Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said he did not think a state lottery was the “perfect option” for funding government, but said it was the only one left. In an opinion piece submitted Wednesday to news outlets, Bentley expanded on his reasons for calling a special session on a state lottery. The governor, who is a dermatologist, said he could not…
A Georgia woman was shot and killed in a moving car traveling on Interstate 85 in Alabama. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones says investigators are trying to piece together what happened in the early Monday morning shooting. Authorities were initially called to an accident involving a car and an 18-wheeler in Lee County in Alabama. However, Jones said they discovered…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn women’s basketball team will travel to Manhattan, Kan., on Dec. 2 to face Kansas State as part of the 2016 SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The SEC and Big 12 announced the match-ups for the event Monday. The event will feature 10 teams from the SEC against every team from the Big 12. Auburn and Kansas State…
Governor Robert Bentley on Monday commended the Alabama Tourism Department for its work last week in New York City. The Tourism Department set out on a takeover of Manhattan. The marketing campaign involved several experiences that brought unique aspects of Alabama to the people living in and visiting New York. “What the Alabama Tourism Department did was reveal the true…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate is 6.0%, unchanged from May’s revised rate of 6.0%, and below June 2015’s rate of 6.1%. June’s rate represents 130,349 unemployed persons, compared to 132,019 in May and 130,604 in June 2015. “Our unemployment rate continues to hold steady,” said Washington. “Even though there was no change in…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Southern California sophomore cornerback Isaiah Langley has been suspended for the Trojans’ season opener against Alabama. USC confirmed the suspension Tuesday, declining to divulge details. The Los Angeles Times reports that Langley was arrested in May at a fraternity party at UCLA on suspicion of three misdemeanor charges. He is expected to enter a diversion program….
Supporters of the family of a 19-year-old man shot and killed by a Mobile police officer are calling for criminal charges against the officer and for Mayor Sandy Stimpson to remove himself from a police citizens advisory council selection process. AL.com reports that in her first public comments since her son Michael Moore’s shooting, Shunta Daugherty continued to question Tuesday…
Two well-known snack food companies are merging. Utz quality foods of Hanover, Pennsylvania is buying Birmingham, Alabama based Golden Enterprises, Inc., which is the owner of the popular Golden Flake brand snack chips. Golden Enterprises CEO Mark McCutcheon says the merger will “allow the Golden Flake brand to continue to grow in our core southeastern markets, while expanding the product…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Alabama coach Nick Saban has suspended guard Alphonse Taylor indefinitely from the team. Saban announced the decision Monday, a day after Taylor was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. He said in a statement, “We are very disappointed any time a player makes a choice that leads to this kind of behavior.” Tuscaloosa…
Officials say the proposed merger of three two-year colleges in eastern Alabama is being postponed indefinitely. According to the Opelika-Auburn News, the decision was announced Thursday during a conference call for workers at Southern Union State Community College, Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Central Alabama Community College. The interim president at Southern Union, Glenda Colagross, told workers the timing isn’t…
