Former Troy University head football coach and Auburn University assistant coach, Larry Blakeney has been selected as the 2019 Camellia Bowl Alabama Football Legend Award, presented by Regions Bank. Blakeney, who retired as Troy’s head coach following the 2014 season, led Troy to 178 wins over his 24 years as head coach and guided the Trojans from NCAA Division II status…
TROY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama researchers are studying new ways to recycle plastics. Troy University says its recently established Center for Material and Manufacturing Sciences has received a $2.7 million grant to look at new methods of recycling plastic waste. A statement from the school says the money will pay for scientists and students to work on the project, plus…
Update: Friday 7:51 pm The Troy Police Department has identified the person of interest in the death of Willie Charles Scott, 58, of Troy. Shane Shemar Dunlap,24, also known as Shane Smith, is now a suspect in Scott’s death. A warrant has been obtained for Capital Murder in this case. Shortly after noon Thursday, officers from the Troy Police Department…
Misery and mystery can linger in missing person cases. To many, it may seem like there’s been a rise in missing person cases, and some even say you can thank social media for that. Reporter Mandy McQueen sat down with Crimestoppers to see if the numbers are, in fact, higher and what role social media plays. “Missing person cases have…
TROY, Ala. — Makhtar Gueye drained a 3-pointer from the corner in the final seconds to give UAB a 76-75 victory over Troy on Thursday night. UAB’s Zack Bryant tied the game at 73-73 when he nailed a 3-pointer and followed with a dunk with 44 seconds remaining. Troy’s KJ Simon answered with his own dunk 10 seconds later to put Troy back out front…
Another Troy University fraternity has been suspended for rules violations, including possible hazing. According to university officials, the chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon is now under investigation for the alleged incidents. The Dean of Student Services Herb Reeves says the situation was brought to the university’s attention after the DKE national organization received a report through its hazing hotline. So…
Source: Troy Police DepartmentA Troy man is behind bars on multiple felony charges after assaulting his girlfriend, stealing her car and crashing into other vehicles. According to the Troy Police Department, Torieno Tremayne Guice, 46, met his girlfriend in a parking lot around 4:30 p.m. on Friday to talk and exchange property. When the victim got in her car to…
Kelsey Nicole Starling was killed on July 4th in a boating accident on Smith Lake. Starling went missing after the boat she was in collided with another boat at around 10pm that night. After two weeks, the search for Starling was suspended indefinitely. Those who knew Starling say she will be remembered for the passion and love she showed to…
Authorities have suspended the search for a woman who was thrown from a boat on July 4. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Friday that the search for 26-year-old Kelsey Nicole Starling on Smith Lake has been indefinitely suspended. The agency said there will be periodic searches in the future, but the daily search activities are being stopped. Marine Patrol…
Marine Patrol Troopers and multiple law enforcement and search and rescue agencies have resumed their search for a missing Troy woman in the Rock Creek area of Smith Lake. According to ALEA Marine Patrol Trooper Sgt. Chad Pate, Kelsey Starling, 26, went missing after a July 4th boating crash in the Rock Creek area of Smith Lake. Starling was a…
