FRIDAY: Clouds will linger most of the day, temperatures will be much cooler, and there could be a few pockets of scattered light rain, especially early in the day. Most communities will hold in the upper 50s to lower 60s all day Friday and with a cool north breeze, it will be feeling much cooler. The sky will begin to…
Voters will head to the polls in less than a week, but there is some discrepancy in ballot rules. There is a place on the ballot for straight party voting. That means you mark whether you want to select all Republican or all Democrat candidates and not have to mark each one. That’s nothing new. But Secretary of State John…
A Montgomery group is educating residents on how to prepare for their golden years. The first-ever Sage Legacy Counsel’s Successful Aging Boot Camp took place today at Archibald Senior Center. Attendees received information on many areas of the aging process, including how to plan long term living expenses, asset protection, Wills and beneficiaries, and medicaid. There were also open floor…
Thousands of Alabama students are taking the next step in their promising futures this week. They are applying to top colleges and universities nationwide during Alabama College Application Week 2018 – October 29 through November 2. Alabama College Application Week was started six years ago to increase the overall number of students in our state applying to, and ultimately enrolling in, postsecondary education….
On Monday, October 29, a federal jury convicted nurse practitioner Lilian Ifeoma Akwuba, 39, of Montgomery, on 17 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, 4 counts of health care fraud, 1 count of conspiring to distribute controlled substances, and 1 count of conspiring to commit health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The trial evidence showed…
Alabama State University has received a three-year grant award from the U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) in the amount of $600,000 to support research on “Lightweight Multifunctional Advanced Materials.” The goal of this science and technology grant research is to develop fundamental materials to be used for the next generation of U.S. Air Force systems and for advanced aircraft such as…
Montgomery police arrested Johnathan Wiley, 21, on multiple charges in connection with an early morning incident Oct. 29 involving four victims. Officers charged Wiley with two counts of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree criminal trespass, and one count of third-degree robbery. MPD responded to a call in the 7300 block of Glenn Chase Court,…
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by Trinity Presbyterian School, is presented by Ms. Ingram’s 4th grade class at Pike Road Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $300,000 grant to the Perry County Commission to continue its recovery from torrential rains that damaged roads and continues to be a health and safety concern. The Community Development Block Grant will assist the county in repairing eight county roads that were washed out or made impassable after Tropical Storm Alberto struck the area…
STORMY THURSDAY: Not a lot of change in the overall thinking for today’s event as a dynamic weather system will bring widespread rain and thunderstorms to Alabama. Some of the storms could be severe, especially over the southern half of the state and the SPC has defined the standard “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe storms for areas along and…
