The fire at Brantley Recycling Center has been a costly one. The town’s fire chief tells Alabama News Network the fire caused an estimated $1 million in damage. Three buildings are a total loss. As we showed you Sunday, the fire was so large that Crenshaw County Emergency Management Agency Director Elliott Jones asked people living within a quarter mile…
It was a packed room with law enforcement officers from not just Montgomery, but all of Central Alabama. More than a dozen law enforcement officers were recognized and honored for going above and beyond the call of duty. From drug busts to putting sex offenders behind bars, those recognized at the 21st annual CrimeStoppers Awards say much of what they…
A bomb threat to a Bullock County High School, a threat of mass casualties in Crenshaw County Schools, and hearsay of a shooting at Troy University; all examples of costly rumors. The recent threat at Troy left the entire campus on high alert. ” a writing on the bathroom wall in the dining hall saying that there would be a…
Crenshaw County Investigators continue their search for suspects involved in the armed robbery of a Dollar General. On Monday, October 9, at approximately 8:45 pm, two unknown males entered the Dollar General in Highland Home. Once inside they robbed two employees at gunpoint of an undetermined amount of money. There were no reports of injury. Investigators describe both subjects being…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested two suspects in the November 17, 2016, shooting death of 31-year old Jacurtis Howard of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged John Turner, 20, and Raheem Brown, 29, both of Montgomery with one count each of capital murder. Turner was taken into custody today by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, and Brown was extradited from Crenshaw County, where he was being held…
The Troy Police Department has arrested Randall Wade Oswald, 36, of Troy, on two warrants issued by the circuit clerk of Bullock County. The Bullock County Warrants were for Burglary 3rd degree and Theft of Property 1st degree. Officers attempted to stop a 2009 black Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Oswald at approximately 11:30 pm Friday, August, 4 on Pike County…
Students in our area start returning to class on Monday, Aug. 7. Here are the start dates for school systems in the Alabama News Network viewing area: MONDAY, AUG. 7: Alexander City Andalusia Bullock County Crenshaw County Dallas County Lowndes County Opp Perry County Selma Tallapoosa County TUESDAY, AUG. 8: Pike County Tallassee WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9: Autauga County Butler County…
A South Alabama teen who went mission two years ago has finally reunited with her family. There are many questions surrounding the disappearance of Alissia Freeman. But for right now, people in Highland Home are glad she is safe after seeing these photos of the teen smiling after reuniting with her mother. “I’m glad for the family, i’m glad she’s…
Myra Alissia Freeman’s mother claims she spoke with her daughter through a video chat on Monday. Freeman has been missing since December of 2015. The mother of a missing Highland Home teen says her daughter reached out to her through a video chat. Myra, also known as Alissia, Freeman went missing on December 13, 2015. Her parents say she was…
The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday afternoon that an EF0 tornado touched down in the northern part of Crenshaw County during Monday’s severe weather. But the NWS is also saying that tornado formed out of a macroburst of straight line winds that measured between 70 and 90 mph. Officials with the NWS say that macroburst is to blame for much of…
