AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Republican voters will decide Tuesday who they want to represent them in the lieutenant governor's race. Twinkle Cavanaugh currently serves as the President of the Alabama Public Service Commission, a position she has had since 2012.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Auburn Police arrested Hunter G. Everett, age 22 from Auburn, charging him with Unlawful Breaking and Entering of a Vehicle and Theft of Property Second Degree.
Montgomery, Ala. -- Gov. Kay Ivey will be welcoming plans for BAE systems to expand their Alabama operations during the Farnborough International Airshow, near London, she announced Monday, July 16. BAE systems announced, in London, an expansion plan to expand its operations to the state of Alabama with a $45.5 million project, creating hundreds of jobs, according to the company. “BAE Systems’ decision to carry out this significant expansion project in Huntsville is a powerful testament to the expertise that makes Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ an aerospace hub,” said Ivey. According to the company, the expansion extends to its offices in Huntsville, along with the development of an office space facility and the development of state-of-the-art manufacturing. The work at the facility will consist of new and existing programs and businesses including design, development and manufacturing of precision munitions and aircraft survivability technology.
Montgomery, Ala. -- On Thursday, July 12, Gov. Kay Ivey and local officials joined executives of Shipt, a same-day delivery company, to announce the company's plans to create over 800 jobs in Birmingham over the next few years, vastly growing the state's technology industry. “By simplifying life with innovative technology for personalized grocery delivery, Shipt is positioned for rapid growth,” Gov.
Auburn, Ala. -- On Tuesday, July 11, Auburn Police arrested two men for drug related crimes. Cedreko Lamar Johnson, a 26-year-old man from Opelika was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) and two counts of Receiving Stolen Property 3rd Degree.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Bats have been reported near the
OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV)- Opelika Police are investigating two car break ins at area hotels that occurred between Monday and Tuesday.
Auburn, Ala. -- If you have been in Auburn this summer, you may have caught a glimpse of Auburn's newest food truck: Drive-by Tacos. The Drive-by Tacos bright blue truck arrived in Auburn in the middle of June from Boone, North Carolina.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Two additional candidates have qualified in the race to become Auburn's next mayor. Brittany Cannon Dement and Richard E.
Montgomery, Ala. -- President Trump announced Monday, July 9, that he will be nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the current DC Appeals Court Judge, to be his second Supreme Court justice. “I applaud President Trump for his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court," said Gov.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Auburn Police and paramedics responded to a fatal accident on Interstate 85 Monday morning. According to police, a 2013 Ford Fiesta struck a 2018 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck in the rear along the northbound lane.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- This week's Lee County Humane Society pet of the week is Gibbs. Gibbs was rescued from a "hoarding situation" in May by shelter officials.
Montgomery, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey announced the release of “Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America,” a video detailing Alabama’s nationally renowned prekindergarten program. The video, produced and filmed by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, debuted at the National Forum on Education Policy hosted by the Education Commission of the States in Washington D.C. “We know that investing in quality early learning impacts a child’s future far beyond the classroom,” said Gov.
Auburn, Ala. -- The Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station’s Production Agriculture Research grants program (PAR) at Auburn University is attempting to resolve problems for farmers, such as high costs and inefficiency. The PAR program has a total commitment of $445,138 to the nine project it will fund this year.
Birmingham, Ala. -- SEC's inaugural SEC Football Kickoff Summerfest, presented by Regions Bank, is set to be held on Sunday, July 15, in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park. The event will be broadcasted live by SEC nation, SEC Network's traveling road show.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- On Sunday afternoon at about 12:40 p.m., Auburn Police responded to an interrupted auto burglary call at a home located in the 500 block of Lee Road 57. An individual, later identified by police as Stephen William Blalock, was allegedly seen unlawfully inside of a 1998 Jeep Wrangler parked at the residence.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Auburn Ward 2 City Councilman Ron Anders is the first person to qualify in the race to be Auburn's next mayor. Anders made the announcement on Twitter writing: "It’s official.
OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV)- The Opelika Police Department is investigating a possible Fraudulent Use of a Credit/Debit Card and a Theft of Property complaint alleged to have occurred June 23 at the Opelika Walmart. Police say that the suspect entered the store and made multiple major purchases using a stolen credit card. Police describe the suspect as as a 5’08” black female weighing approximately 230 lbs.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Thursday's powerful storms took town several trees in our area, as well as the Auburn University website. Auburn University Office of Information Technology reports that around 4:14 PM, the campus lost all inbound and outbound internet traffic.
Auburn, Ala. — Instacart, a same-day grocery delivery service, is expected to come to Auburn on June 28. Founded by former Amazon employee Apoorva Mehta, the company gives customers the opportunity to shop for goods at in-store prices and have these groceries delivered to their homes at a delivery window of one hour or up to five days in advance. Instacart’s customers mainly access the site through mobile apps on iPhone or Android, but can also access the main website. The service will be available to over 40,000 people who live across Auburn, Opelika, Waverly, Gold Hill, Woodland Hills, Woodfield, The Bottle, Wrights Croassroads, Whippoorwill Estates and Beauregard. Customers will be able to order from stores such as CVS pharmacy and Publix.
