It’s time for the final golden apple of the school year before we begin our process for finding the golden apple teacher of the year. This week, we are heading to Reeltown High School in Tallapoosa County. Categories: Golden Apple
According to the IRS website, there is a 400 percent surge in phishing and malware incidents this tax season. Tax Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee says you need to be aware of anyone demanding your money. “I want people to know that no government agency, the IRS, the State Revenue Department, will ever contact them by phone and demand payment for…
The fired head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Spencer Collier, has just filed a lawsuit against Governor Robert Bentley, his former Senior Political Adviser Rebekah Mason, the current head of ALEA, Stan Stabler and several others. The suit alleges that Collier was wrongfully fired from his position. It also claims invasion of privacy, defamation and other allegations against the defendants….
“She just said things like called me a ‘blogger’, and said you are the most respected columnist in the state you shouldn’t refer to his personal life. I said he’s a public official, I can’t just ignore it.” Political analyst Steve Flowers recalls what Rebekah Mason said after calling him into the governor’s office last December. He had written a…
A chilly night as friends, family members and advocates gathered together, each one remembering someone who they have lost, including Lucy Cooks. “My grandson was Jamie Sinclair Cooks. Today would have been his 23rd birthday. He was killed 2 years ago, shot down by his girlfriend,” said Cooks. The keynote speaker was Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey. She told the…
IMPROVING WEEKEND WEATHER: For Saturday morning, we will start with pesky clouds over most of the state, and there still may even be a few areas of very light rain or drizzle in spots during the morning. As we head through the day, expect a gradually clearing sky, as the upper ridge finally begins to build in across the Southeast….
Gov. Robert Bentley’s office has issued a statement concerning a trip the governor took with several staff members to attend the Republican Governors Association Conference in Las Vegas last year. One of those staffers was his then-Senior Political Adviser Rebekah Mason. Bentley has acknowledged making inappropriate comments to Mason, but says they didn’t have a physical affair. Their relationship has been…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Wednesday, April 13, shooting death of 21-year-old Anthony Rogers of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged James Thomas, 21, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Thomas turned himself in to MPD detectives on April 14. He was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a $250,000 bond. MPD and Fire…
Ben Smith gives a speech at his graduation from Hope Inspired Ministries–a place he never thought he would be after 15 years in prison serving a murder sentence. “My life when I did time was in a shamble,” said Smith. Smith says while serving time, he began to attend Church of the Highlands services there. “When I went to jail,…
CLOUDY, COOL, DAMP: These words are the best way to describe the weather across Alabama, and much of the Southeast. We continue to deal with scattered showers, clouds, some peeks of sunshine, with gusty winds out of the east today. Temperatures continue to hold into the 60s this afternoon. Heading into the overnight, more of the same. Expect cloudy conditions,…
