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Huntingdon College and Union State Community College Sign Reverse Transfer

Huntingdon College and Southern Union State Community College have signed a “reverse transfer” agreement. The agreement allows Southern State students who transfer to Huntingdon to transfer credits back to Southern State to go toward their associate’s degree. Officials with each school say the agreement will benefit transfer students, as well as workforce development. “So now, working with southern union, facilitating that whole…

‘White Water’ Movie to Begin Filming Opelika Area

Filmmaker Rusty Cundieff says his latest project, “White Water,” is scheduled to begin filming Monday in Opelika and the surrounding area. The Opelika-Auburn News reports  that the film is based on the book “White Water,” written by Eric Stein and Michael Bandy. The story line involves a 9-year-old black child dealing with racial tension in the South in the 1960s….

Man Killed, Woman Injured in Birmingham Shooting

Police say a shooting in Birmingham has left one man dead and a woman critically injured. Police say officers responded to reports of a shooting around 6:30 a.m. Sunday on Bessemer Road. They found the man and the woman — both with gunshot wounds — on the ground outside their vehicle. Al.com reports that both victims were taken to UAB…

Church Marks Anniversary of Deadly Bombing

A church in Birmingham is marking the anniversary of a deadly Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four black girls in 1963. The 16th Street Baptist Church planned to hold a service Monday to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the blast. Bells will toll at 10:22 a.m., the approximate time the bomb went off on a Sunday morning at the…

Ben Bolton

Ben Bolton is the weekend sports anchor for Alabama News Network. Ben came to Montgomery after graduating from the University of Georgia and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. He also worked as a temporary news reporter at WRBL in Columbus, Georgia, in 2013. Ben grew up in Savannah, Georgia. He played almost every sport, and competed on…

Bentley To Attend Domestic Violence Training Class

Alabama’s first lady Dianne Bentley is scheduled to attend a domestic violence training session for Shelby County law enforcement officials. Gov. Robert Bentley’s office says the session Monday morning is part of Dianne Bentley’s initiative to raise awareness of domestic violence. The training session is being provided by SafeHouse, which offers emergency and transitional housing for those who are homeless…

Bentley to Announce Small Business Commission

A newly-created special commission is expected to help small business startups throughout the state and assist existing businesses in their expansion efforts. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to announce the creation of the Alabama Small Business Commission Monday morning at the state Capitol building along with House Speaker Mike Hubbard, Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh and National Federation…

Civil War Officer and Opelika Resident to Receive Medal of Honor

President Barack Obama is bestowing the nation’s highest military honor on a Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago during the Battle of Gettysburg. First Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing died in July 1863 while standing his ground against Pickett’s Charge. Congress had to grant an exemption for Cushing, since recommendations for a Medal of Honor must…

US Works to Step Up Ebola Aid, But is It Enough?

The U.S. has a two-pronged strategy on Ebola: Increase desperately needed aid to West Africa and train U.S. medical workers for volunteer duty in the outbreak zone. President Barack Obama has called the outbreak a national security priority. But the administration isn’t saying how big a role the military will play or how quickly additional promised help will arrive. Sen….