Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as “Julia,” has died. She was 84. Carroll’s daughter, Susan Kay, said her mother died Friday in Los Angeles of cancer. Carroll played Julia Baker, a nurse whose husband had been killed in Vietnam,…
An animal rights group wants Mississippi State to retire its live bulldog mascot named Jak after he was crashed into by an Auburn University player making a mad dash through the end zone. Reports say People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sent a letter to the Mississippi college, saying it was sheer luck that Jak wasn’t severely…
Burlington Coat Factory held its grand opening Friday morning, at it’s brand new Montgomery location. The retailer relocated to Eastchase Parkway, next to the new Best Buy that is still under construction.  It was previously on Atlanta Highway in the Montgomery East Plaza shopping center. After the ribbon cutting, dozens of customers were invited inside to be the first shoppers,…
On October 3, the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force, US Marshal Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force, Alexander City Housing Authority and ALEA State Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence on Highland Street in Alexander City. Investigators recovered marijuana and drug paraphernalia during the search but the scope of the warrant was the recovery of a stolen…
Faulkner University’s new academic logo – Alabama News Network Faulkner University has unveiled a new logo that was years in the making. The new logo was displayed for the first time at last night’s annual Benefit Dinner featuring Nikki Haley. Guests at the event at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center saw the new logo on the dinner program, entry…
Alabama State Troopers say a Greenville woman was killed in a wreck in Butler County late last night. State troopers say 29-year-old Rachel Renee Farrington was killed when her SUV left the road and overturned. Investigators say she was not wearing a seatbelt and was killed at the scene. The wreck happened shortly before 11 p.m. on Alabama 106 at…
Thursday was yet another historic day of weather as record highs we destroyed across the state. Montgomery reached 102°, obliterating the old record of 94° set in 1959, and also that 102° was the hottest temperature ever recorded for the city in the month of October. That is the second time this week we have established an all-time record high…
Source: Alabama News NetworkThe Burnsville community is coming together to try and help their volunteer Fire Chief  after he has helped so many over the years. Exactly one week ago today, Steve Brewer’s house caught fire, damaging most of his belongings. “The inside is gutted. It is completely gutted. The outer walls are standing. It’s partially collapsed on the roof,”…
Sentencing was the topic of the Governor’s Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy meeting Thursday. Lawmakers were presented with pages and pages of data outlining Alabama’s booming prison population and complex sentencing guidelines. “There is no easy , simple, or free fix, and as hard as that is to swallow it’s just the truth,” said Bennet Wright, Executive Director of…
Former Selma Fire Chief, Toney Stephens, has filed a lawsuit against the city of Selma and Mayor Darrio Melton. Stephens served on the Selma Fire Department for 8 years, four which he served as fire chief. Stephens says that Mayor Melton “deliberately” made the working conditions so intolerable that he was forced to resign. Stephens is suing the city for…
