From the West Alabama Newsroom– Governor Kay Ivey is traveling to school districts around the state emphasizing the importance of reading to kick-off the new school year. The governor’s Back to School Tour — made a stop in Wilcox County at ABC Elementary School on Tuesday. Ivey visited several classrooms — and encouraged students to read a book every single…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma businessman hands out over $10,000 dollars in cash Friday to teachers in Dallas County. For the past several years — KFC owner Mark Woodson has given away cash to area teachers at the start of each new school year. Woodson raised $11,000 dollars this year. He gave 110 teachers $100 dollars each —…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Camden elementary school students whose classrooms were destroyed by fire went back to school Wednesday morning for the first time since the fire. “We are back. I told everyone, This is like a new start for us. And we take lemons and we make lemonade with it.” Principal Vernita Laister says students have had to…
Two hundred million dollars in deferred maintenance… That’s just the estimate for Montgomery Public Schools, but one board member said that number could actually be higher. Unusable classrooms, faulty heat and A.C. units… and numerous schools that need new roofs. Now, we’re taking you inside the schools to see these issues up close. It is no secret that Montgomery Public…
