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Virginia Transportation unveils new EV truck
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Virginia Transportation Corporation unveiled a new all-electric truck on Monday, which will transport newly built Honda cars from the Lincoln, Alabama plant to the nearby CSX railhead for shipment to locations across the globe. Officials will collect data and analyze the performance of the...
League of Women Voters to host public meeting in Northwest Alabama
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The League of Women Voters of Alabama has announced a public meeting planned for the Northwest Alabama community on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library at 350 N. Wood Ave to provide information about the League of Women Voters’ mission, along with their many projects and activities.
Alabama man killed when pickup truck runs off road and strikes tree, state troopers say
An Alabama man was killed this week after his pickup truck veered off the road and struck a tree, state troopers reported. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 5:25 p.m. Monday, and claimed the life of a Hodges man. Michael E Chamblee, 67, was fatally injured when the 2013 Chevrolet...
Column: Play continues despite the dangers, so must the safety measures
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every Friday night during the fall, hundreds of football players across the State of Alabama strap up their helmets and take the field with their team. They are all well aware of the risks and abnormal things that could happen on any given play on a football field, but they do not let that distract them from the task at hand on the field.
Hampstead to Break Ground on New Montessori School Campus
Campus to allow increase enrollment, playing a key role in Hampstead’s largest expansion phase to date. MONTGOMERY—Hampstead, a 416-acre master-planned residential and mixed-use development, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for new Montessori School at Hampstead campus on Thursday, August 22, at 5 p.m. The state-of-the-art school, scheduled for completion by summer 2025, will provide children and parents in Hampstead and Central Alabama with a unique educational environment that emphasizes holistic development and growth of gross motor skills.
Hank at 101: Celebrate country-western icon's life and music Sept. 14 in Montgomery
What can you do to follow a once-in-a-lifetime century celebration for a country-western music icon? Get ready for Hank’s 101st birthday, of course. That’s the one and only singer/songwriter Hank Williams — who was born Hiram King Williams... who grew up shining shoes, selling peanuts and singing on the street in Montgomery long...
Auburn University’s enrollment includes service to record number of Alabamians
Auburn University’s total enrollment increased 2.6% over last year, with a record percentage of in-state students beginning the fall 2024 semester. Pre-census semester data — which will be confirmed officially on the Sept. 9 census date — revealed the land-grant institution’s full-time undergraduate enrollment is 24,953, with Alabama residents constituting a record 62% of full-time enrolled undergraduates. That is a 4% increase of in-state students over 2023 and the largest percentage of Alabama residents enrolled in the university’s nearly 170-year history.
Ex-Kearney man sentenced for fraud after previous plot setting fire to Walmart stores
KEARNEY,Neb. — Jeffery S. Sikes, formerly of Kearney, Nebraska, has been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison for fraud and a plot to set fire to Walmart stores in Alabama. According to the United States Attorney's Office, Sikes defrauded multiple victims of over $819,000 through various fraudulent...
Prattville leader and city councilman Albert Striplin dies
PRATTVILLE − Prattville City Councilman Albert Striplin died Tuesday. He was 70. The city confirmed his passing on its Facebook page. He had been dealing with health issues for several months. Striplin was serving his third full term on the council representing District 1, joining the board in 2011. He served as council president from 2016 to 2020. ...
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