On Thursday, August 27, Governor Kay Ivey held a press conference to announce COVID-19 updates. During her press conference, she announced that she would extend the mandatory mask order to Friday, October 2. Health officials credit the mask order with reducing COVID-19 cases in the state. Governor Ivey also said she will keep in place other health orders, such as…
Hurricane Laura is pounding southwest Louisana and east Texas with ferocious wind and torrential rain and has unleashed a wall of seawater that could push 40 miles inland. At least one person has been killed. Laura arrived as a Category 4 storm, one of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. based on its wind speed of 150 mph….
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $750,000 grant to help create 85 new jobs and increase commerce in Sumter County and the state’s Black Belt region. The Sumter County Commission will use funds to improve infrastructure necessary for Enviva, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, which is investing more than $140 million in building a production facility at the…
FOR TODAY: It will be another hot and very humid day with highs in the low to mid 90s and heat index values over 100°. We will see a mix of sun and clouds, with scattered showers and storms developing this afternoon, providing some heat-relief to some locations across South/Central Alabama. LATEST ON LAURA: Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight over…
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s city elections across Alabama, several mayoral races in our area will be heading to a runoff on October 6. Runoffs are needed when a race ends without a candidate receiving a majority of the votes. The top two finishers will move to the runoff with other candidates in a race eliminated from moving forward. Because…
Bibb Graves Hall to be renamed John Robert Lewis Hall/Source: Alabama News Network The Troy University Board of Trustees announced Wednesday morning that it will rename one of its main buildings on campus. The board voted unanimously to rename Bibb Graves Hall after civil rights icon and late U.S. Representative John Lewis. The building will now be called John Robert…
Friday’s football game between Jefferson Davis and Lee high schools will take place on Friday as scheduled, despite a Lee player testing positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for Montgomery Public Schools says that after fully investigating the contact between the Lee football players, MPS officials determined the player who tested positive and those who were in close contact with the…
Both southbound lanes of Interstate 85 are currently blocked near mile marker 17 near Pike Road. Two separate wrecks are the cause for the slowdown. Col. Jon Briggs with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says the hazmat team was called to the scene to clean up diesel fuel that was spilled. Drivers involved in the wreck only received minor injuries….
TODAY/TOMORROW: Sinking air around Hurricane Laura means rain chances will decrease these two days over Alabama and will actually lead to hotter temperatures as well. Look for a more sun than the clouds both days with only isolated showers and storms; highs will be in the mid-90s for many of us with heat index values around 105°. Laura will be…
Voters in cities across Alabama have cast their ballots in the 2020 municipal elections, voting for mayor, city council members and school board representatives. Montgomery held its city election last year and isn’t a part of this election cycle. Alabama News Network is covering more than 100 local races in Central, West and South Alabama. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE ELECTION…
