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County braces for severe weather on Christmas Day 26 Dec 2012 | 04:17 am
Pike County residents should brace for potentially historic severe weather today and tonight.
Pregnant woman among injured in ambulance wreck (with photos) 27 Jul 2012 | 02:15 am
Three people, including a pregnant patient, were injured when the ambulance they were in overturned.
Video: Long Hall demolition 25 Jul 2012 | 09:42 pm
Demolition began on Long Hall at the Troy University Campus in Troy, Ala. on Wednesday.
Heat advisory issued 25 Jul 2012 | 06:48 pm
A heat advisory is in effect from noon to 9 p.m. today in Pike County, as officials warn the heat index may reach as high as 106 degrees.
Wreck claims Troy teen’s life 24 Jul 2012 | 07:51 am
A two-vehicle crash Monday in Crenshaw County claimed the life of a Troy teenager.
Mayor Lunsford and his connections will be missed 21 Jul 2012 | 10:09 pm
I would like to thank Mayor Jimmy Lunsford for all he has gotten done and has done for the City of Troy.
Don’t overlook existing industry 21 Jul 2012 | 10:08 pm
The recent announcement that Airbus would build a $600 million aircraft assembly plant at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile was indeed great news. T
What will you decide on Sept. 18? 21 Jul 2012 | 10:07 pm
An interesting letter crossed my inbox this week: “I heard that last week in Montgomery, a state legislator told the Forestry Association that the local hospital in Alex City would close if the Septe...
No easy answers in massacre 21 Jul 2012 | 10:06 pm
When the news flashed across television screens on Friday morning, our hearts skipped a beat. A shooter had opened fire in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater. Panic, fear, and death ensued.
Sheriff refuses to allow accused rapist out of jail 11 Jul 2012 | 01:16 am
Seven days after a judge lowered his bond, accused rapist Andre Ellis was still in jail by decision of Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas.
