Plans for Downtown Montgomery are coming along as a new gathering space will soon open. It’s called Dexter Alley Park located on lower Dexter Avenue. It will also lead to the city parking deck with loft apartments overlooking the space. Architect John Foshee says it will involve a place to hang out with new restaurants opening soon. “We are very…
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed an executive order that disbanded 18 task forces, commissions and councils established by former Gov. Robert Bentley during his administration that ran from 2011 until his resignation in April. “I believe strongly that my role is to make decisions and lead, not kick the can down the road,” Ivey said in a statement. “I am choosing…
Today through Friday, daily rain chances remain as out moisture levels will continue to slowly rise. That means typical summer weather for Alabama and we are expecting hot, humid days with a mix of sun and clouds. Also, you can expect scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, which will be greatest in coverage roughly from 2PM-9PM, and then…
The audit for Montgomery Public Schools is out. Â And “inadequate” is the overall review. There were four main areas that the State reviewed. Three out of the four were labeled as “inadequate.” One was labeled “requires improvement.” Lesa Keith is the Vice President of the MPS school board. She says it just conveys what she has been trying to tell…
L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital could soon have a new owner — the city of Greenville, where it is located. Mayor Dexter McLendon says the city is in talks to buy the 72-bed hospital from an affiliate of current owner Quorum Health Corporation. A letter of intent has been signed to sell the hospital to the city. McLendon says the city…
The Alabama Board of Education has released its audit report into Montgomery Public Schools. Earlier this year, the state took over 27 schools in the system, which is about half of Montgomery Public Schools’ facilities. In the overall categories of the audit, the state found these results: Overall effectiveness – Inadequate Effectiveness of Leadership and Governance – Inadequate Effectiveness of…
Alabama state troopers have released the names of the three people killed in a wreck in Pike County on Monday afternoon. The wreck happened on U.S. Highway 231 in southern Pike County, near the Coffee County line. State troopers say Debra Myers Askew, 61, of Brundidge, was critically injured when her car hit another car driven by Robert C. Pecnick,…
It is that old summer-time routine as showers and storms are expected each and every day. Expect the days to feature more sun than clouds, with hot and humid conditions. Each afternoon should see highs in the lower to mid 90s, and also each afternoon we are going to see showers and storms pop-up randomly across the Alabama landscape. No…
A local teen is about to head to Washington D.C. to possibly testify before Congress for her research in Type One diabetes. Lily Wientjes  was diagnosed with Type One diabetes at 6 years old. She is a member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Recently she was selected as one of 160 delegates across the country to go to Washington….
Alabama state troopers have confirmed that a third person has died in a wreck on U.S. Highway 231 in southern Pike County. The wreck happened this afternoon near the Coffee County line and involved an 18-wheeler and two cars. The crash shut down the southbound side of the highway. The names of the victims haven’t yet been released. Stay with…
