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Fred’s in Marion Among the 159 Stores to Close

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Fred’s Inc. says it will close 159 underperforming and unprofitable stores in 13 states by the end of May. The list includes 19 stores in Alabama. In our area, the store in Marion is scheduled to close. The Memphis-based company said in a news release liquidation sales at those stores were beginning Thursday. The company’s 398 other discount stores will…

Auburn Gymnast Wants Video of Injury to Stop Being Shared on Social Media

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A college gymnast is asking social media to stop sharing the video of her devastating leg injuries because “my pain is not your entertainment.” Auburn senior Samantha Cerio wrote on Twitter Wednesday that seeing her “knees bent unnaturally in real life was horrible enough,” but she says continuing to see the video and photos because people feel entitled to repost…

Stabbing In Macon County Leaves One Dead, One Injured

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Macon County authorities are investigating a stabbing that left one man dead and sent another to the hospital. Sheriff Andre Brunson says that stabbing happened Wednesday night near Notasulga.  The second victim is in critical condition. Brunson says several agencies were involved in the investigation, including the FBI narcotics unit, and the Gulf Coast Marshal Task Force. One person has…

Troy Police Investigating Double Shooting

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Troy police are investigating a shooting that left two men injured. The shooting happened just after 7:00 last night at the A&A Carwash in the 600 block of North Three Notch Street. Police say one of the victims was taken to a Montgomery hospital with life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made. If you have any information you’re asked…

Growing Weekend Storm Threat

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Our Friday will be a fairly decent day of weather as we are forecasting a mix of sun and clouds with afternoon highs generally in the lower 80s. Much of Saturday looks pretty good too as most locations will be dry with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 80s. However, through the day tomorrow, we are going to…

Holocaust Survivors at AUM

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Max Herzel and Riva Hirsch both have chilling stories of what happened to them as children. They tell their stories at schools around the country because they want people to know the truth about the horrors and hatred of nazi Germany. Both say to recall the stories of the Holocaust is emotional and bring up painful memories, but it must…

House Approves Bill to Ticket Motorists for Lingering in Left Lane on Interstate

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The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to ticket motorists who unnecessarily linger in the left lane on the interstate. Dubbed the “Anti-Road Rage Act,” the measure says motorists could be ticketed for driving more than a mile-and-a-half in the leftmost lane without passing another vehicle. The bill has a number of exceptions such as when there is traffic congestion…

Andalusia Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident with Jeep Driven by 13-Year-Old

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A two-vehicle crash at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, has claimed the life of a Andalusia man. Tommy Jason Sutton, 35, was killed when his 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle struck a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 13-year-old year old juvenile. Sutton was airlifted to Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center, where he later died due to injuries sustained in…

Lawmakers Seek Limits on Payday Loan Industry

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Payday lending customers would have longer to repay their loans under a proposal supporters hope will win approval after years of stalled reform efforts. Advocacy groups on Thursday urged lawmakers to support the measure they said will give borrowers a fighting chance to repay the loans. Proposed legislation would give borrowers 30 days to repay a loan instead of as…

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