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Edgewood Baseball hosts First Pitch Banquet with keynote speaker, Auburn’s Butch Thompson

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  ELMORE, AL – Auburn University’s head baseball coach, Butch Thompson, will be the keynote speaker for Edgewood Academy’s First Pitch Banquet scheduled for Thursday, January 9, at the Millbrook Civic Center in downtown Millbrook.  Thompson, considered one of the top recruiters in the country, has led the Tigers since 2015, including this past season’s historic appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Also speaking…

Montgomery May Have Another Charter School Soon

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Thursday evening the Montgomery County School Board held a public hearing, to consider the proposal for Life Academy Charter School. Board members, citizens, and City Councillor Audrew Graham heard overwhelming support the the school, which would be Montgomery’s second charter school if approved. School leaders say they are in the final stages of purchasing the former St. Jude school building,…

Severe Weather Preparedness Tips Ahead of a Stormy Saturday

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  As Alabama braces for another round of severe weather, officials say that the number one item that you need to have is a NOAA weather radio, and an APP like the Alabama News Network Weather App. The ANN Weather app includes real-time interactive radar, location based severe weather alerts and updated forecasts so you can stay up-to-date on storm…

Charles Barkley Donates $1 Million to Birmingham HBCU

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Former Auburn University star and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says he’s donating $1 million to Miles College, a historically black institution in Fairfield. According to reports, Barkley told interim president Bobbie Knight about the donation Wednesday. Knight is the first female president in the college’s history. Knight says Barkley’s contribution is the largest individual gift the college has…

Winn-Dixie Closing Store on Eastern Boulevard

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The parent company of Winn-Dixie has announced that it will be closing its grocery store at 2730 Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery. That’s the store located in the Promenade shopping center. In a statement to Alabama News Network, a spokesman for Southeastern Grocers, the company that owns Winn-Dixie, says the store was underperforming. The statement says the company doesn’t take these…

Mayor Steven Reed: ‘I Want Montgomery to be the Safest City in the Country’

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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s Transition Team hosted the final day of public meetings Thursday. The Public Safety Committee heard from MPD Chief Finley, District Attorney Daryl Bailey and MPS Superintendent Ann Roy Moore. Chief Finley says the biggest challenges for MPD in 2020 are funding (technology & vehicles), recruiting, retention and recidivism. When asked what the number one thing he…

U.S. Officials Confident Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Plane Tuesday, 176 Killed

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Two U.S. officials say it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. President Donald Trump is suggesting he believes Iran was responsible. He is dismissing Iranian claims that it was a mechanical issue that brought down the plane -and is denying any U.S. responsibility. The officials, citing…

Two Former Employees of Montgomery Doctor Sentenced on Drug Distribution Charges

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Two Montgomery area women were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances by forging prescriptions, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and DEA Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Clay A. Morris. On December 10, 2019, Tracy Lynn Giddens, 46, of Millbrook, received a 63-month sentence for her role in the scheme. Subsequently, on…

Montgomery Man Killed in East Birmingham Homicide

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Killough Springs Road, Birmingham/Source: ABC3340 A Montgomery man was shot and killed Wednesday night while arriving at a relative’s home in East Birmingham. Birmingham Police say 36-year-old Tristian Jackson was shot in the 300 block of Killough Springs Road while he was entering the garage of the home just after 9:30 P.M. When officers arrived, they found Jackson unresponsive suffering…

One More Dry Day; Severe Storms Saturday

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It’s a sunny and cold start to the day, but the day itself will feature a few more clouds, and mild temperatures as highs return to the upper 60s. Clouds really begin to increase tonight with lows in the 50s. RAIN RETURNS FRIDAY: Strong southerly flow develops over Alabama on Friday, which will bring warm, moist air north from the…

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