Dedicated and highly skilled teachers are essential for our state to continue achieving academic excellence – preparing the nation’s next generation of top professionals. These 16 outstanding educators selected as finalists for the Alabama 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year, exemplify these qualities. Each has excelled in the classroom and is preparing all students for success through mentorship, innovative classroom instruction, and a personal…
An Alabama inmate is asking an appellate court to stay his upcoming lethal injection as he asks to instead be executed by nitrogen gas. Forty-six year-old Christopher Lee Price is set to be executed Thursday. Price was convicted of the 1991 stabbing death of pastor Bill Lynn who was killed with a sword and knife during a robbery at his…
Auburn says a gymnast who suffered devastating leg injuries during an NCAA regional semifinal is undergoing surgery. A statement released by Auburn gymnastics coach Jeff Graba says senior Samantha Cerio suffered two dislocated knees during the competition held Friday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Graba says Dr. James Andrews will operate on the athlete on Monday for injuries that include multiple…
French street artist JR’s mural of Montgomery residents has begun installation in downtown Montgomery. According to reports, the “Inside Out” project photographed roughly 1,600 people in Montgomery as of Sunday afternoon. Sarah Beatty Buller with local revitalizer Montgomery Builds says 2,000 pictures are supposed to be taken, but the turnout has been more than anticipated. The project will continue shooting…
More than 200 Alabama city leaders, county commissioners and others including representatives from Autauga and Elmore counties joined Gov. Kay Ivey last week as she officially kicked off a year-long effort to ensure Alabama reaches maximum participation in next year’s census. The Alabama Counts event at the state Capitol was conducted one year in advance of the 2020 Census to bring awareness…
According Autauga County Sheriff Joe Sedinger, three people have been indicted on aggravated child abuse charges. Danielle Nicole Martin (mother), Joshua David Martin (step-father), and Vickie Seale Higginbotham (grandmother) all face aggravated child abuse charges. This is in relation to child abuse case where a 13-year-boy was chained up at a home on County Road 46 in Prattville last year….
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by ASE Credit Union, is presented by Ms. Ross’ 4th grade class at Dalraida Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
A mother and daughter have been charged in the October death of an infant at their unlicensed child care center. According to reports, 50-year-old Tracey Goldman and 20-year-old Addison Morgan were each indicted Friday on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin says an autopsy showed the 2-month-old had received a fatal amount of allergy…
STORMY MONDAY: All of Alabama is under some threat for severe storms today. For South/Central Alabama, there is a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for severe storms for our Monday. Rain and storms will be possible at just about anytime today with such a warm, moist air mass in place across the state. The main threat for strong storms looks to…
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville plans to run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. That’s according to sources who have spoken to CBS Sports. The CBS Sports report says Tuberville will run as a Republican. He will challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones next year. Jones won the seat over Republican former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in a…
