Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $5.1 million to ensure more Alabamians have access to high-speed internet services. Fifteen areas throughout Alabama will be supplied access to broadband services through the latest grants. In March, Gov. Ivey awarded 20 grants totaling $9.5 million to provide broadband access in rural communities and areas without adequate service.  “Broadband has always been a…
Tuskegee sanitation workers protested in front of city hall. The issues are: They say they’re concern about not receiving adequate central pay as a sanitation workers in other areas. They say they’re not getting the proper things that they need to protect themselves from COVID-19. Tuskegee’s Mayor Tony Haygood, says city management has supplied their city workers with the proper…
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross says there definitely will be an NFL season in 2020. In an interview, Ross says the question is whether there will be fans in the stadiums. The NFL has said it expects to play a full schedule beginning Sept. 10, but is preparing contingency plans in case the coronavirus pandemic makes venue changes or games…
J.K. Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Harry Potter” author said Tuesday she wrote the fairy tale for her children as a bedtime story over a decade ago. Set in an imaginary land, it is a…
Attorney General Steve Marshall is advising nursing home residents, as well as their family members, that those residents who are Medicaid recipients should be vigilant against having their federal stimulus payments improperly taken from them. While Medicaid recipients may have to sign over resources, in some circumstances, to nursing homes where they reside, this does NOT apply to current federal…
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP)- Searchers have found two bodies on the Alabama coast near the area that crews have been searching for two Louisiana men who went missing in the surf. The missing swimmers have been identified as 28-year-old Ryan Guy and 22-year-old Darius Robinson, by Orange Beach police. They were last seen near Perdido Pass on Sunday night. They…
DANVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Court documents show the suspect wanted in a triple slaying in North Alabama had filed for divorce from one of the victims. Police say 58-year-old Carson Peters is accused of capital murder in the deaths of 54-year-old Teresa Peters and two others on Sunday in Morgan County. According to reports, court documents show Carson Peters had…
SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, is donating $100,000 to local charities to help those in need during the COVID-19 outbreak. The company, whose Americas head office is based in Houston, is donating $50,000 to the Montgomery Area Food Bank and $50,000 the River Region United Way. “We know that many people are faced with unprecedented challenges during these…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Some Alabama residents spent the holiday weekend struggling to claim their weekly unemployment benefits. The Alabama Department of Labor says that about 53,000 people were blocked from filing the required weekly report telling state government that they still don’t have a job. Only then is another week’s worth of unemployment benefits paid. The department said Monday…
The Equal Justice Initiative is planning to reopen its attractions in Montgomery. EJI says June 15th is the day that it hopes to reopen the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, The Peace and Justice Memorial Center, and The Legacy Museum. They have been closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The EJI law offices have been open during this…
