It’s a simple bench on a playground. But it could be the difference of a good day or bad day for someone. It’s called the “Buddy Bench.” “A buddy bench is where if you don’t have anybody to play with then you can go sit at it and you can invite someone to go play with you,” said Ayden Claire…
**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 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…
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….
As part of its spring commencement exercises, Tuskegee University will confer 490 degrees on its newest graduates. At its 133rd Spring Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 12, the university will award 392 bachelor’s degrees, 31 master’s degrees and one doctoral degree. At its College of Veterinary Medicine Spring Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 5, the university awarded 66 doctoral degrees in…
With the midterm primaries about to go into full swing, the Department of Homeland Security is playing catch-up in helping to ensure that state election systems are secure against cybertampering by the Russians or others bent on mischief. The department says it has completed on-site risk assessments of election systems in just nine of 17 states that have formally requested…
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FOR TODAY: A weak surface boundary will be working through Central Alabama today bringing with it a very small risk of isolated showers or thunderstorms. If any of these showers pop during the afternoon or early evening hours, they will be over the northern parts of the area, and will be gone by sunset. The sky will be mostly clear…
Folks in Wetumpka saddled up Friday night to rope and ride at the rodeo. It’s all to help Future Farmers of America at Wetumpka High School. Cowboys and cowgirls have come from all over. “All over, we even got some people from Canada that are entered in the rodeo this weekend. Everything is really good. Really looking for a big…
Whittney Laken Rhodes, 32, of Prattville, is accused of trying to elude police after officers tried to stop her vehicle. Police say Rhodes was suspected of shoplifting from Rack Room Shoes before the chase. They say Rhodes struck a vehicle on McQueen Smith Road during her attempt get away. Police say once the chase was over, they recovered the stolen…
