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Kira Lewis, Austin Wiley Receive Preseason All-SEC Honors

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Florida teammates Kerry Blackshear and Andrew Nembhard are first-team selections on the preseason all-Southeastern Conference team as selected by the league’s coaches. The Gators were the only program to have two first-team selections. Other first-team picks include Alabama’s Kira Lewis Jr., Georgia’s Anthony Edwards, Kentucky’s Ashton Hagans, LSU’s Skylar Mays, Mississippi’s Breein Tyree, Mississippi State’s Reggie Perry and South Carolina’s…

Former LEAD Academy Principal Sues School

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Recently fired LEAD Academy charter school president, Nicole Ivey, is accusing the academy of breaching her contract, supporting a culture of nepotism and discriminating against students with special needs. Former LEAD Academy principal Nicole Ivey is suing Montgomery’s first charter school. She says the school tries to discourage special needs students’ enrollment in order to boost revenue and academic achievement….

Amendment to Montgomery Panhandling Ordinance Could Affect Those That Give

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The Montgomery City Council is revisiting an ordinance that requires panhandlers be jailed for at least two days. It has been amended to criminalize passing money or objects through car windows to someone on a public road. This makes such acts punishable with fines or jail. The council is set to vote again on the ordinance on Tuesday. According to…

Court Agrees Trump Tax Returns Can be Turned Over

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A federal appeals court in New York says President Donald Trump’s tax returns can be turned over to state criminal investigators. The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came Monday. It is certain to be further appealed. The decision upholds a lower-court ruling rejecting Trump’s lawsuit seeking to block his accountant from letting a grand jury see…

Moderating Temps Through Midweek; Late Week Cold Front

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The calm and mostly dry weather continues as we roll into the first full week of November. Look for slowly moderating temps as highs return to the upper 60s today, followed by mid 70s Tuesday and Wednesday. Overnight lows will increase from the 40s to the upper 50s as well. The days will feature a mix of sun and clouds….

McDonald’s CEO Steps Down After Relationship with Employee

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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MCDONAD’S- In celebration of McDelivery Night In on Thursday, September 19, 2019, McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook packs McDelivery orders with the McDelivery Night In merchandise at the McDonald’s restaurant with a global menu at the company’s headquarters in Chicago. McDonald’s delivers to more than one million customers on average each day around the world, and this year,…

Trial Begins in Challenge to Congressional District Map

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nationalatlas.gov MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A lawsuit contends Alabama’s congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act by concentrating black voters in a single congressional district. District Judge Karon Bowdre on Monday will begin a trial in the lawsuit that contends Alabama should have a second majority-minority congressional district. The suits claim the districts violate the Voting Rights Act and deprive…

Reputable Search & Recovery Crew Joins in Search for Aniah Blanchard

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Aniah Blanchard  A reputable search and recovery organization known as Texas EquuSearch has joined the search for missing 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard. Texas EquuSearch is an organization dedicated to searching for missing persons. The organization has been involved in several high-profile missing persons cases including Natalee Holloway. The group posted a flyer about Blanchard’s disappearance to help spread awareness about this case. According…

Alabama City Closes Fiscal Year with Rise in Sales Tax

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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) – The final numbers are in and officials say the city of Dothan has experienced a 10.7% increase in sales tax revenue growth in the 2019 fiscal year. Overall, the city collected $74.1 million from October 2018 through September 2019- an increase of almost $7.2 million more than the previous fiscal year. The figures beat officials’ budget…

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