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Civil Rights Memorial Center Re-Opened after 2 Years

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Many Civil Right museums in our area are seeing a wave of people coming in for the Martin Luther King Holiday, including the Civil Rights Memorial Center that had it’s grand re-opening after being shut down for almost 2 years. The Memorial Center is now open to the public. It’s been closed for renovations since March 2020 and now features…

Legacy Museum Reopening

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A museum that’s linked to the national lynching memorial in Montgomery is reopening for the first time since the pandemic began. The Legacy Museum is offering free admission for a limited time, but crowd sizes are being restricted and face masks are required to help prevent the Coronavirus from spreading. The lynching memorial, the museum and the…

Tallassee City Schools Reopening Plans

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Tallassee City Schools is giving parents two learning options upon returning to school in a soft opening Wednesday, August 19, 2020: virtual or face-to-face/blended learning. Tallassee City Schools Superintendent Dr. Brock Nolan says 80% of parents in the city are comfortable with in-person instruction: “August the 19th ‘A’ group will start in our schools, and ‘B’ group will be at…

Pike Road’s Browning talks Football as AHSAA meets with Dept. of Education

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  MONTGOMERY – The AHSAA met with its Fall Sports and Football Coaches’ Committees Tuesday through an online virtual meeting and heard updates from the AHSAA Medical Advisory Board Committee and the Alabama State Department of Education. ALSDE State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey gave a brief update concerning the Roadmap to Reopening Schools plan. AHSAA Medical Advisory Board chairman Dr. James Robinson…

Wind Creek Casinos to Reopen Monday

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is planning to reopen its electronic bingo casinos on Monday. Wind Creek Hospitality said that all three Alabama casinos will reopen with safety changes. The casinos had been closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Masks or face coverings will be required for everyone. Wind Creek said in a news release that…

The Equal Justice Initiative to Reopen Attractions in Mid-June

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The Equal Justice Initiative is planning to reopen its attractions in Montgomery. EJI says June 15th is the day that it hopes to reopen the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, The Peace and Justice Memorial Center, and The Legacy Museum. They have been closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The EJI law offices have been open during this…

The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Reopens

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The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) has announced that they have reopened after temporarily closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most county offices are providing services by-appointment-only, walk-in appointments are suspended until further notice. For the veteran’s service offices that are located in county facilities that are still closed to the public, a veterans service officer will be available…

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed on Fox News; Discusses Reopening Alabama’s Economy

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With the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases rising daily in our state and the lack of testing supplies, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed made an appearance on fox news Saturday afternoon. He discussed when Alabama’s economy should reopen… explaining that less than 1% of the state’s population has been tested for the virus. Mayor Reed explained the importance of what he…

The Capri Theatre Set to Re-Open

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The Capri Theatre Re-Opens Thursday, April 14 with the classic, The Maltese Falcon. The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, is a detective story of a private detective who takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. This will be their “soft” re-opening, so things…