We may not have time to sit down to read a book, but we’ve all got time for a text message. That’s the idea behind a creative app called “Hooked”. Stories are told by characters who are sending to texts to one another. I’ve been reading the story of a young woman who gets a mysterious text from an unknown…
If you’re one of the 100 million Amazon Prime members ready to shop, you may be priming yourself for the 5th annual Prime Shopping Day (this year it’s actually a 2-day event). Last year’s Prime Day was Amazon’s biggest shopping day in history as shoppers spent over $100 million and the company reportedly processed over 17 million transactions. This year…
An amazing video of a supposed robot throwing a strike with a bowling ball has Twitter and Facebook users wide-eyed. The video appears to show a large robot at a bowling alley, picking up a ball, spinning it around with its arm and literally throwing the ball through the air striking the head pin in mid-air. It isn’t real. The…
Jack’s is opening one of its newest stores in Troy. The new Jack’s, located at 1250 US Highway 231, Troy, AL 36081, will open at 5:00 a.m. on July 29. The grand opening celebration, “Five Days of Jack’s,” will run all week and feature a different giveaway each day. The first 50 customers in line at 5:00 a.m. on July…
Brundidge police officers are investigating a murder after a gas station clerk was found shot to death early Wednesday morning. The homicide happened inside the Gulf gas station off Highway 10. Neil Purush Kumar has been identified as the victim in the shooting. Kumar was a computer science graduate student at Troy University. University officials were notified of his death by…
A white professor at historically black Tuskegee University says he’s suing the school, claiming he’s been denied the salary he deserves because of discrimination. Physics professor Marshall Burns says he hasn’t considered leaving Tuskegee because he loves teaching students. He says he gets an associate professor’s salary despite being a full professor since 1980. He says he’s asked for a…
Former special counsel Robert Mueller, is sworn in before he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Former special counsel Robert Mueller is testifying today in front of the U.S. House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees about his investigation into Russian…
LOWER HUMIDITY AHEAD: Today through Friday, we are forecasting sunny days with lower humidity, and refreshing nights for July. Highs will be in the upper 80s, but with the lower humidity levels, though it will be warm, it will remain comfortable. Lows will be pleasant with most spots in the 60s. Moist air begins to return to extreme South Alabama…
Alabama is asking a judge to uphold the state’s practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote, arguing party preference, and not racial prejudice, has created the current all-white courts. A federal judge will hear arguments next month in the 2016 lawsuit alleging the practice violates the Voting Rights Act. Plaintiffs are asking the judge to order Alabama to switch…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that an Italian auto supplier plans to expand its operations in Auburn. Ivey’s office says the $15 million expansion project at 2A USA in Auburn will create more than 50 jobs. The facility is a Tier 1 supplier to major producers of automobiles and heavy trucks. Ivey’s office said 2A’s parent company is Italy’s…
