While millions of fans of legendary TV interviewer Larry King are saddened to hear of his death this weekend, there is a special connection to King for one member of the Alabama News Network news team. Alabama News Network Chief Photographer Bill Gill was a guest on “Larry King Live” on CNN in 1994. Gill was a news photographer for…
February is Black history month. The Montgomery City-County Public Library is holding its annual Voices in Black History Speech Competition. The competition is for 3rd through 12th grade students to memorize and present a monologue dressed up as a Black Historical figure. 1st place gets a Dell chromebook, second place gets $100, and third place gets $50. “We have just…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced the addition of Doug Marrone to the Crimson Tide coaching staff on Monday as the offensive line coach. “We are extremely fortunate to be able to add Doug Marrone to our staff,” Saban said. “He knows our new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien well and will do a fantastic job with…
Monday, January 25, Alabama State University officials announced their role in the fight against COVID-19. ASU will be a sight where people can receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Through a partnership that the Alabama Department of Health, working with the state health officer Dr. Scott Harris and Dr. Bernstein Taylor, they were able to form a partnership at Alabama State University…
Montgomery Public Schools has announced they will return to a fully virtual format starting February 1. MPS Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore made the announcement Monday, January 25 at a press conference. The announcements comes in wake of an online petition pushing for the school system to return to a fully virtual format. Dr. Moore announced that their have been…
A residential trailer went up in flames around 9:00 Saturday night. Montgomery/Fire Rescue responded to the 3200 block of Margaret Ann Drive. The fire was able to be extinguished quickly. The home was occupied with all occupants outside when the units arrived. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Categories:…
Tallassee City Board of Education staffers had the opportunity to receive COVID-19 vaccinations on January 20th, thanks to Tallassee’s Community Hospital. TCS is very appreciative for the vaccinations. Vaccinated staffers means the student’s education will be able to thrive a little more. Dr.Brok Nolin, Superintendent of TCS had this to say regarding the vaccinations, “Having our staff protected is vitally…
Trump is the first former president to face an impeachment trial, and it will test his grip on the Republican Party as well as the legacy of his tenure, which came to a close as a mob of loyal supporters heeded his rally cry by storming the Capitol and trying to overturn Joe Biden’s election. The proceedings will also force…
U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients. These hospital units take care of the sickest of the sick. Some are running out of space and supplies while scrambling to pay the soaring rates of temporary traveling nurses. Hundreds of ICUs are struggling at the same time, with…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Birmingham VA Health Care System is expanding its ability to vaccinate veterans against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, provided it can get enough doses of the vaccine. A partnership with the United Way of Central Alabama will allow the agency to provide as many as 1,000 shots a day beginning Monday to veterans who are…
