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The Crimson Tide will be hosting a tight end from an in-state school.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lorenzo Armon Whatley, 24, of Troy, pled guilty this week for his part in what law enforcement has come to call the “Gantt 9 Robbery,” based on the number of people arrested for the crime. Whatley and eight others forced their way into Felix Jones’s home in Gantt in an attempt to rob him.

The Miss Essence Scholarship Pageant provided over $2,000 in scholarships to senior contestants on Saturday, April 12, at Highland Home School. Young ladies from Alabama and beyond competed in the pageant and the chance to earn scholarships and a crown. The pageant is a contest with seven divisions of competition,...

31 years ago, an EF-4 tornado hit the Goshen United Methodist Church on Palm Sunday during service. Twenty people, including 6 children, were killed. Three decades later the community is still healing.

Applications for the Maggie J. Bryant (MJB) Scholarship have opened, offering local students the opportunity to pursue their higher-education goals after high school. Marenda Caldwell, MJB Scholarship Fund chairperson, said applications will be accepted until June 30, with winners announced by July 31. “The purpose of the MJB Scholarship Fund...

The Word Nerds book club meets every other Thursday beginning at 5 p.m.The next meeting will take place April 17 at The Luverne Journal office, 94 Glenwood Avenue in Luverne. All adults are welcome to attend this free event. For information, call (334) 306-4641 or (334) 546-8312. 4-H Meeting. The...

Recently, Pike Liberal Arts School announced the hiring of former college volleyball star Madison Evans as the school’s new head volleyball coach. Evans grew up in Crawfordville, Fla., and played high school volleyball at Wakulla High School, where she amassed 546 kills, 96 assists, 96 aces, 712 digs, and 77 blocks during her high school career. She went on to play college volleyball at Life University. At Life, she earned All-Conference honors as a freshman and was nominated for Newcomer of the Year, Freshman of the Year and was ranked in the Top 10 as a hitter in the NAIA. Evans and Life finished runner up in the Mid-South Conference Tournament and played in the NAIA National Tournament that season.

The No. 18-ranked Troy Trojans (27-11, 11-5) opened a Sun Belt Conference series with a 9-3 win over the ULM Ragin’ Cajuns (19-20, 5-11) at home on Thursday. Troy was led at the plate in the series opening win by Brooks Bryan, who went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, while Sean Darnell also tallied two hits, drove in one run and scored two runs. Jimmy Janicki also collected two hits and drove in a run. Jakob Wax scored three runs and Houston Markham drove in two runs.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The first round of the playoffs kicked off tonight for high school baseball teams across the state and we had a 5A match up right here in Mobile between Charles Henderson and St. Paul’s in a best-of-three series. Charles Henderson got on the board first...

TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball continues to add to its 2025-26 roster with its second transfer signee from Mississippi State, Shakirah Edwards. "Shakirah is a player we identified as a priority for us since early in her high school career," head coach Chanda Rigby said. "She is a creative scorer and can make difficult basketball plays look easy. I can't wait for our Trojan fans to watch her play in Trojan Arena."

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDNews) – Firefighters are still working to fully contain a fire that broke out Wednesday evening at the Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home. Smoke from the attic area continues to rise, creating a visible white plume seen from miles away. During a Thursday...

Minor, Illegal possession credit/debit card, Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle-Theft from Auto. Minor, Disorderly Conduct, Minor in Possession of Tobacco. Shipman, Lori L, 55, Possession of a Controlled Substance. April 13. Minor, Criminal Mischief. Minor, Disorderly Conduct. Rogers, Franklin L, 38, Public Intoxication, Alias Warrants. Collins, Toria T, 30,...

COFFEE COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — Christians around the world are celebrating Good Friday. In Coffee County, members from six different churches gathered at the Tractor Supply off the Boll Weevil Circle in Enterprise to carry a cross and walk a mile and a half down the road to Synovus Bank to symbolize the cross that […]

The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory at 4:40 a.m. on Saturday valid between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. for Coffee and Geneva counties. The weather service says to expect, "Visibility one quarter mile in dense fog." "Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous," comments the weather service....

TROY, Ala. – Seven first-inning runs and a complete game by Troy pitcher Noah Edders culminated in an 11-1 run-rule defeat for the ULM baseball team on Friday night. Isaiah Walker started the top of the first inning with a double on the second pitch but was picked off in the next at-bat. The Warhawks (19-21, 5-12) came up empty in the frame after a Henry Gracia Jr. pop-out. The Trojans (28-11, 12-5) put two runners on with two Daniel Gonzalez walks. A double into left-center field scored both runners and gave Troy an early 2-0 lead.

Way back when getting to go to the drive-in picture show was excitement enough but, the possibility of taking home an Easter baby chick was almost more than I could stand. On two nights, and two nights only, every little young’un that went to the drive picture showing in Troy would get a baby Easter chick to take home, to keep. That was more than I could stand. A baby chick of my my own. That was too good to be true!

The death of Moses Davenport on April 15 saddened the Brundidge community, and people who remembered Davenport said he was a good, decent man. Brundidge Police Officer Kenneth Duncan never got to work with Davennport as a member of the Brundidge Police Department but did work with him through the Pike County Sheriff’s Office.

The Troy Exchange Club’s annual Vidalia Onion Sale is underway. This year, 10-pound bags of onions will be $15 and 25-pound bags are $30. Onions will be picked up in Georgia by the Exchange Club and will be available for pick up in Troy on May 14. Customers can pick up their onions across from Murphree Park.

Bath & Body Works in Trojan Marketplace opened to a line of customers on Friday morning. The new store features about 3,000-square-feet of floorspace packed with a wide range of fragrances for the home and body. “It’s been incredible this morning,” Bath & Body Works store manager Tab Kroll said....

*Note: This story and more can be found in the 2025 Progress, available now.*. Kimber Manufacturing opened its Pike County facility in Troy in 2018 and made its official headquarters in 2022. Kimber moved its manufacturing plant from the State of New York before moving the corporate headquarters. It pledged...