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…
BACK TO WORK: Today will be a mainly dry day with the chance for rain and storms throughout southern portions of the state. For South/Central Alabama, it will not be quite as humid as it can be, but it will still be hot as afternoon highs will make their way into the lower and mid 90s today. TROPICAL UPDATE: The…
The 42nd annual World Championship Domino Tournament got underway in Andalusia Friday. The Andalusia Rotary Club puts on the event every year as a fundraiser and they say it brings people from all over. “We usually have a couple hundred players. We have singles events and doubles events and people come from literally around the world. But heavy concentration throughout…
Greenville police say they have made four arrests in a home invasion that took place on April 17. According to a release from Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn, police say they victim told them someone had knocked on his door. When he answered it, he found four males wearing masks and armed with a shotgun. Â Police say they forced there…
