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Memorial Day Travel Up 6% from Last Year

Memorial Day travel is up by 6% according to TripAdvisor’s Annual Memorial Day Travel Survey.  Nearly one-third will be traveling this weekend up from 24% last year. Of those traveling, 74% will be driving and 32% will be flying to their destinations.  Even though air travel is also up by 6%, 90% of travelers said that the increase in gasoline…

Muggy May Days

MUGGY MAY WEATHER: Little change in the day to day forecast this time of year. For the rest of this week, expect partly sunny, very warm and muggy days with scattered showers and storms on a daily basis, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours, but some showers and storms are possible during the morning and late night hours. Highs…

Governor’s Race Heats Up 2 Weeks before Primaries

While the gubernatorial race is in full swing, political analyst Steve Flowers says it’s been a fairly quiet race since it started. “With two weeks to go, the polling is about where it was when they started about 2 or 3 months ago. Kay Ivey started way ahead in the polls and she continues to have a large lead in…

Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Tourism Growth of $1 Billion

Governor Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday that the Alabama travel industry grew by $1 billion in 2017, to a record of $14.3 billion in expenditures, and increased jobs by 7,399 to some 186,906 employees. The industry grew by 7 percent and attracted an additional 810,000 visitors to top 26 million guests for the first time in state history.   “Every part of…

Governor Ivey Opposes Parole for Woman Convicted of Murdering Teen Girl

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is opposing parole for a woman convicted of killing a Georgia teenager more than 35 years ago. Ivey is urging the state’s parole board to reject an early release for Judith Ann Neelley. Members are scheduled to consider her case on Wednesday. Neelley was convicted with her husband of killing 13-year-old Lisa Ann Millican, who was…

AG Marshall, Rep. Brooks Files Lawsuit Against Federal Government Over Inclusion of Illegal Aliens in 2020 Census

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and U.S. Representative Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, have jointly filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the Census Bureau’s unlawful decision to include illegal aliens in census data used to determine the apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Electoral College. “If the U.S. Census Bureau follows through with its plan to include…

Golden Apple: Teacher of the Year

It’s the end of the school year and time to announce our Golden Apple Educator of the Year, and you the viewers have selected Cicely Curtis from the School of Discover in Selma. We first met Mrs. Curtis back in April, after one of her student submitted a heartfelt nomination on why, as the principal of the School of Discovery…

“Gathering of Eagles” Events Celebrating USAF Heroes Coming to Montgomery

It’s a time to celebrate American airpower, stories of courage, innovation and resiliency. This year, the Gathering of Eagles Foundation selected 10 eagles to share their stories. Lt. Col. Sarah Brehm tells us, “we have a helicopter pilot. We have people who have gone into space and worked with the space program. We have some over POWs, so they have…

WNCF and DISH Network Agreement

ATTENTION: WNCF’s current agreement with DISH has ended. Negotiations continue, however, unless an agreement is reached, DISH may choose to pull WNCF from the system. WNCF is committed to reaching a fair agreement. This affects DISH Network customers only Categories: News