CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a 12-year-old Alabama boy has been killed in a boating crash in Cullman County during the busy Memorial Day weekend. News outlets report the crash happened Saturday evening on Smith Lake. Capt. Gary Buchanan of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol says the boat was pulling three juveniles in inner tubes when it…
The following is a statement from Auburn Athletics on the death of radio announcer Rod Bramblett and his wife Paula in a car wreck last night: Rod Bramblett, the Voice of the Auburn Tigers, and his wife, Paula, passed away on Saturday after sustaining injuries in a vehicle accident in Auburn. Rod, 53, had broadcasted Auburn baseball since 1993 and…
Here are the details of the wreck that killed Rod Bramblett, the Voice of the Auburn Tigers, and his wife Paula Saturday night. This information comes from the Auburn Police Department: Last night at 6:08PM, Auburn police, fire, and paramedics responded to a two-vehicle crash on Shug Jordan Parkway at the intersection of West Samford Avenue. Police say the Brambletts…
Rod Bramblett, the longtime radio announcer for Auburn football and basketball games, known as “The Voice of the Auburn Tigers” and his wife were killed in a two-car wreck in Auburn last night. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris says in a statement that Rod Bramblett died Saturday night at UAB Hospital in Birmingham from a head injury. He was 53….
Memorial Day Weekend kicked off in Tuskegee with the Annual Fly-In. Â There were food vendors, live music, vintage and homebuilt planes, and free airplane rides for kids. People were able to get up close to the thrill of flying. The free event also included free tours of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site museum. Moton field was the World War…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Members of both parties say a flood of laws banning abortions in Republican-run states has handed Democrats a political weapon for next year’s elections. They say the restrictions will help Democrats paint the GOP as extreme and woo centrist voters who could decide tight House and Senate races. The most stringent statute is Alabama’s, which outlaws virtually…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s attorney general has announced the state will pay $1 million to the families of three slaying victims allegedly killed by a man on parole. The three families will share the award. They allege that the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles wrongfully paroled and failed to supervise Jimmy O’Neal Spencer after releasing him in January…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama House of Representatives has passed legislation allowing residents to purchase wine and have it shipped directly to their house. The bill by Republican Rep. Terri Collins would allow licensed wine manufacturers to obtain a permit to deliver limited quantities of wine directly to Alabamians. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board doesn’t currently allow such shipments….
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s 529 Fund will celebrate May 29 by selecting at random 29 babies to receive $529 in contributions to an existing or newly opened CollegeCounts account. Babies born between May 29, 2018 and May 29 of this year are eligible. Alabama State Treasurer John McMillan says the program encourages families to begin saving for college as…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama country singer Dexter Roberts has come in third place on Season 16 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Al.com reports that Roberts competed on celebrity country crooner Blake Shelton’s team during the reality series. The 27-year-old from Fayette was beat out for the top spot by Maelyn Jarmon, a 26-year-old pop singer from Frisco, Texas. Roberts may…
