MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Nearly $370,000 in federal money is going to help improve energy efficiency at nearly 20 locations around Alabama. The grants announced Friday by Gov. Kay Ivey’s office are from the Energy Department. The aim is cut expenses for local governments, public schools and nonprofits. Schools in Cherokee and Colbert counties and the city of Huntsville are…
Ella B Bell Longtime state school board member Ella Bell has died. She was 71 years old. Bell represented District 5 for 19 years, which includes parts of Montgomery and much of West Alabama. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. “I’ll be in prayer for the family of State Board of Education member, Ella Bell,’ Gov. Kay Ivey said on…
A new chair and vice chair were elected to the Alabama Democratic Party on Saturday. Representative Chris England was elected to the position of Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party by a majority of the State Democratic Executive Committee in Montgomery. Patricia Todd was elected to the position of Vice Chair. “Today was monumental for Alabama Democrats, and I am…
MONROEVILLE, Ala. (AP) – The south Alabama courthouse linked to Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is receiving a preservation grant. The program Partners in Preservation says the old Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville is receiving $125,000 to repair serious structural problems in a wall. Recipients were announced following an online vote. The 115-year-old old courthouse is now a…
(Source: National Peanut Festival)DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) – An event that bills itself as the world’s largest celebration of the peanut is under way in Alabama. The National Peanut Festival opened Friday in Dothan and continues through next Saturday with rides, exhibits, music and agricultural competitions. Now in its 76th year, the festival began in 1938 as a three-day event with…
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) – Schools in one Alabama school district say they’re no longer serving alternative meals to students who can’t pay. Officials said schools in Dothan will now serve regular meals to all students – even if they don’t have the money to cover the cost when going through the line. Local DJ Brandon Townsend, also known as DJ…
On Friday, Alabama State University hosted Congresswoman Terri Sewell, (D) Alabama, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus for a town hall meeting. Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Representative Karen Bass, (D) California, was also at the meeting. The meeting was part of the caucus’ “National Listening Tour.” The tour is designed to address critical issues facing the African…
A new poll finds that most people across the country want to stop the twice-a-year ritual of clock changes. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll comes as this weekend marks the end of daylight saving time. It found that 7 in 10 Americans prefer not to switch back and forth. Four in 10 would like to see…
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee is backing a plan to elect new leadership for Alabama’s troubled Democratic Party. A statement filed in court by the head of the national party, Tom Perez, says a party meeting planned for Saturday to elect new leaders complies with rules. The current chair of the party, Nancy Worley, and others have filed…
If you’re still hanging on to an old iPhone 5, it won’t work after Saturday unless you install a new update to iOS 13. iOS 13.2 was released this week by Apple with new features for the latest iPhones but it also includes a critical update for the iPhone 5. According to Apple, those iPhones will no longer be able…
