Chatom News

With four new members appointed last week by Gov. Bob Riley, the Alabama A&M University Board of Trustees has scheduled a meeting Thursday to attempt to re-interview three finalists for the university's presidency.

Published: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 10:42 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 10:42 a.m. Washington County school officials thought it was bad enough that a bus driver they terminated for testing positive for marijuana two years ago is still on their payroll because he's appealing the firing.

A cold front will be moving into our area from out of the Southern Plains. Ahead of it, there's moisture available to provide isolated showers and storms this afternoon across our area...though the best chance to get wet will be north of Mobile from Chatom towards Atmore.

Gov. Bob Riley, trying to shore up support for his appointees to the Alabama A&M University Board of Trustees, still has not sent their names to the Senate Confirmations Committee.

March 18 - In court Wednesday, jurors heard testimony about the search for the missing children of Lam Luong.

A Chatom man whose wife is accused of trying to poison him with a horse pain killer could be in big trouble himself.

Commercial fisherman Ricky Brown says he was making a video recording of the rough weather off the Louisiana coast when he spotted a child's body bobbing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Six south Alabama sites are among more than 1,200 nationwide where free tax help will be available from the Internal Revenue Service or trained volunteers on Saturday, the IRS announced Monday The local effort ...

Times Business Writer brian.lawson@htimes.com Budget faces cuts; panel approves fee for spring semester With its first full complement of board members since February, the Alabama A&M University board of ...

There are Winter Weather Advisories in effect for George, and Greene counties in Mississippi...and for Washington and Clarke counties in Alabama.