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Woman dies days after single-vehicle wreck in Montgomery
A woman died Friday, three days after she was involved in a single-vehicle wreck in Montgomery, police said Monday. Police and fire medics responded to Bell Road near Thach Road around 4:53 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a single-vehicle traffic collision, said Maj. Saba Coleman. Authorities found a 2003...
Howard earns master’s degree at Alabama State
Tiffany Howard took a fortuitous route toward landing a master’s degree at Alabama State University. Howard earned a master’s degree at ASU in social work and mental health on May 3. Howard, who finished with a 3.9 grade point average, published a journal article as the first author alongside her colleagues entitled “Navigating Adolescence: Addressing […] The post Howard earns master’s degree at Alabama State appeared first on The Selma Times‑Journal.
Wetumpka’s Shineflew named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week
Jaxon Shineflew’s last start of his freshman season was an award winning one. Shineflew, a 2023 Wetumpka graduate and South Alabama baseball player, was named the Sun Belt’s Pitcher of the Week after his win over Louisiana on Friday. In just his second career collegiate start, Shineflew pitched...
Deatsville resident arrested for Wetumpka kidnapping, robbery
Bobby McCall is in the Elmore County Jail after a Friday arrest for kidnapping, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. McCall, 37, of Deatsville was connected to an April 24 incident on Coosa River Parkway. The Wetumpka Police Department responded after a victim...
Letter: Montgomery's police need real leadership to succeed
The news had a clip of the city council meeting with the folks demanding the city do something about violence and crime. I will second that motion, but want to add to that list some needed traffic enforcement. The mayor suggested the police need a pay raise. I disagree. What...
On this day in 1961
A white mob of more than 300, including Klansmen, attacked Freedom Riders at the Greyhound Bus Station in Montgomery, Alabama. Future Congressman John Lewis was among them. “An angry mob came out of nowhere, hundreds of people, with bricks and balls, chains,” Lewis recalled. After beating on the riders,...
Pilot recovering after plane crash in Selma
SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - A pilot is recovering at a Montgomery hospital after he was injured in a plane crash Saturday night in Selma. According to Selma police, the private plane crashed in a wooded area behind Craig Motel. Officers were called to the scene off Highway 80 just before 9:30 p.m.
$20,000 reward offered in Mother’s Day murder, Alabama police say
Police are offering a $20,000 reward leading to the arrest of a suspect in the Mother’s Day shooting that left a 64-year-old Alabama woman dead in her home. Montgomery police continue to investigate the May 12, shooting that left one victim dead on Mother’s Day. Police are requesting...
Wetumpka ‘Fab 11’ celebrates graduation a day late
Eleven students didn’t walk at the official Wetumpka High School graduation Tuesday as punishment for a “prank.” But they are graduates and six celebrated with friends and family a day after the official commencement ceremony at Gold Star Park. Some apologized to their families for their mistake,...
Suspect in April shooting that left Montgomery woman paralyzed posts bail
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A suspect arrested in connection to an April shooting that left a Montgomery woman paralyzed was arrested over the weekend but has since been released on bail. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Sunday that 20-year-old Michael Lamar Johnson was arrested and charged in the...
Tallassee’s Delfin named North/South All-Star
The country’s leading scorer will play one final game this season. Tallassee junior Irvin Delfin was selected to participate in the AHSAA North/South All-Star soccer game held during the summer. The talented striker was one of 36 rising seniors to be selected to play in the 28th annual event.
George Washington Carver helped a Shreveport man attend Tuskegee University
For Luther M. Jones, Carver was a mentor, pen pal, psychologist, financial advisor, and architect. And the letters exchanged between these two men show how difficult it was to start a farmer's union in the post-Civil War American South.
Soli Deo Gloria
This newspaper column has recently featured reprints of tales from the music department’s past. Last week, we held our annual music banquet at First Baptist Church. I put myself at the end of the program so our captive audience would be able to listen to a few final words of thanks. These are the last words of a grateful educator to the fine people of Tallassee City Schools.
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