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Group Wants Statue of Doctor that Examined Slaves to be Removed from the State Capitol

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A group is calling for the removal of a statue on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol honoring a 19th century doctor who experimented on slaves. State Sen. Hank Sanders and other members of the group Save Ourselves Movement for Justice and Democracy held a Wednesday press conference calling for the removal of the statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims….

Alabama Man Arrested in New Mexico on Child Pornography Charges

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An Alabama man wanted on child pornography charges has been arrested in New Mexico. Sources say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement release that says 35-year-old Kenneth Earl Hooks was arrested Monday. Authorities say Hooks has been on the run since his girlfriend was arrested at a Walmart in California, accused of filming children in the store’s bathroom. A search…

MLK Statue Unveiling Pushed Back to Winter

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Montgomery residents will have to wait a little longer for a statue of Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., to be unveiled. The MLK statue installation date has been pushed back to winter. According to the Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts, the new unveiling date is December 1st. The statue was originally slated to be unveiled in…

Doctor: Gov. Ivey in “Excellent Health”; Health Not an Issue in Campaign

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Responding to her primary challengers, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has released a letter from her doctor saying the 73-year-old governor is in “excellent health.” Ivey’s campaign released the letter Wednesday after her challengers indirectly made an issue of the front runner’s age and health. In the brief letter from Dr. Brian Elrod of Montgomery, the doctor wrote that he sees…

MPS Class of 2018 Breaks Last Year’s Scholarship Record by Earning $71 Million in Scholarships

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Montgomery Public Schools graduating class of 2018 eclipsed last year’s record earnings of $49 million in college scholarship by gathering over $71,260,000 in offers. This includes two students who were offered more than $1 million each. MPS Superintendent Ann Roy Moore is excited for the senior class. “The cost of attending colleges and universities makes scholarships necessary for many students,”…

The Heat is On

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SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER CONTINUES: Not much change in the Alabama weather situation through the rest of the week; mostly sunny warm days, fair nights. We will mention the chance of isolated showers tomorrow and Friday afternoon, but many places will stay dry. Highs will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s. TOMORROW: Ever been fascinated by hurricanes or wondered how…

Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission Awards

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Traveling in the Old Cloverdale neighborhood, there’s no shortage of historic homes. “The beautiful thing about this neighborhood and these houses, there is a lot of history with them. And we are talking abut houses some of them go back to the late 1800s. I think some in the Garden District that go back to the early 1800s,” said resident…

Face 2 Face: John Merrill

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Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a “Face to Face” with Secretary of State, John Merrill. Merrill discussed the topic of “crossover voting” with the Alabama primaries just four weeks away. Categories: Face 2 Face

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