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Reeltown Student with Cerebral Palsy Dreams of Becoming Police Officer Come True

Isaiah Taylor, 17, a junior at Reeltown High School with cerebral palsy, has always dreamed of becoming a police officer. On Tuesday, that dream came true when Taylor was deputized by the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office. He was also made an investigator with the State Bureau Investigations. Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies attended the ceremony. Afterwards, Taylor was given…

Disaster Relief Trailer Stolen from Central Alabama Red Cross Montgomery Location

The Executive Director of the Central Alabama Red Cross says someone stole a disaster relief trailer from the Montgomery office. Executive Director, Kelly Hodges, says the theft occurred sometime between between Friday afternoon and Monday morning. Two of the three disaster relief trailers remained at the office. The Central Alabama Red Cross Montgomery office is located at 5015 Woods Crossing,…

Four Arrested at Elmore Prison on Separate Drug Charges

On Saturday, agents with the Alabama Department of Corrections’ Investigations and Intelligence Division arrested multiple individuals on drug-related crimes during visitation at Elmore Correctional Facility. While conducting routine vehicle searches, detection canines alerted on three vehicles and a subsequent search uncovered narcotics in each vehicle. Kenyatta Graham, 41, of Camp Hill, and Adriana Halkias, 19, of Madison were charged with…

Missing Lee County Man Found Safe

Photo from Lee County Sheriff’s Office **UPDATE** Todd Daigle was safely located Tuesday morning at approximately 7:00 AM.   **ORIGINAL STORY** Lee County Sheriff’s deputies need your help finding a missing man. They are trying to find 47-year-old Todd Peter Daigle of Valley. Daigle’s family reported him missing at around 2:30AM CST this morning. Deputies responded to his home in…

Quiet Until Friday; Strong/Severe Storms Saturday

The sky becomes sunny today as the front pushes to the east; the high will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Wednesday will be another sunny day; the morning low will be around the freezing mark, followed by a high in the low 60s. Thursday will stay dry, with increasing clouds, temperatures rise into the mid to upper…

Local Churches release statements regarding United Methodist Church Proposed Split

Last weekend the United Methodist Church made headlines, when a group proposed that the 13 million member strong denomination split. The proposal is centered around same sex marriage and the inclusion of LGBTQ clergy, which is prohibited by the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist. A group of 16 representatives from United Methodist advocacy groups around the country released…

Former Lee Star Henry Ruggs Officially Declares for NFL Draft

Former Lee (Montgomery) Generals star Henry Ruggs officially declares for the NFL Draft.  "I will do something GREAT, I will be something GREAT‼️???????? #LetsRyde1️⃣1️⃣ https://t.co/K71blz8vND pic.twitter.com/HvLXkSTy7P — HJR III™???? (@__RUGGS) January 6, 2020 The former 5-star receiver made the decision to forego his season at Alabama to enter the 2020 draft. He made the announcement via Twitter/The Players’ Tribune. Ruggs…

Investigator: Johnson Admitted to Shooting Lowndes County Sheriff

Confirmed a second person was injured in the shooting

The teenage suspect in the shooting death of Lowndes County Sheriff “Big John” Williams was in court in Hayneville this morning for his preliminary hearing, and will now face a grand jury a judge says. This was the second time 18-year-old William Johnson was marched into the Lowndes county courtroom, he’s charged with capital murder in the sheriff’s death last…