The South Alabamian News Podcast

McKenzie Smith pitched a complete game three-hitter with 14 strikeouts and drove in three runs to lead Leroy’s softball team to a 10-2 romp over Southern Choctaw on Feb. 25. The Indians led 1-0 in the second inning when Keri McGee launched a solo home run but the Bears (3-3) responded with a four-run fourth. Mariah Barnes sparked the rally with an RBI single, two more runs scored on an error and Smith helped her own cause with an RBI single to make it 4-1. Leroy broke the game open with a sixrun sixth. Liz Baugh, Barnes and Cadence Walters...

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Monroeville-- Clarke County (4-4) picked up a road win at Monroe County. The victory was sandwiched between two losses to Sweet Water and Satsuma. Sweet Water 14, CCHS 7 The visiting Sweet Water Bulldogs took advantage of CCHS errors and opened up a 7-0 lead in the 1st inning on their way to a 14-7 in Grove Hill on Feb. 25th. CCHS pulled within four runs in the bottom of the 5th, but Sweet Water added six runs in the top of the 6th to pull away. “We competed. We played well in spots and gave ourselves a chance to...

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The Alabama Forestry Commission suspended the issuance of all burn permits through March 2 due to gusty winds and low relative humidities. Low relative humidities statewide and gusty winds, combined with drying fuels resulting from the lack of significant rain, have resulted in nearly 100 wildfire ignitions. Last week, the agency responded to 263 wildfires that burned more than 6,400 acres of forestland. Anyone who has burned in the last few days should check their fires to make sure they are properly extinguished. Smoking piles immediately adjacent to flammable vegetation have the chance to rekindle and spread under these conditions....

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Birmingham—Alabama employers now have access to a new tax credit aimed at supporting working families with childcare needs. Beginning March 1, eligible employers could reserve the Childcare Employer Tax Credit in a three-year initiative authorized by the Alabama Legislature in 2024. The tax credit, administered by the Alabama Department of Revenue, incentivizes businesses to provide financial assistance for employees’ childcare or invest in the operation, maintenance and improvement of qualified childcare facilities. The program is available annually through Dec. 31, 2027, unless extended by the legislature. Qualifying employers include for-profit businesses in Alabama that prioritize childcare expenses for employees eligible...

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Birmingham—Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall clashed over Ivey’s decision to commute the death sentence of an inmate who has been awaiting execution since 1994. Last week, Ivey announced that Robin D. “Rocky” Myers, who was convicted of capital murder of Ludie Mae Tucker, will no longer face the death penalty. “I am not convinced that Mr. Myers is innocent, but I am not so convinced of his guilt as to approve of his execution,” said Ivey, who has presided over 22 executions as governor. “I therefore must respect both the jury’s decision to convict him and...

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McIntosh- As part of a .1 million investment in plastic additives, BASF officials announced plans to relocate the company’s testing and laboratorial services from Tarrytown, N.Y., to McIntosh. The Washington County Commission on Feb. 24 formally approved the company’s request for a tax abatement as part of the move. The services to be performed in McIntosh will include analytical testing, polymer processing and polymer testing, which will require the employment of approximately 10 chemical engineers, according to documents presented to the commission. It is not known if those employees will move from New York or if new chemical engineers will...

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The following deeds were recorded by the Clarke County Probate Office: Marriage Licenses Feb. 24 - 28 Justin Lance Oates to Lindsay Alyson Paul Jackson Lee Fendley to Hannah Detlefsen Keahey Deeds Feb. 24 - 28 Freddie Madison, Cornelia Madison to Cornelia Madison (Corrective) Lisa Pugh Rogers to Bobby Rogers Jr., Lisa Rogers; Dana Lynn Watts to William Oscar Gregory, Windi Michelle Potter (Warranty) Frederick W. Kennedy, Betty E. Kennedy to Frederick Wendell Kennedy Sr. and Betty E. Kennedy Trust (Quit Claim) Bruce Allen Gates to Tiffany Powell; Susie Hayes to Rodger E. Barnes (Warranty) Amick Investments GA LLC to...

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Jasper Primm, 35, driving while license suspended Terrica Barnett, 29, insurance violation Joseph Portis, 29, driving without obtaining a driver’s license, failure to register vehicle, seatbelt violation Lazaarus Crowell, 19, improper lights, insurance violation

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Johnnie West McCants, 62, driving while license suspended Alfonso Davis II, 63, use or possession of drug paraphernalia first offense, failure to appear – contempt of court failing to appear traffic Beatrice Trenella Dunson, 47, use or possession drug paraphernalia first offense Walter Lambert II, 46, unlawful possession of marijuana second degree Wellington Morrissette, 21, attempt to elude Jerrie Waston, 64, driving under the influence of alcohol Tylan Rakiese McDonald, 21, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of marijuana second degree

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Jackson PD Brian Oneal Todd, 37, disorderly conduct Anthony Karl Yelder Jr., 28, domestic violence – assault third degree, criminal mischief third degree, domestic violence third degree, criminal trespass third degree, domestic violence third degree, criminal mischief third degree, interference with a domestic violence emergency call

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