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Meals on Wheels checks up on seniors during extreme heat in central Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Dangerous heat is a serious concern for seniors, especially those without air conditioning at home. Volunteers with United Way Meals help deliver meals to homebound seniors and those with disabilities in local communities. During summer, they also make sure residents have access to cold water and shelter. Cliff Mansfield has been […]
Travelers trek to north Alabama for ‘World’s Longest Yard Sale’ this week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Tourists will attempt to cross state lines for the “World’s Longest Yard Sale” from Thursday to Sunday, which features stops in Alabama. Also known as the 127-Yard Sale, vendors in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan will set up shops spanning 690 miles along rural Route 127. In Alabama, the yard […]
Alabama, civic groups spar over law restricting assistance with absentee ballot applications
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama attorney general’s office on Wednesday described a new ban on providing voters with absentee ballot application assistance as “commonsense ballot integrity,” while lawyers challenging the restrictions said they have halted important civic work in the community. The diverging depictions of...
Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame inducts inaugural class
Nearly 40 years in the making, the Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of honorees on June 8 during the National Wild Turkey Federation-sanctioned 2024 World Turkey Calling Championships held in Mobile. In 1986, the city leaders in Linden established the Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of...
Ann Leigh Jones takes gold in the Gold Standard Student-Athlete of the Week
The Alabama State Games, in partnership with the @AHSAA Radio Network, announces The Gold Standard Student-Athlete of the Week. Each week a student-athlete from throughout the state will be chosen exemplifying the GOLD STANDARD. Meet Ann Leigh Jones | Prattville High School. Sport: Volleyball. Nomination Category: Leadership Skills. Nominated by:...
Team effort by staff achieves full accreditation for BBCAC with National Children’s Alliance
By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center became a fully accredited member of the National Children’s Alliance in January, solidifying themselves at the upper echelon of the nonprofit work they do. The National Children’s Alliance is the national association and accrediting body for the over 900 children’s advocacy centers in the […] The post Team effort by staff achieves full accreditation for BBCAC with National Children’s Alliance appeared first on The Clanton Advertiser.
Alabama jails more people per capita than every country except one, report finds
Alabama jails more people per capita than every country in the world except El Salvador. With 898 inmates per 100,000 Alabama residents, the state has the sixth highest incarceration rate on the planet, according to a Prison Policy Initiative report published in June. “It is usually a mix of southern...
Prattville Library suit headed for first courtroom test
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After three months of back-and-forth legal filings, a federal judge has ordered a status conference in the lawsuit against the Autauga-Prattville Public Library alleging discriminatory policy. Judge Myron Thompson will hear both sides debate motions currently filed to dismiss the suit or allow the...
Bert Neff was sentenced to eight months in prison for his involvement in the Alabama baseball scandal
On Monday, Eugene Bert Neff Jr. was sentenced to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release. Neff was the Indiana man who was behind the NCAA betting scandal that led to Alabama’s baseball coach Brad Bohannon being fired. Court records indicate that Neff must report to the facility on October 29 to begin serving his sentencing. This past February, Neff pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal grand jury investigation into the NCAA betting scandal. There was a chance that Neff was going to serve the maximum sentence of 10 years.
Alabama bill would require permits for assault weapons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - A bill pre-filed in the Alabama Legislature would require a person to have a permit to legally carry certain firearms like assault weapons. Birmingham’s mayor recently showed up to a council meeting with an AR-15, calling for more legislation like this. Right now, anyone 19...
Alabama families seek answers after inmates’ bodies returned without internal organs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Agolia Moore was shocked to get a call telling her that her son was found dead in an Alabama prison of a suspected drug overdose. She had spoken to him to earlier that evening and he was doing fine, talking about his hope to move into the prison’s honor dorm, Moore […]
Wetumpka’s Bailey commits to ULM football
Wetumpka senior Ethan Bailey is the latest Indian to commit to play football at the Division I level. Bailey, a defensive end, recently committed to play at the University of Louisiana Monroe. He picked the Warhawks over Marshall, Alabama A&M and Alabama State among others. “It really means a lot...
Guardian Golf Championship coming to Prattville, seeking volunteers
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - The Guardian Golf Championship is coming to Prattville this September, and they’re seeking volunteers. The three-day event from Friday, Sept. 6-8, will be at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Capitol Hill on the Senator course. The tournament is expecting 100-120 women golfers to compete, including golfers from here in the River Region and from different countries around the world.
Board denies parole for Chilton offender
By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles held 24 hearings on July 25, one of which involved a Chilton County offender. Jared Dakota Frost was denied parole by the board during his hearing, and he received no reset date. Frost had no one speak in favor or against him […] The post Board denies parole for Chilton offender appeared first on The Clanton Advertiser.
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