From the West Alabama Newsroom– Security was extremely tight around President Joe Biden during his visit to Selma during the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. But two Selma residents had a close encounter with the President. And neither of them was an elected official — or held a high-ranking position with a national organization. This picture taken during the annual Bridge Crossing…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– President Joe Biden will be attending the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma this year. Details of the visit haven’t been announced yet. But he’s expected to be in Selma on Sunday. Former State Senator Hank Sanders, one of the Jubilee organizers, confirmed the president’s visit Tuesday. “The President of the United States of America,…
New leadership is coming to the River Region United Way which serves more than 40 charity partners in five counties.
A local kindergartener is proving that you’re never too young to make a difference and even got the attention of the White House.
At the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker announced the appointment of Jeff Lynn as President of Central Alabama Community College (CACC). Lynn has served as Acting President at the college since last June. Jeff Lynn Lynn has more than 20 years of workforce and economic development experience across several…
Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November’s presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Wednesday, disrupting the process. (AP…
Facebook will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. In a post Thursday morning, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on…
Tuskegee University President Dr. Lily McNair will take a medical leave beginning January 15th. Upon her return from the university’s winter break, President McNair informed the Board of Trustees that, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 15, she will need to take a medical leave for most of the spring semester. The details of why President McNair needs the medical leave remains private….
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn University is paying its departed president $4.5 million over three years according to a separation agreement between the parties. The Opelika-Auburn News reports it obtained documents outlining the agreement from the university using a Freedom of Information request. The records show the university paid $1.5 million to Steven Leath on July 1 and has agreed…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 3:35 p.m. The partial government shutdown has slipped into the record books as the longest ever. Members of Congress are out of town, no negotiations are scheduled and President Donald Trump is tweeting into the void. He’s not tipping his hand about whether he’ll move ahead with…
