On Monday, Feb. 1, Montgomery Public Schools went to full virtual learning after several COVID-19 cases and even deaths within the school system. Several students have been going virtual since last March, while others just recently returned on Monday. For the Sellers family, virtual learning was a must in order to keep high-risk family members safe. MPS students, Ellie, 3rd…
Montgomery Fire/Rescue Department is investigating a structure fire. On February 2, fire units responded to a call around 11:05 Tuesday morning in the 4400 block of Bell Chase Drive. At the scene, firefighters found a single story house with smoke and flames coming from the structure. Firefighters declared it a W-3 working fire. Fire units quickly extinguished the fire containing…
TROY, Ala. – Luke Meadows, a 23-year collegiate coaching veteran, has been named Troy’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, head coach Chip Lindsey announced Tuesday. Meadows joins the Troy staff following two years at Kansas and was part of Lindsey’s record-breaking offensive staff at Southern Miss. “Luke is an outstanding football coach and an even better person,” Lindsey said….
On Tuesday, February 2, Amazon announced that Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO later this year. He’s held the role since he founded the company nearly 30 years ago. Bezos built the company from an online bookstore into a behemoth that sells just about everything. Amazon said he’ll be replaced in the fall by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon’s…
Amazon workers will vote next week on whether to unionize in one of the most visible labor-organizing pushes at the online retailing giant. Employees at the Bessemer facility are seeking to form a union to represent the full and part-time workers at the center. The employees are seeking to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Mail-in…
FILE – Gov. Kay Ivey (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) Alabama lawmakers will return to Montgomery for the 2021 regular session, which will be conducted differently because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawmakers convene at noon today. Republican lawmakers have said a top priority will be legislation to shield companies and others from civil lawsuit liability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alabama lawmakers…
The 22nd Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force is searching for wanted fugitive Fredrick Laquan Everett, 34. Everett is wanted for two counts of Drug Trafficking. He is known to reside or hang out in the McKenzie, Opp, and Andalusia areas. He also goes by the nicknames of Frog and BoingBoing. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Fredrick…
Dreamland BBQ New Location/Source: Alabama News Network A popular BBQ restaurant is expanding to east Montgomery. Managing Partner Bob Parker confirmed with Alabama News Network that Dreamland BBQ has purchased the former Shrimp Basket location at the corner of Vaughn Road and Taylor Road in Sturbridge. Parker says the new location will reach more than their usual clientele that frequent…
(Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) – A teary-eyed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hid in her office bathroom as a man repeatedly yelled “Where is she?” during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. She also revealed a sexual assault in her past as she talked about trauma. The remembered terror of the day made Ocasio-Cortez get…
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden talks with a protester. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, file) SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Biden administration is taking steps to address harm to thousands of families that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, expanding efforts to quickly undo relentless changes to immigration policy over the last four years. President Joe Biden’s orders on family separations, border…
