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Troy PD to hold Police Memorial Day Ceremony

Troy PD to hold Police Memorial Day Ceremony

 

The week of May 12 - 18, 2013 will be National Police Memorial Week and May 15 will be observed as Police Memorial Day in Troy according to information released by Chief Jimmy Ennis of the Troy Police Department. 

 

Letter carriers to "Stamp out Hunger" with Saturday food drive

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- On Saturday, May 11, residents across America will be asked to help "Stamp Out Hunger" in the annual U.S. Postal Service Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

The one-day food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive across America - and even includes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

You can help stamp out hunger as easily as checking your mailbox.

Just leave a bag of non-perishable food items by your mailbox on Saturday, May 11. Your letter carrier will pick it up and the items will be delivered to a local food bank.

Examples of non-perishable food items include:

  • Peanut butter
  • Canned soup
  • Canned meat and fish
  • Canned vegetables, fruits and juices
  • Boxed goods (such as cereal)
  • Pasta and rice

Two Troy University athletes suspended for fighting

TROY, AL (WSFA)- Two student athletes at Troy University were suspended this weekend after a fight.

The fight happened Saturday night outside the 315 Exchange Bar. Troy University football player Jadarius Garner and basketball player Brooke Bowie were suspended indefinitely following the incident.

John Hartwell, Troy University Athletic Director released the follwoing statement concerning the incident:

"The University will continue to gather information about what happened and we will act accordingly as a result of the outcome of the investigation."

Troy Police continue to invesitgate this case.

WSFA will update this story as more inforamtion becomes available

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Learn how to manage pests via 'Don't Bug Me' webinar series

Learn how to manage pests via 'Don't Bug Me' webinar series

Got ants?  Tired of ladybug invasions in the fall?  Brought home bed bugs from your last trip?  Alabama Cooperative Extension professionals will moderatre a free webinar series that will take on all of these topics.  In 2013, most of the webinars will be on fire ants and other invasive ant specias.  Other topics for the year include bed bugs and various insects that invade homes each autumn.

Alabama Extension entomologist Dr. Kathy Flanders says these free webinars are designed for homeowners and the general public.

"We will provide them wilth sound, research-based management solutions for these pests from some of the best experts around the country," she says.  "The webinars are specifically for ordinary people wno need answers they can use."

"Participating is as simple as clicking on a web link."

Each webinar will begin at 1 p.m.

Success results from belief, hard work, Rep. Roby tells Troy University students

Success results from belief, hard work, Rep. Roby tells Troy University students

 

TROY – Calling on her father’s dinner-table wisdom remembered from her childhood, Congresswoman Martha Roby told Troy University students on Wednesday that they could achieve anything they wanted to achieve as long as they were willing to work for it.

The event was presented by the University’s Motivating and Instilling Sophisticated Students into an Elite Society (M.I.S.S. Elite), a student organization seeking to help students realize their full potential through building self-confidence, molding leadership skills and emphasizing good character and proper personal appearance.

“I grew up in a home where my dad said often around the dinner table, ‘You can be anything you want to be.’ I felt really empowered by those words,” Rep. Roby said. “It never occurred to me that I would face challenges because I was a woman. I believed that I could be anything I wanted to be because my dad told me so.”

Troy University Alumni Association launches membership campaign

Troy University Alumni Association launches membership campaign

The Troy University Alumni Association has launched its annual “Membership in May” campaign, an effort to keep more alumni engaged with University as a part of the Association, according to Alumni Affairs Director Faith Ward.

The Association currently serves alumni through 52 chapters in the United States and two international chapters located in China and Russia, Ward said.

“In 2012, Troy University celebrated 125 years of service to students in Alabama, the United States and around the world, and we look forward with anticipation to reaching even greater heights this year,” Ward said. “This is the perfect time for our alumni to celebrate our treasured past while looking forward to a bright future.”

The cost of an Alumni Association membership is: $25 per person annually or $500 for lifetime single membership and $750 lifetime couple membership. Payment plans are available for lifetime memberships.

Bentley awards grants to enhance public safety

Bentley awards grants to enhance public safety

Thanks to a series of grants awarded by Gov. Robert Bentley, law enforcement and judicial agencies in south Alabama will receive new equipment to help combat crime. Bentley awarded grants to Montgomery and Bullock counties, the cities of Millbrook and Troy and the town of Brantley. 

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants that are awarded in response to local government requests for equipment to help police, deputies and local court systems strengthen public protection.

Bentley awarded $16,110 to Montgomery County and $15,816 to Bullock County.