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UNA SEES A 20 PERCENT INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT
FLORENCE, AL – The University of North Alabama’s summer session enrollment and credit-hour production increased more than 20 percent this year compared to the 2019 summer session, university officials...
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PAROLE DENIED FOR LOCAL OFFENDER
DAVID RAY ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a parole request Tuesday from David Ray Alexander, who is serving a 20-year sentence on various crimes including...
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Man dies after crashing into Cypress Creek
FLORENCE – A one-vehicle crash at 1:41 a.m. today, June 6, 2020, has claimed the life of a resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee. Joe Dewayne Cothrum, a 35-year-old, was killed when the 2011 Nissan...
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MAN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER AFTER DEADLY POLICE CHASE
ZACHERY JOHN MADDEN FLORENCE– A man from Brilliant, Alabama, is facing manslaughter charges following a pursuit by the Florence Police Department. Zachery John Madden, 21, was charged after he failed...
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NAMC TO ALLOW 1 VISITOR PER PATIENT
NORTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER FLORENCE – North Alabama Medical Center is transitioning from a zero-visitor protocol to limited visitor restrictions, officials said.The restrictions, which were...
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All will give an account
The Bible makes it clear that heaven keeps record books—Revelation 20:12: All the wicked dead will stand before God at the Great White Throne judgment, just before the renovation of earth, and will be...
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SUSPECT SHOT AT OFFICER, FLED SCENE
Florence police are at the scene of the Residence Inn by Marriott on Tuesday searching for suspect FLORENCE – Police are at the Residence Inn by Marriott Florence investigating the scene after a...
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TWO INMATES PAROLED ON LOCAL CHARGES
LEE VAUGHN HAMER MATTHEW LEE VANDIVER Parole was granted Tuesday for two inmates serving time for Shoals area crimes.The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles granted requests from Lee Vaughn Hamer and...
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LEIGHTON MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT
MATTHEW MARTIN JOHNSON FLORENCE- Authorities arrested a Leighton man over the weekend for theft from a heating and cooling firm. According to police, Matthew Martin Johnson, 46, of 800 Duncan Lane,...
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Suspected Shell station robber wore duct tape as mask, steals Cash, Yoohoo...
JASON LYNN DICKSON FORD CITY- Authorities have arrested the man they say is responsible for the robbery last week of the Ford City Shell station and firing shots at Florence police in a chase the next...
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PAROLE DENIED FOR MAN SERVING 12 YEARS
ERIC C TERRELL MONTGOMERY–The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a parole request yesterday for a man serving 12 years on a felony domestic violence conviction, authorities said. The board...
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UNA CONFIRMED AS DOCTORAL-GRANTING INSTITUTION
FLORENCE, AL – The University of North Alabama has been approved to offer two doctoral programs. Beginning in Spring 2021, the College of Business will offer the Executive Doctor of Business...
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THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD
Wrapping up the judgment of the wicked on that great day: “The sea [ocean] gave up the dead [atoms and molecules of the bodies of the wicked dead] which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the...
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TWO DENIED PAROLE IN LOCAL CASES
MONTGOMERY — Two inmates serving on convictions in local cases have had their parole requests denied, authorities said. Charles Edward Blankenship and William Paul Cosby had requests denied by The...
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The Book of Revelation Describes The New Jerusalem
People will likely ask this question: “If God just renovates the surface of this planet instead of making an entirely new one, where will the inhabitants of this planet be located while He renovates...
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PETA ORGANIZATION OFFERS SANCTUARY FOR LEO III
FLORENCE – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has offered to provide an accredited sanctuary for Leo III following the death of Una. Una, who along with Leo, had been in the George H. Carroll...
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SHOALS UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 7.9 PERCENT
MONTGOMERY- Unemployment in the Shoals fell to 7.9 percent in June, according to the latest figures from the Alabama Department of Labor. That is down from 10.1 percent in May and 15.3 percent in...
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OFF-DUTY FLORENCE POLICE OFFICER DIES IN CRASH
OFFICER JASON NOVAK FLORENCE – An off-duty Florence police officer died in a wreck overnight, officials said.Officer Jason K. Novak, 51, died in the hospital almost two hours after the wreck on Pine...
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PARENTS ARRESTED IN DEATH OF CHILD
DAKOTA HEATH FOWLER BRANDI MICHELLE BURKS HODGES– Two Franklin County parents were arrested on Sunday and charged with the death of their three-year-old son. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s...
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Patterson Named Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
RON PATTERSON FLORENCE, AL – Ron Patterson has been named the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of North Alabama. With this promotion, Patterson leads a new...
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