Governor Ivey signs wine delivery, daylight saving time bills into law Alabama State Capitol (Source: Todd Stacey Alabama Daily News) By Anna Mahan | May 13, 2021 at 5:59 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 6:04 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - Thursday was a busy day in Montgomery as Governor Ivey signed a few bills into law.
The first of those was House Bill 437, the wine shipment bill.
“I want to first thank Representative Terri Collins for putting this legislation forward because it is certainly something the people of Alabama want available to them,” Gov. Ivey said. “Thank you to all involved in putting together a good, clean bill. We are moving Alabama with the times, and I am proud to officially make the wine shipment bill law.”
People of Alabama: Sam Tenenbaum Jr. of Mountain Brook
By Tamika Moore
May 10, 2021
Sam Tenenbaum Jr. of Mountain Brook is an opera singer who once wrestled under the name The Great Kaiser. (Tamika Moore / People of Alabama)
What is something people wouldn’t guess about you just by looking at you?
“I’ve had two careers. The one that they might not think that I would be involved in is that I’m an opera singer. I trained for opera in college. I’ve done quite a bit of cantorial singing at different synagogues in the area. I’ve done two operas. Presently, I do some performing in different events with my accompanist, Steve Pennington. He’s been a very valuable asset to me. My other career is that I happened to be a professional wrestler for many years here in Birmingham. I performed under a mask as “The Great Kaiser,” the masked Austrian wrestler. I used to wrestle just about every Monday night at Boutwell Auditorium. I had maybe a 35-year career in wrestling and
Clarksville Now
CLARKSVILLE, TN – Mr. Millard House II, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System’s Director of Schools, has been named the TN Mid-Cumberland Superintendent of the Year and is in the running for the state’s Superintendent of the Year.
House has been CMCSS’ Director of Schools since 2017. Under his leadership, the district has continued to advance as a high-performing school system, receiving state and national recognition for its accomplishments and innovation.
A few of the many notable accomplishments under his leadership include:
The expansion of CMCSS’ portfolio of academic offerings to provide families the opportunity to choose schools and programs that will help their children reach their potential:
Updated: 9:09 PM CDT May 4, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Strong storms produced widespread flooding Tuesday causing record-breaking rainfall across central Alabama. WVTM 13 s Chief Meteorologist Jerry Tracey breaks down the numbers in the video above.While the severe weather threat ended Tuesday night around 8:30, flooding is still a major concern and many schools and businesses announced altered schedules for Wednesday.Click here to see the latest closings and delays due to the flooding and other storm-related damage.LIVE UPDATES: 9:10 p.m.Alabama Power reports 97,000 outages statewide:61,000 southern areas of the state10,000 western areas of the state10,000 Birmingham metro9,400 southeastern areas of the state3,100 Mobile area3,000 eastern areas of the state8:28 p.m.The National Weather Service in Birmingham says there are no longer any active severe weather threats in central Alabama.Flooding is still a major concern across much of central Alabama and will be int