…

Severe Weather Preparedness Tips Ahead of a Stormy Saturday

  As Alabama braces for another round of severe weather, officials say that the number one item that you need to have is a NOAA weather radio, and an APP like the Alabama News Network Weather App. The ANN Weather app includes real-time interactive radar, location based severe weather alerts and updated forecasts so you can stay up-to-date on storm…

Charles Barkley Donates $1 Million to Birmingham HBCU

Former Auburn University star and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says he’s donating $1 million to Miles College, a historically black institution in Fairfield. According to reports, Barkley told interim president Bobbie Knight about the donation Wednesday. Knight is the first female president in the college’s history. Knight says Barkley’s contribution is the largest individual gift the college has…

Winn-Dixie Closing Store on Eastern Boulevard

The parent company of Winn-Dixie has announced that it will be closing its grocery store at 2730 Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery. That’s the store located in the Promenade shopping center. In a statement to Alabama News Network, a spokesman for Southeastern Grocers, the company that owns Winn-Dixie, says the store was underperforming. The statement says the company doesn’t take these…

Mayor Steven Reed: ‘I Want Montgomery to be the Safest City in the Country’

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s Transition Team hosted the final day of public meetings Thursday. The Public Safety Committee heard from MPD Chief Finley, District Attorney Daryl Bailey and MPS Superintendent Ann Roy Moore. Chief Finley says the biggest challenges for MPD in 2020 are funding (technology & vehicles), recruiting, retention and recidivism. When asked what the number one thing he…

U.S. Officials Confident Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Plane Tuesday, 176 Killed

Two U.S. officials say it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. President Donald Trump is suggesting he believes Iran was responsible. He is dismissing Iranian claims that it was a mechanical issue that brought down the plane -and is denying any U.S. responsibility. The officials, citing…