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Cool Thursday Afternoon, Much Warmer Friday

Nearly the entire state of Alabama is seeing freezing temperatures this morning, and that includes all the way down to the Gulf Coast. Freeze warnings are in place as lows are in the mid and upper 20s in most locations, but colder pockets across North/Central Alabama could very well see upper teens. WARMING TREND BEGINS: After the brutally cold morning,…

Local students Encourage Peers to ‘Kick Butts’ and Stop Smoking

Students across the country participated in projects Wednesday all in an effort to keep kids from smoking. March 15th was National Kick Butts Day. In Montgomery, a youth advisory board made up of middle school students staged a very visual scene. They posed as dead bodies in body bags to draw attention to the dangers of smoking. They want to send…

Freeze Warning Continues Tonight, Warming Trend Begins Thursday

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT: Freezing temperatures this morning and again tonight are likely over much of Alabama. For most places, lows will be in the 20s, but colder pockets across North/Central Alabama could very well see upper teens. TODAY/THURSDAY: After the brutally cold mornings, these two days will be dry and mainly sunny, but unseasonably cold. Highs today will be…

Downtown Business Incubator to Close

The downtown business incubator in Montgomery will be closing this year after 6 years. Melanie Golson with the City Department of Development says it served its purpose to give businesses a start. CC’s Daiquiris is one of those businesses in the incubator. They tell us business has been phenomenal since they opened their doors last November. Their lease will be…

Winter’s Last Hurrah, Freeze Warnings in Effect

TUESDAY: It will remain cloudy due to wrap around moisture. It will be another cold day as highs will not climb out of the upper 40s and lower 50s. Add in a brisk northwest wind at 10-20mph, it will be feeling much colder. By the afternoon, we are likely to see some peeks of sunshine. WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Freeze warnings are in…

Golden Apple: Steven Washington

Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Lowndes County School System. In his tenth year of teaching, Steven Washington, at Jackson-Steele Elementary school, takes great pride to ensure is classroom to ensure his students are learning.  Why drives Washington to be dedicated to the success of his students? “You don’t do this for attention, you do this because…

“A Living Hope” Update: Adair on Hospice Care

We have been following the story of Rhonda Adair, a Millbrook mom battling cancer, since her diagnosis. Rhonda Adair has decided to go under hospice care. She is now back home after getting treatment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. Doctors say they have done all they can do and last month, just gave her weeks to live. Adair’s Facebook…

Rain Later Today, Freezing Temperatures Ahead

Last night started off clear, but overnight, our flow has shifted back around from the south and moisture is returning, and we are seeing that with the clouds moving back into the area this morning. Before heading out the door this morning, grab the rain gear as a rather wet Monday is ahead. RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS: Days like today…

Driver Finds Success with Uber One Year Later in Montgomery

Johnny Green is on the road these days…. Formerly known as “Windee Breeze” on “Good Afternoon Montgomery,” he now has a new alias. “Hi, everybody! I’m Johnny Green, better known now as the “Papa Uber…. the Ubernator,’” said Green. He says Uber has been a great way to earn a living on his own terms. “I’ll give you an example,…