Wednesday afternoon Senate and House leaders announced an unprecedented initiative designed to expand and improve mental health services in Alabama. The five measure package which includes bills with both Democrat and Republican Sponsorship contains the following: *A School Services Coordinator Bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R) and Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D- Birmingham). Requires each school system in…
The National Fire Sprinkler Association put on a demonstration in front of the Alabama State House for State Legislatures and others. They gave them an example of their Sprinkler system using a controlled burn fire. The trailer was donated by the NFSA and it was designed to raise the awareness of the need for residential fire sprinklers. The 13D fire…
Clouds increase through today, and we will mention the chance of a few light rain showers today s a cold front passes through the state. Rain amounts should be under 1/4″, and some spots won’t have enough rain to measure. Otherwise, today will be breezy day with temperatures in the 50s, likely falling into the 40s with some clearing by…
Defending Class 4A state champion Talladega made its last four free throws in the final 23 seconds of an intense fourth quarter Tuesday night to nip Montgomery Catholic 64-57 in the Class 4A semifinals of the 2020 AHSAA State Basketball Championships at the BJCC Legacy Arena. The Tigers(26-6) of Coach Chucky Miller moved into the state finals set for…
Pike County senior Andres Burney picked up to quick fouls in the first quarter of Tuesday’s Class 3A boys’ semifinal battle with Hanceville at the 98th AHSAA State Basketball Championships moved into its second day at the BJCC Legacy Arena. He spent the rest of the first half on the bench. The 6-foot-8 forward sparked the Bulldogs, down by six at…
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is scheduled to be in Selma on Sunday, which will mark the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Former State Sen. Hank Sanders says Warren will take part in the Historical Selma Presidential Forum on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at Wallace Community College Selma. Sanders says the event is the first-ever presidential forum to be…
Have you ever booked a hotel that was advertised to look great only to find out it was not nearly as nice as you thought? You cannot trust everything you read on Trip Advisor. Although the company says it does quite a bit of detective work before reviews are posted, fake reviews can move a bad hotel to the top…
After years of anticipation, the interpretive center located on the campus of Alabama State University will open soon. It’s the third of three centers that line the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. Alabama State University and the National Parks Service held a press conference to announce the official opening of the Interpretive Center in Montgomery. It will open to…
I suppose we’ve all heard a beep or ding or bloop when one of the many voice-assistants springs into action. We expect them to be ready when we ask Siri or Alexa or Google for the forecast or when we get to move the clocks forward. I’ll bet you’ve even become frustrated at least once when the listening device you’re…
Tuesday the non-profit group Alabama Arise was at the state house, urging Legislators to repeal Alabama’s grocery tax. Alabama is one of only three states in the country that has a grocery tax. The statewide grocery tax brings in an estimated $400 million dollars for the education trust fund budget. Officials with Alabama Arise say a grocery tax is “an…
