Today kicked off a multi-state crack-down on speeding in the southeast. The safety campaign, Operation Southern Slow Down, was created to increase enforcement on major highways and interstates during travel periods when fatality rates are at the highest. The five day enforcement period which runs from July 15th to July 19th this year will ramp …
Tractor Supply has announced it will eliminate its Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positions and goals in an apology to customers. The statement says Tractor Supply vows to withhold data from the Human Rights Campaign, revoke funding from Pride festivals and focus on land conservation.
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) has confirmed the presence of Africanized Honeybees (AHB) in Jackson County. ADAI is taking swift action to mitigate any risks associated with these invasive bees. Traps are being set up within a five-mile radius of the detection sites to capture and identify any further presence of AHB. …
The Jackson County Alabama Sheriff’s office is looking for a man who escaped while returning to jail. The sheriff’s office says Truan Bobby Evans was attending a rehab session. A relative was returning him to jail when he jumped out and fled. Evans has been charged with a probation violation and escape, 3rd offense. His …
The Alabama back to school sales tax holiday begins July 19 at 12:01 a.m. and ends at midnight on Sunday July 21. A county or municipality, by resolution or ordinance adopted at least 30 days prior to the third full weekend of July, may provide for the exemption of covered items from county or municipal …
On June 5, 2024, a federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a three-count indictment against James C. Thompson, 71, of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, for transporting minors with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Thompson appeared in court on Friday, June 7, 2024, before the Honorable United States Magistrate Judge Christopher H. Steger and entered …
On May 21, 2024, at approximately 7:30pm Jackson County, Alabama Sheriff’s deputies, Scottsboro Police and medical personnel responded to a 911 call about a person being shot on County Road 21 in the Pikeville, Alabama community. Tracy Thomas Bradford age 58 of Scottsboro was found deceased at the location. The investigation determined that there had …
On Friday, at approximately 6 PM, the Stevenson Fire Department responded to the area of the 6th Street and Broad Street intersection. Upon arrival fire crews discovered the fire inside a bedroom in a modular home. The flames were extinguished within 6 minutes and during overhaul it was discovered that an inside pet had chewed …
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will participant in the 2024 National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24, reminding all boaters to brush up on boating safety skills and prepare for the boating season. This observance week is the annual kick-off of the Safe Boating Campaign, a global awareness effort that encourages boaters to make the most …
Skyline, AL Police Chief Kyle Shelton responded to a domestic incident on County Road 143 on Thursday afternoon. Chief Shelton was allegedly shot just inside the doorway by Charles David Boles. Chief Shelton returned fire, striking and killing Boles, according to Jackson County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office says Chief Shelton was transported to …
