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U.S. Attorney’s Office launches initiative targetting gun switches
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a new initiative on Thursday designed to target illegal machinegun conversion tools, known as switches. Operation Flip the Switch falls under Project Safe...
Happenings in North Alabama the weekend of July 19-21
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — This weekend has some events to keep in mind!. The Market at MidCity - Every Sunday until November 10, from noon to 4 p.m., featuring 50 local vendors. Athens Lions Club Kiddie Carnival - Rides priced at one 50-cent ticket each. The carnival runs Thursday through Saturday evenings until July 27.
Marengo resident among taking office on retired employees board
The Alabama Retired State Employees’ Association (ARSEA) recently announced the results of their statewide elections of officers and board members. New board members beginning their terms were Marengo County’s LeTonya Williams of District 9, State Rep. Joe Lovvorn, who is a retired Auburn firefighter and chairman of the House Rules Committee, of District 11, former […] The post Marengo resident among taking office on retired employees board appeared first on The Demopolis Times.
Fortunate Lottery Players Win Six-Figure Prizes in North Carolina
An incredibly fortunate player from Alabama, who recently visited North Carolina, scored a six-figure prize from a recent Powerball drawing. The lucky man identified as Christopher Baker from Leesburg, Alabama, visited the North Carolina Education Lottery Wednesday to collect his sweet $100,000 Powerball prize. The man recently visited North Carolina...
Alabama Medicaid Agency impacted by Crowdstrike outage
The Alabama Medicaid Agency said Friday it had been affected by the global system outage caused by a glitch in a software update to Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity program. The agency canceled a Friday afternoon meeting on dental services “because of system outages and other circumstances,” said Melanie Cleveland, spokesperson for Alabama Medicaid. Cleveland confirmed the […] The post Alabama Medicaid Agency impacted by Crowdstrike outage appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Alabama-born drummer rocks the RNC stage with band Sixwire
by Blair Moore, Tribune feature writer MILWAUKEE, WI. — If you watched the Republican National Convention this week, you probably heard the Nashville house band everyone is buzzing about: Sixwire. The group’s drummer, Chuck Tilley, has deep Alabama roots. Tilley grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where his musical journey began. He was banging on toy […]
Hawthorne resigns, accepts new role with state BOE
By Haley Mitchell Godwin Superintendent of Crenshaw County Schools Dodd Hawthorne has announced his resignation following his acceptance of a position with the Alabama State Board of Education. Hawthorne will take on the role of Assistant State Superintendent for Career & Technical Education (CTE) & Workforce Development, effective August 16th. Hawthorne highlighted the critical challenges […] The post Hawthorne resigns, accepts new role with state BOE appeared first on Luverne Journal.
This week in HS Sports: A reason for high school sports fans to celebrate in north Alabama
This is an opinion piece. The start of the 2024-2025 high school athletic year is now a little over a month away. Cross country, swimming and diving, volleyball and football teams can begin their seasons on Aug. 22. And I’ve got some additional good news. We’ve added to our...
Automakers contribute $10.8 billion to Alabama, report says
Alabama’s four automaking plants and affiliated factories contribute $10.8 billion to the state’s economy. That’s according to a new report from Autos Drive America and the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). The two collaborated on an economic impact survey looking at the reach automakers have in...
Look Back ... to a proposal for regional primaries, 1999
Jul. 19—July 19, 1949, in The Star: In state news, Alabama Attorney General A. A. Carmichael will not be taking Julius Vance Harper, 21, back into custody to complete a 10-year sentence for the theft of $5. In Trenton, N.J., today, Federal District Judge Phillip Forman declined to send the Black labor camp escapee back to the Heart of Dixie, finding very credible Harper's testimony that he had ...
Foley moves forward with plans to create entertainment district in historic downtown
FOLEY, Ala. (WPMI) — The entertainment district proposed for Foley could bring more business and activity to downtown without leading to problems with disruptive behavior. The Foley City Council approved a first reading of an ordinance to establish an entertainment district in the downtown area west of Alabama 59. The ordinance is scheduled for a final vote in August.
Cheeseburger sliders franchise targeting 8 more Alabama locations
Atlanta-based Smalls Sliders is continuing to sign development deals geared toward covering Alabama. The chain earlier this year announced as many as five locations in and around Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Auburn, and the cheeseburger franchise already has Auburn and Birmingham locations set to open over the next year. According to...
Alabama Executes man For 1998 Cherokee Co. Murder
A man convicted in a 1998 murder in Cherokee County, Alabama was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. According to court records, Keith Edmund Gavin was convicted of murder in Illinois on June 9, 1982. In February 1998, just months after he was released from prison, he and his cousin, Dewayne Meeks, traveled to Fort Payne, Alabama, to pick up girls, and for Gavin to get away “because he had been gone a long time.” ...
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