From the West Alabama Newsroom– Chronic Absenteeism is a major issue in school districts all around the country. Selma City Schools has implemented a year-long initiative to try and mitigate the problem. The new initiative rewards the students at the school with the highest daily student attendance average each month. Sophia P. Kingston Elementary School achieved the honor for the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– We have some good news tonight for movie lovers in the Selma area. The Queen City’s only movie theater — is once again open for business. Walton Theater Selma resumes showing — new first-run movies — this weekend. The movie “The Forge,” from the creators of the movies — “War Room” and “Courageous” — is…
Since the 1930s, the Ritz Theatre in downtown Greenville has been a landmark of the city. The Ritz has been host to hundreds of plays, musicals and performances. It has also been a safe haven for theatre lovers of all ages. Including Show Director Nancy Idland, who considers The Ritz a second home. She refers to the casts from every…
The longest, continually operated movie theater in Alabama is set to re-open it’s doors by April. The Capri Theatre in Montgomery closed it’s doors back in December to undergo an $800,000 renovation. The money for the renovations was raised through donations. The Capri first opened it’s doors in 1941 and has only undergone one major renovation since then, in 1962….
