If you’re old enough to remember “The Jetsons”, you probably realize we’re leaving in a Jetsons era (except for the space-cars). Remember Rosie? The Jetson’s housekeeping robot? This Christmas lots of people are adding robots to their own homes. Robot vacuum cleaners have been popular for years but they’ve been priced too high for most people to buy one. Prices…
Say this about the pandemic of 2020, it created hundreds of options for Christmas gifts that we’d never have thought about before. For example, people have watched more TV. Netflix in particular has seen a rise in subscribers and those subscribers discovered shows like “Queen’s Gambit” which sparked a boom in the chess industry. If you haven’t seen it yet…
When movie theaters closed due to the pandemic this past spring, many families began creating their own movie theater in their backyards. Digital projectors have come a long way in recent years and now it is possible to create a drive-in type atmosphere in the yard with a wireless projector and inexpensive movie screen. While there are many versions of…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s port city has long lacked public access to much of its waterfront because of shipping wharves and industry along the Mobile River and Mobile Bay. A new deal could open up more space for residents and tourists to get near the water. Mobile officials and Gov. Kay Ivey last week announced a partnership between the…
Courtesy: Faceboook MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama sheriff’s department is being criticized for displaying a photo of a Christmas tree adorned with what it calls “thugshots,” or photos of people who were arrested. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office used its Facebook page to post a doctored image of a Christmas tree decorated with photos of people wanted for crimes….
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A movie premiering on HBO Max will tell the story of an Alabama preacher who is in prison after being convicted of trying to kill his wife with a snake. “Alabama Snake” will begin showing Wednesday on the service. It’s about Glenn Summerford, who remains imprisoned after being convicted of trying to murder his wife nearly…
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama authorities said a suspect wanted in the double-slaying of an Alabama woman and her 18-year-old son is in custody after four days on the run. Twenty-four-year-old Ashley Paul Kenney was taken into custody Friday. Central Alabama Crime Stoppers Director Tony Garrett said a citizen provided information that led to Kenney’s arrest. Alexander City police…
The Elmore County District Attorney’s Office will be closed starting today after several employees tested positive for COVID-19. Officials say those employees will be quarantined and the office has been cleaned. Right now, The DA’s office is expected to reopen on Wednesday but officials say it may be closed through the end of the week. Categories: Coronavirus Tags: Attorney’s Office,…
Greenville police have arrested a delivery driver for stealing packages. Police chief Justin Lovvorn tells us officers received multiple complaints from customers who say they never received their packages despite the delivery company showing that packages were being delivered. During an investigation, officers were able to track down the delivery driver and question her about the missing packages. Officers searched…
As Alabama News Network has reported, Montgomery Public Schools will revert to an all-virtual learning environment starting Monday. Teachers and administrators will continue to report to their classrooms and offices as usual. If parents do not have technology devices for their children, they are asked to tell their child’s teacher. Learning packets or activity-based assignments will be given to those…
