A prisoner at the St. Clair Correctional Facility was stabbed to death Thursday night.
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions has confirmed this morning that he will travel to Birmingham on Monday to give remarks with other Department of Justice officials at the U.S. Department of Justice National Public Safety Partnership Symposium.
According to Executive Director Misti McGehee, the goal for this year’s event is $143,000, and she said Thursday evening she is optimistic.
More than a thousand students and faculty made their way into Callanan Gymnasium on the campus of Talladega College on Thursday to take part in the 2018 Opening Convocation.
The only call Tuesday was to a stove top grease fire on Plant Road the homeowner tried unsuccessfully to put out with a fire extinguisher. Damage was limited to the stove, cabinets and hood area, Hudson said.
From January-August, Johnson said he had helped about 50 veterans throughout the county with things such as transportation needs, wheelchair ramps, financial difficulties, weekly visits to the VA Home in Pell City and hospital visits.
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Barbara Manuel of the National Federation of the Blind of Alabama said Thursday’s announcement “brings me joy. When I go to the polling place, I am one step closer to being completely independent and private.”
Alabama Supreme Court chief justice candidate Bob Vance Jr. spoke to the Calhoun County Democratic Party on Thursday, telling more than 50 supporters what he called “a tale of two judges.”
Mayor Jim Heigl and the finance department, with City Clerk Patricia Carden and finance specialist Yolunda Burns, will present the proposed budget in these sessions.
“He was only wearing boxer shorts. It was so scary.” -- Madgelene McGowan
PELL CITY – A man who was kidnapped from a residence in Pell City early today was later found shot in Jefferson County this morning.
The Talladega City Board of Education voted 4-0 Wednesday to hire Matthew Fuller as the system’s technology coordinator, replacing Taylor Armstrong. Board member James Braswell was not present for the vote.
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill will be making a major announcement on Thursday at the Alabama School for the Blind.
A Sylacauga man was sentenced to prison Tuesday after entering pleas on information to breaking into and entering a vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor offenses.
SYLACAUGA -- The City Council approved an agreement Tuesday with the Board of Education to assign four school resource officers (SROs) to city schools starting Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2019.
The City Council purchased a Kubota diesel tractor for the Street and Sanitation Department at the council’s meeting Tuesday.
RAGLAND – A man released from state prison on parole in 2013 was arrested on drug charges Monday by Ragland Police.
PELL CITY - Normally, the women meet at Aztecas Mexican Grill restaurant on Tuesdays, but this Tuesday they gathered at the Pell City Blessing Box with boxes and cans of food.
The Jolley Trolley will be a great benefit to the six-campus institution, especially, once the 30-acre working farm at AIDB is completed.
Vendors from dozens of businesses and organizations provided help, guidance, treatment, great freebies and door prizes to those in attendance.
The first meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the Knoxville Community Center from 5:30-7 p.m.
Local farmers, crafters and artisans will be onsite from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. selling homemade and homegrown goods at the store at 803 Martin St. S.
The Supreme Court had previously upheld the Talladega decision, by Senior Circuit Judge Bill Hereford, in July.
Perryman made the proposal during a City Council work session Tuesday.
