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Alabama’s Young Defensive Backs Earn Praise
One of the biggest question marks coming into the 2024 season for the Alabama Crimson Tide is the secondary. With the loss of Jaylen Key, Kool-Aid McKinstry, and Terrion Arnold to the NFL draft and Caleb Downs to Ohio State, the Crimson Tide are thinner in the secondary than they would like to be heading into 2024.
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.
CARE Humane Society temporarily closes amid contagious virus outbreak
AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - CARE Humane Society, previously known as the Lee County Humane Society, has temporarily closed its doors due to an outbreak of a highly contagious respiratory virus among the dogs. Despite the shelter officials’ efforts to isolate and closely monitor the infected dogs, the virus continues to...
Olympian Reita Clanton of Opelika assistant coach for inaugural team
OPELIKA — While Reita Clanton didn’t have the opportunity to participate in organized sports growing up in Opelika, and never heard of team handball until she was 22 years old, she was part of the 1984 USA Women’s Olympic Handball Team. She was also an Olympic coach in 1996 for the USA Women’s Handball team. Currently, Clanton is an assistant coach for the inaugural USA Team Handball Wheelchair National Team, which was formed in Auburn this summer, with Dr. Ford Dyke as the head coach.
Gadsden State starts Medical Assistant Program, hires director
Gadsden, Ala. – Gadsden State Community College is launching a new Medical Assistant Program that offers students a gateway to a rapidly growing healthcare field. The program opens Aug. 19 at the start of the 2024-25 academic year. Applications are being accepted. Dr. Susan Thrasher has been hired as...
Jailer agrees to plead guilty in case of inmate who froze to death at jail
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former corrections officer at an Alabama jail has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge in the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held naked in a concrete cell for two weeks. Federal court records show that Joshua Conner Jones entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors regarding the treatment of two inmates at the Walker County jail. Jones agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to deprive an inmate of their rights related to the 2023 death of Tony Mitchell. He also pleaded guilty to a separate rights-deprivation count related to the assault of another inmate. The plea agreement indicated there were five co-conspirators in the mistreatment that led to Mitchell’s death, an indication that the investigation is ongoing and more people could be charged in the death. A defense lawyer for Jones, W Scott Brower, said he could not comment on the agreement. Court documents did not name the inmate who died, but Bower confirmed the charge was related to Mitchell’s 2023 death. A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office did not immediately return an email seeking comment.
Remy Fund: $69K+ awarded to animal nonprofits in Greater Birmingham
If you are an animal lover this is one of the best announcements you will hear all year. Today, The Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham awarded 11 grants totaling $69,200 to companion animal (dogs, cats, and horses) nonprofit organizations, serving Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties.
Annual blood drive honoring Hoover teen happening this weekend
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Organizers are preparing an annual blood donation event to honor the life of a Hoover teen. The Sophia Zeigler Blood Drive will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the UAB Campus Greens, hosted by LifeSouth. On Aug. 3, 2022, Zeigler was shot and killed at a Hoover gas […]
Tuscumbia woman files federal class action lawsuit against Colbert Animal Services
COLBERT COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A new federal lawsuit is leveling some serious accusations against the Colbert County Animal Shelter, its director, the county and area police officers. The lawsuit alleges the animal control director has gone rouge, acting more as a deputy with arresting powers than an animal advocate.
Mobile native Paige Madden, Katie Ledecky swim to silver in 4x200-meter freestyle relay
PARIS, IDF — One of Alabama's own earned the second Olympic medal of her career Thursday with help from the most decorated woman in swimming history. Mobile native Paige Madden, alongside 13-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky, Erin Gemmel and Claire Weinstein, swam to a silver medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay, trailing an Australian squad led by individual gold medalists Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus.
North Portland Newspaper Owner Detained in Alabama, Accused of Grisly Threats Against Elderly Church Secretary
The landscape of local journalism in North Portland has been jolted by the arrest of a newspaper owner, Richard David Colvin, on charges that veer far from the ordinary small-town news beat. Colvin, who helms the St. Johns Review, is currently detained in Alabama facing serious allegations. According to court records, he is accused of issuing violent threats, including an abhorrent threat to kidnap, cage, and rape a 77-year-old church secretary. This information comes from AL.com, which reported the distressing details surrounding the charges.
WAAY's 31 Teams in 31 Days high school football spotlight: Pisgah Eagles
Let’s meet the 2024 Pisgah Eagles. This year, Luke Pruitt’s squad is looking to reach new heights. In his first three seasons as head coach, the Eagles made the playoffs twice despite not winning more than four games in any season. Things have been different since then. In...
Update: Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in DeKalb County Friday midday
An updated report was issued from the National Weather Service on Friday at 12:21 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 12:30 p.m. for DeKalb County. Residents can anticipate wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 12:21 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Trenton, moving southeast at 35 mph,"...
Jackson County deputies pick up Scottsboro shooting suspect from Tennessee
A Jackson County man accused of shooting a family member, stealing a car, and driving to Tennessee back in April is now back in Alabama. The sheriff's office confirms they picked up Jonathan Powell from Lawrence County, Tennessee, where he was being held, Monday. He was then booked into the Jackson County Jail in Alabama.