The Montgomery Police Department is conducting Death Investigations following the shooting deaths of Jeremiah Chatman, 19, and Quamae Summerlin, 18, both of Montgomery. On August 4, around midnight, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 4800 block of Park Towne Way after receiving a call of a subject shot. At the scene, two male victims were located with fatal gunshot wounds….
While many school districts are preparing for full virtual instruction, there are some districts that will begin with blended and in-person instruction. The Alabama Department of Public Health has release their resources for monitoring, reporting, and notifying parents and staff of coronavirus investigations in schools. View the entire “back to school toolkit” here. The 85-page toolkit has instructions on how…
The typical Alabama Power customer will receive a $25 credit in October, following a decision by the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). Commissioners approved the credit Tuesday at their monthly meeting. The newly approved credit is on top of a 3% rate reduction that customers are already enjoying in 2020. Combined with prior rate actions, customers are receiving approximately $300 million in benefits…
Auburn University at Montgomery’s combined spring and summer commencement ceremony in celebration of 2020 graduates has been postponed indefinitely due to public health concerns associated with large indoor gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. There has also been recent interstate travel restrictions. The ceremony had been scheduled for Saturday, August 15, at Montgomery’s Garrett Coliseum. All Spring and Summer 2020 graduates…
Alabama is moving ahead with work to study and remove artifacts from the submerged wreckage of the Clotilda, the last slave ship known to land in the United States. The Alabama Historical Commission released a request Tuesday seeking a contractor to provide divers who can assess and document the remains of the Clotilda, located near Mobile. Teams should be able…
The Southeastern Conference today announced adjusted dates for preseason football activities for SEC schools with the first allowable practice now scheduled for August 17. The new SEC calendar provides student-athletes with more days off than required by the NCAA and fewer practices than permitted by current NCAA rules. The new preseason calendar was developed based on recommendations of the SEC’s…
President Donald Trump’s demand that the U.S. government get a cut of Microsoft buying TikTok is the latest unprecedented scenario in an unprecedented situation. Microsoft is in talks to buy parts of TikTok, a forced sale after Trump threatened to ban the Chinese-owned video app, which has one hundred million U.S. users and hundreds of millions globally, for national-security concerns….
Education officials in Alabama say more than 4,000 new laptop computers bound for a school district are being held by customs due to human rights concerns. The holdup comes weeks before the school year is set to begin with increased online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Etowah County Schools’ superintendent said Tuesday that his district ordered the computers through…
The Sheffield Career Center is hosting a Hiring Event for Aerotek, the recruiting and staffing agency for a solar farm construction project in Cherokee. Aerotek is hiring 200+ general laborers, forklift/skid steer operators, and heavy equipment operators. Base wages start at $15 per hour. Wages for heavy equipment operators are between $19-30 per hour. The Hiring Event is Thursday, August 13 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Career…
Housing advocates fear that they could see a wave of evictions in the coming months, as states end moratoriums put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. One study estimates that as many as 23 million Americans are at risk of being evicted. Now, tenants across the country are starting to crowd courtrooms – or appearing virtually – detailing how the…
