From West Alabama Newsroom– The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is now in full swing in Selma. And the first full day of the event featured a full slate of events. Friday featured nearly a dozen different activities — with most centered around education — and youth. Selma High School hosted the annual Children’s Sojourn. And students at Tipton-Durant Middle School…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A small church in Letohatchee is taking steps to preserve a piece of it’s history — from a bygone era. The Big Zion community is home to Big Zion AME Zion Church and cemetery. Both are located across the street — from the site of the old Big Zion School. Church historians say the school…
When Charles Everett IV began writing a letter to his children, it took him down a path that would lead to a published book.
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Troy University and the American Village Citizenship Trust are teaming up to help Alabama youth increase their knowledge and understanding of U.S. history, the function of government and the role of the citizen in the governmental process.
Our David Lamb recently discussed crime and education in the Capital City with Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed.
According to a recent Frontline Education Survey, the nation is dealing with a teacher shortage, and the Montgomery Public School System is among those trying to combat the problem.
MPS says as the new school year approaches, it is crunch time to fill vacancies they currently have. They’re looking for interested candidates with any kind of college degree to apply for open positions.
After several months of trying to get the HB88 bill in committee, supporters have finally seen it make its first step. Bill sponsor, Rolanda Hollis, founders of Women in Training, and several sponsors have been fighting for the menstrual hygiene bill to provide free feminine hygiene products in K-12 schools. “Its hard to explain to men what women go through,”…
Montgomery County area leaders today said it’s time to invest more than the bare minimum in Montgomery Public Schools. On Wednesday officials announced the formation of a community-wide campaign to raise awareness of the upcoming school funding referendum. MPS Superintendent Ann Roy Moore and MPS School Board President Clare Weil alongside Montgomery County Commission Chairman Elton Dean, Montgomery Mayor Steven…
In a rare Saturday session, the Alabama Legislature passed budgets and the Montgomery tax referendum. The property tax referendum passed the Senate floor with an amendment, and was concurred by the House of Representatives. The ad valorem tax proposal would add 12 mills to the current 10 mill property tax rate in Montgomery County. All of the money would go…
