Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.9%

– Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary April unemployment rate is 6.9%, down from last month’s 7.2% and below the 7.4% recorded in April of 2012. April’s rate represents 150,503 unemployed persons, compared to 155,011 last month and 158,749 in April 2012... Story

Drug Arrest in Auburn

The Auburn Police Division arrested Bradford Alan Blount, 22, from Vestavia, AL. and Dennis Elder, 22, from Birmingham, AL. and charged them both with Robbery in the First Degree and Trafficking of a Controlled Substance... Story

Forbes Ranks Auburn/Opelika in Top 10 Best Small Cities for Jobs

Forbes.com has named the Auburn/Opelika Area number ten on this year’s list of America’s best small cities for jobs... Story

Obamacare ‘Train Wreck’ for East Alabama?

I was in Auburn recently for a town hall meeting, and we got to talking about how Washington affects their families. One of the most consistent concerns I heard was how President Obama’s health care law will impact their lives... Story

GE Aviation Celebrates Factory Opening in Auburn

GE Aviation today celebrated the grand opening of its new jet engine components factory in Auburn that will create hundreds of jobs. Joining GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce in the ceremony were Governor Robert Bentley, Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard and Auburn Mayor Bill Ham, Jr.. Story

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WANI Wins More ABBY Awards

For the seventh year in a row, WANI’s Auburn-Opelika This Morning has won Best Radio Talk Show presented by the Alabama Broadcasters

Association. This also marks the fifth time WANI has won multiple ABBY

Awards. The ABBY Awards were presented at a dinner in Birmingham this past

Saturday evening.

WANI’s morning show, Auburn-Opelika This Morning, was named the Best Radio Talk Show in the state. The show, which features Station Manager Andy Burcham, Julie Burns and Rich Perkins, airs weekdays from 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. and involves multiple local guests, special features as well as complete local news and sports coverage in cooperation with the Opelika-Auburn News. This is the seventh year in a row the show has won the ABBY Award for Best Radio Talk Show.

Also presented an ABBY Award was News Director Julie Burns. Burns, who also co-hosts Auburn-Opelika This Morning with Burcham, was the winner of the ABBY Award for Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast for Radio. This was the third time Burns has won the award and fourth time for WANI.

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