The Montgomery County School board met Tuesday to discuss the next steps of the intervention process. The president from the company AdvancED presented its plan for the school system’s comprehensive accreditation review for the upcoming school year. “Part of my message today was this is not an adult problem. The problems we must solve are helping kids succeed. And if…
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing man. Joseph Anthony Carr IV was last seen on Thursday, January 25, at his residence near Wares Ferry Road and Old Atlanta Highway. Carr has medical conditions that require special equipment to survive, which authorities say he does not have in his possession. He was last seen in his silver,…
A collapsed sign along an Alabama highway saying “Go To Church or the Devil Will Get You!” will be erected again. Reports say the family that owns the sign, depicting a red-tailed Satan, will post another. The sign will likely have the exact wording as the original. It stood for decades along Interstate 65 north of Prattville before a storm…
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival has announced an audition call for it’s upcoming production of Annie. Roles are available for adult men and women as well as female children (ages 6-15). Those auditioning will be asked to sing, dance and act. Adults and children of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Audition dates are Saturday and Sunday, February 3-4. The deadline to schedule an audition appointment is Thursday, February 1….
A state inmate who walked off a job site in Montgomery on Monday is back in custody. Elmore County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended Michael Deshaun McLeod, 34, at about 9 p.m. in Wetumpka, after a tip led them to a gas station where McLeod was. He surrendered without incident. McLeod was assigned to the Frank Lee Work Release Center in Deatsville. He was serving a…
Today will be sunny but noticeably colder with a high between 44 and 49 degrees. The coldest morning this week will come early tomorrow when temperatures drop into the mid and upper 20s; the day Wednesday will feature a sunny sky with a high between 55 and 59 degrees. Just a quick cold snap, and nothing prolonged like we have…
A Butler County sheriff’s Deputy has been fired after being arrested in Crenshaw County last Friday. Matthew Goodson, 22, had been employed with the Butler County Sheriff’s Department  for about six months. According to the Crenshaw County Jail, Goodson was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence Assault, child endangerment and domestic violence strangulation . No other details have been released. Stay…
Tuskegee University has appointed William D. Ritter, an executive and senior vice president of Fortune 500 Regions Bank, as a member of the university’s Board of Trustees. Ritter, elected by the board in the fall to serve a three-year term, currently leads Region’s Wealth Management Group; oversees its private wealth management, investment services, insurance, institutional services and asset management areas;…
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is leaving his position ahead of a previously planned retirement this spring. McCabe has been a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump. Two people familiar with the decision described it to The Associated Press on Monday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record. The…
No. 2 Virginia has pulled closer to its first No. 1 ranking in 35 years. The Cavaliers received 17 of 65 first-place votes from a media panel in the AP Top 25 released on Monday. Villanova remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week, receiving 47 first-place votes. Virginia (20-1, 9-0 ACC) shut down one of the nation’s top offenses…
