The City of Prattville and the Prattville Creative and Performing Arts Council are pleased to host an exhibit of memorabilia of the late, great Wilson Pickett, Prattville’s native son and multi-award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. This exhibit is part of the Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival and Celebration of the Arts and will run March…
The Morning Pledge is brought to you by the Montgomery Biscuits and was presented by Mrs. Kranzusch’s 5th grade class from The Montgomery Academy. Categories: The Morning Pledge
FINE-LOOKING FRIDAY: To end the work week, expect a dry day with a good supply of sunshine, we will see a few more clouds in the Alabama sky; highs will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Starting Saturday, clouds increase during the day, and we will mention a chance of showers by late Saturday night….
Alabama voters will face the choice of whether to display the Ten Commandments on state property like schools and public buildings in the November mid-term election. The Alabama House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment proposed by Republican state Sen. Gerald Dial 66-19 on Thursday. No state money could be used to display the set of rules or laws, given…
Aaron Cody SmithA judge has set a trial date for a police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Montgomery, Alabama. A court order released Thursday says Aaron Cody Smith will go on trial Aug. 13. A hearing in the case is set for a few days earlier. Smith is charged in the 2016 shooting…
WARMING TREND BEGINS: After the cold start today expect another sun-filled day with warmer temperatures and many of us should warm into the lower to mid 60s this afternoon. For Friday, it will be dry with a good supply of sunshine and the high will be in the mid 60s. WARMER WEEKEND WEATHER: Temperatures continue to moderate into the weekend…
Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a Face to Face with Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Walt Maddox to talk about opposing becoming an elected Democratic statewide official. There are currently no elected statewide officials in the state. Categories: Face 2 Face
The Alabama Senate has voted to track how often law enforcement authorities use civil actions to seize a person’s property when the person hasn’t been convicted of a crime. Senators on Wednesday voted 25-1 for the bill. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. Civil asset forfeiture is the practice of law enforcement seizing property through a civil…
An Alabama Senate committee has approved legislation, pushed by the state’s top industry recruiter, to exempt professional economic developers from the state ethics law. The Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee approved the House-passed bill Wednesday on a 10-2 vote. It now moves to the Senate floor. The proposal would exempt professional economic developers from the rules that govern lobbyists….
Alabama lawmakers have given final approval to a general fund budget that steers additional money to the prison system as the state tries to comply with a federal court order to improve mental health care for inmates. The Alabama Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to go along with House changes to the budget. The spending plan now goes to Alabama…
