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State Board of Education Reacts to MPS Takeover

The Montgomery County Board of Education met with the state board Monday to get some of their issues ironed out. One of the biggest concerns from the MPS board was a lack of organization and communication. The state board of education met for a work session Wednesday. While strategic planning for schools was on the agenda, we wanted to know…

Prattville Mother Loses Battle with Leukemia

Jessica Bentley, the Prattville mother who had been undergoing treatment for Leukemia and recently had a bone marrow transplant has died. We first did a story with Bentley when she was looking for bone marrow matches. She received what doctors called the “perfect match” from someone in Brazil.  Bentley underwent the bone marrow transplant in March 2017. According to her Facebook…

Prattville Police Searching for Suspect in Credit Card Case

Prattville police and CrimeStoppers are searching for a man suspected of the fraudulent use of a credit card. Investigators say on May 10, a man used a cloned credit card at the Ulta Beauty store in Prattville at around 7 p.m., then made similar purchases at Academy Sports. Both stores are located on Cotton Exchange. Authorities say the man is…

Lawyers Appeal Ethics Conviction of Former House Speaker Mike Hubbard

Lawyers for former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard say his ethics conviction is “legally baseless” and prosecutors stretched the bounds of the state law to bring charges against him. Hubbard’s lawyers filed the appeal Wednesday in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. They are seeking to overturn his 2016 conviction on ethics charges. Hubbard was convicted of wrongly accepting investments,…

National Guard Armory in Brundidge Being Deactivated

Alabama News Network has confirmed the National Guard Armory in Brundidge is being deactivated. According to Lt. Tim Alexander, the U.S. Army National Guard Force Management Division, in compliance with Headquarters Department of the Army, conducted an analysis of the overall readiness and mission requirements for force structures.  Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) determined that there is no longer…

More Rain and Storms Today, Sunshine Returns Tomorrow

The main trough axis will swing through the state and cause a second low pressure to develop; this will bring us another round of showers and thunderstorms. There is a possibility for a few stronger to marginally severe storms in our eastern counties of the area, as instability values could rise into the 2,000 J/kg range with dewpoints reaching near…

Golden Apple Teacher of the Year: David Rudd

During the school year, we honored many deserving teachers with Golden Apple awards. Four of those previous winners have been competing to be the Golden Apple Teacher of the Year. Those winners were voted on by viewers, the votes have been counted and Ryan Stinnett reveals this year’s new Golden Apple Teacher of the Year. As we end the school…

EXTRA: “What’s in Your Food?”

Take a look in your pantry… and you’ll probably find that most of your food labels state they have been genetically engineered in some way. But what does that mean? And is it safe? Wendy Yeager is a fourth generation farmer. She and her husband run a 970 acre farm in Dallas County growing soybeans, cotton, sorghum and peanuts. The…

Rain, Storms and a Flash Flood Watch

It is a wet start to the day with all of us seeing moderate to heavy rain. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through at least 10PM tonight for much of the area, while portions of South Alabama are under a watch until 6AM Wednesday. This is due to an additional 2-4 inches of rain possible the next 24…