OH SO NICE!!!: With the clear sky overnight, we are starting our Wednesday off rather chilly with temperatures in the 40s in most locations. For today, expect a sunny and pleasant day with highs generally in the lower 70s. Tonight will be another chilly one with lows by first thing tomorrow morning in the 40s again. Tomorrow will start off…
UPDATE:Â Aaron Gess was arrested in Louisiana by the Louisiana State Police and the U.S. Marshals Service. He is currently awaiting extradition to Alabama. Aaron Flynn Gess was initally considered person of interest in an active homicide investigation that occurred on October 20, in the Notasulga community. Authorities say Gess has a history of mental illness and has made threats to…
The Selma City Council voted unanimously to name Interim Chief Christopher Graham as new Selma Fire Chief. Graham’s resume’ includes 24 years of service in the Selma Fire Department. He has served as a Sergeant, Captain, and even worked in administration as a Fire Inspector with the City of Selma. “It gave me a lot of experience looking from an…
Dr. John M. Beehler, Dean of Business, Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh and candidate for the Presidency at JSU. Jacksonville State University’s president has been fired. According to reports the school’s attorney, Sam Monk, confirms John Beehler’s termination, without cause, was approved by the school’s Board of Trustees. Monk says Beehler’s duties as president end Tuesday. However, his last day…
State officials toured a state prison that the corrections commissioner say illustrates the state’s problem with aging facilities. It also shows the state’s ongoing problems with understaffing. The Governor’s Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy on Tuesday toured Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. The maximum-security inmate houses more than 1,000 inmates in facilities originally designed for about 500. Corrections Commissioner…
The new Mississippi Lottery will start offering multistate games on Jan. 30. The state’s lottery corporation on Tuesday announced the date that Powerball and Mega Millions will be available in Mississippi. The corporation said last week that the sale of scratch-off tickets for single-state games in Mississippi will begin Nov. 25. Mississippi has been one of six states without a…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama say two siblings blackmailed and extorted several victims by threatening to reveal their sexual orientation, even calling in bomb threats to their job and church. News outlets report 25-year-old Jvell Hurt and 23-year-old Whitney Hurt were arrested and charged with extortion and making terroristic threats. Court records say a victim told police that…
Montgomery Police Department charged Quinlen McKeithan, 19, with attempted murder in reference to a shooting that occurred on September 30. The shooting occured in the area of West Delano and Court Street. The adult male victim sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment. During the course of the investigation, McKetihan was identified as…
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by ASE Credit Union, is presented by Ms. Chandler’s 3rd grade class at Pine Level Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) – Investigators are trying to determine what caused a small plane to crash in rural Alabama, killing the pilot. WBRC-TV reports the Calhoun County coroner’s office has identified the pilot as 70-year-old Harvell Jackson Walker, of Fayetteville, Georgia. Officials found the crashed plane and Walker’s body after two searches. County Sheriff Matthew Wade says his office received…
