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Alabama News Superintendent Ted Watson says he is retiring after one of the toughest school years in the history of his 35 year career. The Andalusia school system was one of the few in Alabama that continued in-person learning during the pandemic for the entire school year. “Our kids most of them came to school and so our teachers were adamant that they wanted to make sure they taught those kids, and so as a result of that we had school from day one. And where as today a lot of schools are m...

Alabama News The Montgomery Public School system is Currently working on changing the names of three of the high schools. Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Sidney Lanier are all names of notable confederate men. The school board feels as though the names should no longer be on these Montgomery County High Schools. They are looking to replace the names with people who have made a positive impact in history. The board currently has two Chairpersons’ who have teamed up to form a special committ...

Alabama News Updated: Police are still investigating the incident that lead to 7 people being shot on the 3800 block of South Court Street in Montgomery. This recent incident raises the questions about what can be done about the crime spike in Montgomery. The crime in Montgomery has is significantly higher in these past 5 months then it was during early 2020. District 7 City Councilor, Clay McInnis expressed how he feels about this recent crime happening in his district. “It’s just really ...

Alabama News Updated: The Lambert Family home off of Old Farm Lane was in the direct path of the EF-1 tornado that hit Prattville on Tuesday. Mr. Lambert and his wife were safely in their home when the tornado passed, destroying trees in its path, some even hitting the home. “I was sitting right here watching the ball game and about 6 o’clock my wife came running to the door and said we need to get inside and it got really dark, I didn’t hear any real loud noises but then the wind and a...

Alabama News The 68th Annual Alabama National Fair dates have been announced. Members of the Kiwanis Club and The Alabama National Fair Board held a press conference today that the fair will take place this October 8th-17th. The fair will be held the full 10 days and will feature some of the events that were missed last year due to the pandemic. Officials say that The Racing Pigs are back along with The Sea Lion Splash, Zerbini Family Circus, K9’s in flight and more. They will also be having ...

Alabama News Updated: Organizers of the Alabama National Fair are hopeful that events can return to normal this fall, after they had to make adjustments last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Kiwanis Club of Montgomery announced today that the 68th annual Alabama National Fair will be held from October 8-17 at Garrett Coliseum, with the popular racing pigs, the sea lions splash and the Zerbini Family Circus all coming back. “I think this year is more normal than people realize,” Al...

Alabama News Updated: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people communicate with face to face interactions being limited. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs is no exception. ADVA has had to adapt to the pandemic with the launch of virtual hearings in its Appeals & Review Division. Before the pandemic, an Alabama veteran had the options of appealing a claim by traveling to Montgomery for an in-person hearing, have a team travel to their home, or have no hearing at all. The new pr...

Alabama News James Spedding was first introduced to us back in 2017. He was homeless and living in a tent near the Alabama river. Over the past 5 years his life has changed dramatically thanks to the love and support of River City Church and the community. Back in 2019 James and his wife Ericka moved into their first home after being in the tent for two years. James is a painter and was working on homes for other people to live in. Sunday, May 2, the couple received a huge surprise at their chu...

Alabama News Updated: The Graduating Seniors at Alabama State University were in for a big surprise Thursday when they showed up for what they thought was a Financial Literacy Seminar, but their attendance really paid off. Regions Bank held a seminar today to announce that they are paying off all graduating seniors student debts. They gave the university $250,000 to cover student debts. With graduation happening on may 7th. Students can rest easy knowing they no longer have any financial burde...

Alabama News Marche Johnson is now the newest member of the Montgomery City Council. Johnson won the special election runoff for the District 3 seat Tuesday. She replaces Tracy Larkin who held the seat for 17 years before his death in January. Johnson, who is a Montgomery native says that she is more than happy to now be representing the very district that she grew up in. She has plans to change the city of Montgomery as much as she can and bring more of the community together to  help uplift ...