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Motion Filed Declaring Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 Unconstitutional

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Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the State of Alabama has filed a motion to stay a January 14, Jefferson County Circuit Court judgment declaring the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 to be unconstitutional. The motion to stay, filed Friday morning in Jefferson County Circuit Court, seeks to preserve the status quo condition of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument…

Trump to Temporarily Reopen Government, Ending Record-Long Shutdown

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President Donald Trump says he’ll sign legislation shortly to reopen shuttered government departments for three weeks – until Feb. 15. Trump’s action would end what has become a record, 35-day partial shutdown. Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work without pay or have been kept from doing their jobs as Trump and congressional Democrats were locked in a stalemate…

World’s Busiest Airport Experiencing Long Wait Time 9 Days before Super Bowl 53

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The world’s busiest airport is experiencing long wait times to get through security just nine days before it expects 150,000 out-of-town visitors for the Super Bowl. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement Friday that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had maximum wait times Thursday of 42 minutes, the highest of the nation’s top 42 airports. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall…

IRS Employees Not Returning to Work

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Fewer than half the furloughed IRS employees recalled during the shutdown to handle tax returns and taxpayers’ questions and send out refunds, without pay, reported for work as of Tuesday, according to congressional and government aides. About 30 percent of the 26,000 recalled workers have sought permission under their union contract to be absent from work, IRS officials told House…

Gradual Weekend Warming Trend

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Today will be mainly sunny, but temperatures will hold in the upper 40s to lower 50s for most communities across South/Central Alabama. WEEKEND WEATHER: The weekend will begin with a very cold morning early Saturday with temperatures dipping into the 25-30 degree range, this will be our coldest morning this week. Sunshine will be in full supply Saturday and we…

Butler County Ad Valorem Tax Special Election

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Butler County voters are headed to the polls on January 29. The special election is  for an Ad Valorem Tax Bill, that would help fund the Butler County School System. The bill proposes a 6 mill tax increase on property taxes. Butler County currently has a tax rate of 12 mill.  A 6 mill increase would raise property taxes to…

Pleasant Home’s River Baldwin Named to 2019 McDonald’s All-American Roster

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Two of Alabama’s high school players joined the ranks of high school basketball’s elite and were selected to the prestigious 2019 McDonald’s All American Teams. Previously, six Alabama players were nominated to play in the game out of more than 800 top male and female high school seniors from across the country. The list of the Alabama players are below: Name Pos…

$1,000 Reward Offered for the Identity of the Suspect in Maxwell Air Force Base Shooting

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On January 22, an unknown individual unlawfully gained access to the Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. The unknown subject was confronted by the 42nd Security Forces Squadron at the football field on base at approximately 12:30am. The Airmen attempted to apprehend the subject but were unable to before the person fled the area. Shots were fired by the suspect,…

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