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Montgomery County Courthouse Expands Hours for Absentee Voting

The Montgomery County Courthouse has expanded its hours ahead of the 2020 General Election. The expanded hours will allow more opportunities to drop off absentee ballots or vote in person. Absentee voting will be open 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the following days: Columbus Day, Monday, October 12, Saturday, October 17 and Saturday, October 24. The last day to…

ASU Announces In-person Graduation Ceremonies for Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 Classes

Alabama State University announced that it will hold in-person graduation ceremonies at ASU Stadium. The graduation ceremonies will be for the Fall Class of 2020 and Spring Class of 2020. The ASU Golden Class of 1970 will also be honored. “Commencement is always an exciting time for the University as we celebrate our students’ notable achievements,” said Dr. Quinton T. Ross,…

NY Yankees Legend Whitey Ford Dies at 91

FILE PHOTO -A family member tells The Associated Press on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 that Ford died at his Long Island home Thursday night. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) The great New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford has died. A family member tells The Associated Press on Friday that Ford died at his Long Island home Thursday night. The cause was…

What the Tech? Prepare Yourself for Amazon Prime Day

After postponing its big shopping event in July, Amazon is set to release bargains again on Prime Day being held Tuesday and Wednesday, October 13th and 14th. Last year’s Prime Day was bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday in terms of products ordered by Prime customers. Amazon said last year’s event sold over 175 million items. But will you…

Governor Ivey Announces Campaign to Pay Tribute to Health Care Professionals

On Friday, October 9, Governor Kay Ivey called on Alabamians to pay tribute to health care heroes for their continued efforts in fighting the COVID-19 virus. In her proclamation, the governor asked Alabamians to thank these heroes by leaving their porch lights on every Friday in October and showing their appreciation at school sporting events this week. “We’re lighting up…

Pelosi Unveils Plan to Allow Congress to Remove a President

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled legislation today that would allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove the president. Pelosi insists it’s not about President Donald Trump but inspired by…

MPD Investigating Woman Shot on Montgomery Street

Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday, October 8. Police responded to the 300 block of Montgomery Street around 8:00 pm in reference to a call of a woman shot. The woman suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Medics transported her to a local hospital for treatment. No arrests made in this ongoing investigation. Categories: Crime, News Tags:…

Hurricane Delta To Bring Weekend Impacts to Alabama

Our Friday will be warm and muggy with highs in the mid-80s. Expect more clouds than sun with scattered showers and storms at times. These will become more widespread as we head into tonight as Hurricane Delta will be moving inland across Southern Louisiana. LATEST ON HURRICANE DELTA: The center of Hurricane Delta was located near latitude 26.9 North, longitude…

LACEUP Highlights – Week Eight

CLASS 7A Bob Jones 35, Albertville 14 Central-Phenix City 33, Prattville 14 Daphne 50, Mary Montgomery 14 Davidson 28, Foley 13 Dothan 39, Jeff Davis 18 Enterprise 35, Smiths Station 13 Florence 20, Sparkman 13 Grissom 35, James Clemens 14 Hewitt-Trussville 42, Vestavia Hills 35 Hoover 47, Spain Park 34 James Clemens 35, Grissom 14, corrected score reported in reverse Murphy…

Harris and Pence Face Off in Only VP Debate

The first and only vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris was held on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the University of Utah. We watched a more civil debate this week, but didn’t get as much questions answered. Political analyst Steve Flowers says the candidates “danced” around certain topics like healthcare, court-packing, and the possible overturning of Roe v….