Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Selma City School System. As the principal of the School of Discovery in Selma, Cicely Curtis, believes when it comes to handling her students, it’s about engaging them in conversation. “That’s one thing I pride myself in doing and that’s talking to the students, listening to them. Even if I…
They have the property. And a plan in place. “The beginning of something I think will change education in Montgomery,” said LEAD Academy Board Chair Charlotte Meadows. Parents tell us they like what they heard Monday evening about LEAD Academy, especially when it comes to the classroom size of only 24 students. “I feel very enthusiastic about it. I like…
A Montgomery house fire claimed a man’s life.. The fire broke out just after 6:00 p.m. Monday in the 20 block of N. California St. Heavy smoke and flames were seen coming from the attic of the home when crews arrived. Fire officials say the victim, who is around 60-years-old, was found in a bedroom, and was pronounced dead at…
Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. It’s the first non-classical or jazz work to win the award. The Pulitzer board on Monday called the album a work that captures the complexity of African-American life. Lamar has been praised and lauded for his deep lyrical content, remarkable live performances, and his profound mix of hip-hop, spoken…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the U.S. will give Alabama full custody of a convicted package bomber who killed a federal judge so the state can execute him on Thursday. In a Monday court filing, the Justice Department said it would waive its right to custody of Walter Leroy Moody, Jr. The filing came after Moody argued he should be…
On Sunday, April 15, at 5:50 AM, a single-vehicle claimed the life of a Selma man. Reginald Bernard Howard, 52, was killed when the 1987 Chevrolet truck he was driving struck a tree in the roadway. Howard was pronounced dead at the scene by Crenshaw County Coroner, Ronnie Turner. A passenger, Tyrome Butler, 46, also of Selma was transported to Baptist…
An Elmore County convenience store has been added to a growing list of businesses falling victim to an unknown bandit. The suspect possibly robbed another convenience store in Opelika on April 13, and a convenience store in Titus in Elmore County on April 15. Police agencies from Auburn, Brundidge, Lanett, and Roanoke have notified CrimeStoppers that this same suspect may…
Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a Face to Face with 2nd Congressional District candidate, Barry Moore. Moore is currently serving in Alabama House of Representatives. Categories: Face 2 Face
Desiree Linden splashed her way through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to a Boston Marathon victory on Monday, the first American woman to win the race since 1985. The two-time Olympian and 2011 Boston runner-up pulled away at the end of Heartbreak Hill and ran alone through Brookline to finish in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 39 minutes,…
After being rained out on Saturday night, the Biscuits (3-7) split a doubleheader in their final two games of a five-game set with the Birmingham Barons (6-4) on Sunday, dropping the first game, 2-1, but winning the second game, 9-2, at Regions Field. The Biscuits got a superb start in game one from Benton Moss who went six strong innings in a…
