Alabama’s general fund has suffered serious cuts over the last year, with lawmakers needing special sessions to make it work in 2015. This year the governor wants to add about 80 million dollars to the general fund, paid for partially by the education budget. “The governor’s budget proposal for the general fund for FY 17 includes un-earmarking 181 million dollars…
The family of an Elmore County Sheriff’s Deputy who died in a car accident while on duty has set up a scholarship in his honor. The James Bart Hart Memorial Scholarship has been established within the Central Alabama Community Foundation by his Hart’s widow, Charlotte and daughter, Christina. It will award a student “who shares a passion for community leadership…
A judge has set a hearing on indicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s claim of prosecutorial misconduct in his ethics case. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker set a Feb. 10 hearing in Opelika. Hubbard on Tuesday filed a renewed motion to dismiss the charges after a political consultant said he communicated regularly about the case with prosecutor Matt Hart. Baron Coleman wrote…
Millbrook police are investigating a burglary at the Adams Drugs Pharmacy, in which the suspect stole a variety of prescription medications. Investigators say a two unknown males dressed in grey shirts/hoodies used a stick or pipe to break the front glass door to get inside the store, located in the 100 block of Ashton Plaza. Crime Stoppers offered a $1000 reward for a…
The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee was unanimously in favor of a bill proposed by Senator Clyde Chambliss to enact stiffer penalties against those who commit Aggravated Child Abuse. The bill, known as Winston’s law, was inspired by a case currently being overseen by Elmore County District Attorney Randall Houston. Houston asked the State Legislature to increase the penalty of Aggravated Child…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is proposing a mix of budget cuts and a shift of education funds to address a shortfall in the state’s general fund. Acting Finance Director Bill Newton on Wednesday briefed reporters on the governor’s budget plan. The governor is seeking to shift $181 million in use tax funds from the education budget to the general fund….
The National Weather Service says an EF2 tornado struck rural western Alabama and destroyed more than a dozen homes. Officials say the tornado struck the town of McMullen in Pickens County Tuesday evening and destroyed 13 homes. Of that number, 10 of the structures were mobile homes. Federal authorities say a tornado damaged the administration building of a women’s prison…
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect who committed an armed robbery at a Montgomery County convenience store Tuesday evening. The unknown male robbed the Pace Car in the 2800 block of Pyramid Avenue. The suspect held the clerk at gun point while taking an undetermined amount of money. He was last seen on foot traveling towards the…
Donald Trump says his decision to skip the last GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses may have contributed to his second-place finish. But the billionaire businessman says he’d do it the same if he had to do it again. Trump finished second to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Monday evening’s contest after placing first in multiple polls. He skipped the…
Because of the threat for severe storms early Wednesday morning, Coosa County Schools will start at 10 a.m. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News
