Gov. Kay Ivey orders flags lowered in memory of former President Carter
Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered that flags throughout Alabama be flown at half-staff for 30 days in memory of former President Jimmy Carter.
2024 deaths
Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in TV sitcom “Alice,” dies at 87
Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a waitress on the CBS TV sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 87.
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, others remember Auburn football chaplain Chette Williams
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and others are sharing their condolences after the drowning death of Auburn University football chaplain Chette Williams.
Former University of Alabama Athletic Director Bill Battle dies at 82
The University of Alabama has announced that former Athletic Director Bill Battle, who was also well known as a coach and founder of the Collegiate Licensing Company, has died at 82.
Chuck Woolery, host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble,” dies at 83
Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” has died at 83.
Former Alabama Finance Director Kelly Butler dies
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the death of former State Finance Director Kelly Butler.
Former Alabama State Sen. Jimmy Holley dies at 80
Former Alabama State Sen. Jimmy Holley of Elba has died at the age of 80.
Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
Music titan Quincy Jones died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. Jones was to have received an honorary Academy Award later this month.
Teri Garr, offbeat comic actor of “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died
Comic actor Teri Garr has died of multiple sclerosis at the age of 79, “surrounded by family and friends,” said her publicist.
Mitzi Gaynor, star of “South Pacific,” dies at 93
Mitzi Gaynor, who starred in the 1958 film “South Pacific” and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93.
