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Art Splash 2021 “Art in the Garden” will be held May 13

Art Splash 2021 “Art in the Garden” is coming up Thursday, May 13th. This year’s event will look a little different with a virtual auction, garden preview, and artist sponsor party. All proceeds will go to help raise scholarship funds for Montgomery Christian School students. For more information and to purchase a ticket to Art Splash, click here. Categories: Montgomery…

Marvelous Mother’s Day Weekend Weather

FANTASTIC FRIDAY: A weak front moved through Alabama overnight, and behind the front, a cooler and drier air mass settles into the state for today. Expect abundant sunshine with highs in the mid-70s. Also, it will be breezy at times, with a northerly winds in the 10-20 mph range. Tonight night will be another clear and chilly one, for May…

House Leaders Try to Break Stalemate on Casino, Lottery Bill

Win numbers and lottery ballsThe fate of an Alabama lottery and casino bill remains in limbo. The House of Representatives on Thursday delayed a vote amid a flurry of last-minute negotiations. House leaders met multiple times trying to work out a compromise that could muster the 63 votes needed to pass the 105-member House. The bill would establish a state…

Section of Dozier Road Closed Due to Flooding

Montgomery City/County Emergency Management Agency said a stretch of Dozier Road in the county is currently closed. EMA Director Christina Thornton said the county engineering department made the decision to close a section of Dozier Road to the toll bridge due to flooding from the Tallapoosa River. Thornton says drivers need to find alternate routes for the remainder of the…