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More Rain Today with Falling Temps

Our Tuesday will be another cloudy, raw, wet day with falling temps. Rain will continue at times for much of the day, and temps will fall through the day. We are starting the day off in the 50s, and should be in the 40s by afternoon. Once again, not at all a great weather day. For tonight, look for areas…

Selma Man Arrested for Death of Another Selma Man

A Selma man has been arrested in the death of a 42-year-old man last week. Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier said Sunday that 34-year-old Winston Harris was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Ricky Dewayne Sanders. Both men lived in Selma. Sanders’ body was found Friday morning on a Selma street. Collier said investigators are not yet…

Newly Elected Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth Names Chief of Staff

Alabama’s newly elected lieutenant governor has named a north Alabama woman to serve as his chief of staff. Lt. Gov.-elect Will Ainsworth says Judy Miller of Arab is believed to be the first female appointed to the position, which oversees operations in the lieutenant governor’s office. Miller has worked as executive director of the Marshall County legislative office, and Ainsworth…

Wet Through Midweek

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Little change in the forecast to start the week, we are expecting a cold rain today as a wave of low pressure moves across the northern Gulf of Mexico and temperatures will struggle to get out of the 50s. It doesn’t get any better Tuesday as we are forecasting a cold, raw, windy, winter-like day. The rain ends during…

Wall Collapse Injures 5 Football Players at Pike County High School

Photo by Randy Fielding, via The Mountain Eagle Five high school football players from Oakman High School are recovering after a wall collapsed onto them at Pike County High School. According to Pike County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Mark Bazell, it happened in the visiting team’s locker room.  The wall is described as A 15 foot long, 6 foot high modesty wall….

ASU Pays Tribute to Black WWI Soldiers for WWI 100th Anniversary

Gathered at Oakwood Cemetery, a small group from Alabama State University came to pay their respects to soldiers who died one hundred years ago. More than 350,000 African Americans served in segregated units during World War I. They were fighting for rights they didn’t even have back home at the time. “It’s really important because President Woodrow Wilson said this…

Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Team Picked for Learning Lab on Helping Family Caregivers of Older Adults

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced officials from three Cabinet agencies and the Alabama House of Representatives’ Speaker Mac McCutcheon will take part in a learning lab aimed at helping states support family caregivers of older adults. Alabama’s four-person team will discuss ways to start or improve programs to support family caregivers, in meetings and conference calls led by the Center…

Foggy and Wet Friday, Dry Weekend Ahead

FOR OUR FRIDAY: Clouds hang around, rain remains in the forecast today as a cold front pushes through the state. The rain will come to an end by the evening, and temperatures will begin to fall. We start the day in the mid and upper 60s, but fall into the 50 by the evening with a brisk north wind. The…

Parents Hear an Update on MPS

Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore spoke to parents Thursday night during a town hall meeting at Carver High School. Dr. Moore took questions as parents and teachers submitted their concerns. She says the school system has been working on addressing 6 priorities to comply with AdvancED standards. “I think those major issues that we talk about, AdvancED,…