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Dr. Lily McNair Named 8th President of Tuskegee University

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Dr. Lily D. McNair will become Tuskegee University’s eighth president after being unanimously selected by its Board of Trustees. She will serve as the first female president of the institution in its 136-year history. McNair currently is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Wagner College in New York City. She will begin her duties at Tuskegee on July…

Face 2 Face: Fred Bell

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Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a “Face to Face” with Senate District 26 candidate, Fred Bell. Bell is currently a member of the Montgomery City Council. . Categories: Face 2 Face

Biscuits Put up 11 Runs, Blank the Shuckers

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The Biscuits (13-18) used four home runs and 12 hits to take down the Biloxi Shuckers (20-11) in their largest win of the season thus far, 11-0, in Monday night’s series opener at Riverwalk Stadium. It was Montgomery’s second shutout of the season and second in a week, having blanked the Mobile BayBears, 1-0, last Monday. Ryan Boldt hit the…

Six Etowah Co. Judges Recuse Selves from Roy Moore Case

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All six judges in an Alabama county have recused themselves from presiding over the lawsuit filed by failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore against some of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct. Reports say Etowah County’s four circuit judges and two district judges filed recusals with interim Alabama Chief Justice Lyn Stuart on Monday, a week after Moore…

Here Come the 90s

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TODAY-THURSDAY: More of the same is ahead as very warm, dry weather is the forecast. The sky will remain mostly sunny these days with highs in the mid to upper 80s, and even a few 90s will be showing up. We will mention isolated afternoon storms Thursday as the ridge weakens slightly, but again most North/Central Alabama communities will remain…

Sue Bell Cobb Stresses Experience as a Judge and a Lottery Proposal

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**FILE**Sue Bell Cobb, Alabama’s first elected female chief justice, poses for a portrait, Nov. 14, 2006, in Montgomery, Ala. She is supporting a bill that would set experience requirements for the state’s judges even though it would have prevented her from becoming a judge three weeks after becoming a lawyer. (AP Photo/Rob Carr) Former Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb…

Governor Ivey Releases SAFE Council Report

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Governor Kay Ivey on Monday released the report of recommendations from the Governor’s “Securing Alabama’s Facilities of Education” (SAFE) Council. The report focused on improvements in three areas: physical security, threat assessments and mental health, and coordinated training and planning. “I am very pleased with the findings of the SAFE Council and I am already having discussions with agency heads about implementing…

“Every Student Succeeds Act” Plan Approved by U.S. Department of Education

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Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Alabama’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan was approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Governor Ivey received a phone call Monday morning from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos informing her of the decision. The Alabama ESSA state plan was submitted to the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) in October by the Alabama State Board of Education….

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