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All City of Montgomery Employees Getting Pay Raises for the First Time in Years

Mayor Steven L. Reed revised the City of Montgomery’s pay plan to align employee compensation with that offered by comparable cities and organizations. This will result in substantial salary increases for the Montgomery Police Department, Montgomery Fire/Rescue, Sanitation, Street Maintenance and all City employees. The change will be effective on Oct. 1, 2021.

Teen Killed After Being Struck by Lightning While Swimming

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — A 15-year-old from Alabama was killed after being struck by lightning while swimming off Tybee Island in Georgia. The Tybee Island Police Department said it received a 911 call Saturday afternoon about a young woman who had possibly struck by lightning while swimming in the ocean. She was pronounced dead after being taken to a…

Hot Tuesday; Tropical Troubles for the Weekend

Today will be mainly sunny and hot with highs in the mid to upper 90s, rain chances will be much lower with only a few isolated storms across South Alabama where a few strong storms are possible. Wednesday through Friday it will be slightly cooler with lower humidity levels with plenty of sunshine on each day. Humidity levels will start…

AP: US Military Guns Stolen from Alabama Bases

 (Airman 1st Class Aaron Montoya/U.S. Air Force via AP) ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) — Military weapons including pistols and submachine guns have been lost or stolen from bases in Alabama. An Associated Press investigation into firearms missing from the U.S. armed services shows at least 39 guns disappeared or were recovered in Alabama between 2010 and 2019. The weapons are among…

Demolition To Begin On Tallassee High School, New Building Coming in 2022

Demolition begins this week on Tallassee High School, and alumni are looking back on their memories in the building. 

In 1929, the first Tallassee students walked the halls of their current high school. This week the school system is saying goodbye to the building where memories were made for almost 100 years.Â