Construction crews began the process of tearing down Troy University’s former basketball gymnasium Sartain Hall Monday morning. Sartain Hall is known for hosting concerts from bands like Jimmy Buffet and Ike and Tina Turner, and a record-breaking 258-point performance from the Troy men’s basketball team in a 1992 victory over Devry University. Sandy Atkins is the Deputy Director of Athletics…
A state senator says his prison construction bill is dead for the session. Sen. Cam Ward made the pronouncement Wednesday. Ward says the bill already had heavy opposition in the House. It was wounded further by tensions over redistricting and other issues in the final days of the session. Ward says opposed lawmakers had threatened to filibuster the bill. The…
U.S. developers ramped up construction spending in February to the largest amount in nearly 11 years, led by more building of homes, highways and schools. The Commerce Department says construction spending rose 0.8 percent in February to the highest level since April 2006, after two months of declines. Builders are rapidly putting up more homes in response to strong demand…
Charges have been filed against a woman who hit and killed a construction worker last week. Kelly Nicole Dingler of Deatsville has been charged with Driving Under the Influence and Manslaughter. Police say Dingler killed 55-year-old Larue Brandy last week at a construction site in Prattville. Dingler is in the Autauga County Jail under $15, 000 bond. Categories: Montgomery Metro,…
Alabama’s overcrowded prisons are once again front and center at the State House. The governor’s plan to build four new prisons and demolish the aging facilities came up in a senate committee and lots of people for and against the plan were in attendance. It’s basically the same plan with the same name, the Prison Transformation Act. Lawmakers couldn’t work…
ALDOT placed temporary red lights around the construction site to help with traffic flow. One lane on Highway 10 in Greenville is currently closed due to construction. The road runs right next to Magnolia Cemetery and often floods during severe weather, causing the fastest route to the L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital, Greenville High School, the Greenville Industrial Park, and Greenville…
Two Butler County schools are getting some much needed new additions. The refinancing of a 2007 bond issue left the Butler County School Board with a little more than $3 million. The refinance mandated this money be spent on capitol improvement within a three year period. Butler County BOE decided the best way to use the money would be give…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s $800 million prison construction proposal will be decided on the final day of the 2016 legislative session. A conference committee will meet Wednesday to try to reconcile differences in House and Senate bills. Bentley is seeking to borrow $800 million to build three new mega-prisons for men – housing up to 4,000 inmates each – and…
