Two starving dogs were found abandoned in a field in Lowndes County and taken to Pike County’s Troy Animal Clinic last Thursday, where veterinarians have since done their best to get them healthy. Robert Hawkins is a vet and owner of Troy Animal Clinic. He says when the dogs were first brought in, they needed urgent care. “They kinda remind…
A summer camp on Troy University’s campus is teaching kids the importance of using their creativity by using theatre, dance, and arts and crafts. Now in its tenth year, campers from across the United States have attended this years camp. Camp director Tori Lee Averett says there was a need in the area before the camp made its debut in…
AP-GA–River-Body Body pulled from Georgia’s Chattahoochee River HELEN, Ga. (AP) – A man’s body has been pulled from Georgia’s Chattahoochee River in White County. WSB-TV reports a tourist found the submerged man’s body about 10:30 a.m. Friday. Authorities have identified the man as 42-year-old Gary Phillip Freeman Jr., of Troy, Alabama. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says Freeman was visiting…
A man suspected in a series of robberies across Alabama has been taken into custody. Authorities say 31-year-old Jarius Davis of Opelika was captured Thursday after being stopped by Auburn police. He is charged with 4 counts of robbery 1 st degree for robberies that occurred throughout Lee County. Authorities say he will most likely be interviewed by multiple other agencies for…
At approximately 2:00 AM on Saturday, April 14, the Troy Police Department responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Love Street. When officers arrived, they found multiple shell casings on the ground and evidence that someone had been injured but could not locate a victim at the scene. There was a vehicle that had been shot into and…
An Alabama special prosecutor says police officers investigated for their roles in an encounter that seriously injured a teenager won’t be criminally charged. District Attorney Michael Jackson told AL.com on Thursday that a grand jury met this week in Pike County and declined to indict the Troy officers. The NAACP said 17-year-old Ulysses Wilkerson suffered injuries including brain swelling “at…
On Friday, January 5th, 2018, representatives from the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation and the Pike County District Attorney’s Office met with immediate family members, and their attorneys, of the seventeen year-old juvenile arrested by the Troy Police Department on December 23rd, 2017. SBI’s standard practice is to meet with at least one member of the immediate family in all…
An Alabama woman says police severely beat her black 17-year-old son while he was handcuffed and she wants answers from authorities about what happened. Angela Williams shared a photo of her son’s bloodied face on Facebook and it went viral. Representatives for the family say Ulysses Wilkerson was startled by police on the night of Dec. 23 and he ran…
The Troy Police Department has been given a McGruff, the Crime Dog” costume by the Troy Exchange Club. McGruff is used by police departments to raise awareness about crime prevention. Each year the exchange club sponsors a public safety project and this year they’re helping the Troy Police Department. They’ll use the McGruff costume to interact with students at area…
Troy residents have voted to allow Sunday alcohol sales, after a special election Tuesday. Approximately 73% voted yes, with 27% voting no. Troy city leaders will meet Monday to finalize the count. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News, Troy Tags: alcohol, Troy
