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Three on News 3: Alabama lawmakers on prison change, New Georgia 2024 election poll, Local hair salon helps women with alopecia
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — WRBL is rounding up three headlines of the day in our digital exclusive series, “Three on Three.” Check back daily to see the new top three headlines in the video player above. TODAY’S STORIES:
‘We’re looking at a miracle’: Alabama baby celebrates first birthday after being given a 1% chance to live
Herron Abney III, affectionately known as Tripp, is defying all odds despite being told he has a 1% chance of surviving. Tripp, who was born at barely 21 weeks and 3 days of gestation to parents Herron Abney II and Trashinda Gavin, recently celebrated his first birthday despite the doubts of the medical community.
Court returns control of Alabama town to its first Black mayor: ‘It feels good’
Patrick Braxton, 57, the first Black mayor of Newbern, a rural town in Hale County, has been officially reinstated to his office after a four-year battle. In 2020, Braxton became mayor of the tiny, majority-Black town, which hadn’t held a true election, most people guessed, for 60 years. But local white officials refused to let Braxton use his office.
Former Interim Selma Fire Chief arrested by Alabama State Fire Marshall's Office
Former Selma Fire Department Interim Chief Franklin Edwards was arrested July 26 and charged with first degree theft of property, according to the Alabama State Fire Marshal's Office. Edwards was taken into custody by Alabama State Fire Marshall's Office deputies with assistance from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, according to...
Three Montgomery men sent to federal prison for illegal machine gun conversions
Three Montgomery men have been sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing machine guns. Each of the machine guns at issue was a semi-automatic firearm that had been converted to fully automatic through the installation of a machine gun conversion device, commonly known as a “switch” or "auto sear," said Jonathan S. Ross, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. ...
Montgomery man convicted for beating own grandmother to death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Montgomery man who was arrested in 2019 for the brutal beating death of his own grandmother was convicted Thursday by a jury of his peers, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey. John Michael Perryman, then 26, was arrested for the June 15, 2019...
Leroy Bryant’s lasting legacy on Pike County
It’s an annual tradition these days for Troy Parks and Recreation to send an All-Star team to a Dixie World Series but before Troy native Leroy Bryant came along, that was not the case. Bryant led a youth team from Troy to its first World Series appearance in 1991 and those players also became the […] The post Leroy Bryant’s lasting legacy on Pike County appeared first on The Troy Messenger.
Lowndes schools name Starr as athletic director, Little as Central head coach
Lowndes County Public Schools announced Thursday the appointment of a county-wide athletic director. In a simultaneous announcement, Central High School shared the news it welcomed a new head football coach. Ervin Starr, longtime head football coach at The Calhoun School, was named the system’s athletic director. Superintendent Samita Jeter expressed her confidence in Starr, who […]
How we represent ‘The 45’ matters
An Editorial Opinion of the Lowndes Signal An often-quoted adage describes the far-reaching implications of some recent events taking place in Lowndes County Commission meetings. Used to describe one long-term impact of how elected officials conduct themselves one version reads, “Representation matters. You can’t be what you can’t see.” The June 24 Lowndes County Commission […]
Celebration of life set for Alan Kaufman, Wall Street Deli founder and retired UAB golf coach
A celebration of life is scheduled this Saturday, July 27, for Alan Kaufman, a Vestavia Hills resident who founded the sandwich restaurant chain that became Wall Street Deli and then launched a second career in retirement as the golf coach for the UAB Blazers. Kaufman died on July 15 after...
Dothan insurance agent schemed to steal thousands: Charges
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A Dothan woman faces insurance fraud charges after a lengthy investigation that expanded to state agents. Records show grand jurors indicted Allison Dawn Benton Davis, 53, who turned herself in at the Houston County Jail on Wednesday. The multi-count indictment shows that she defrauded insurance companies,...
Alabama nurse, mother of six, killed in Georgia crash
An Alabama woman died Wednesday afternoon following a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 in Georgia. Brandy Rodgers, 39, of Oxford, died in the crash at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday. The Georgia State Patrol said Rodgers was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. According to a GoFundMe page...
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