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Birmingham Council Approves $3.5M Loan, 30-Year Lease for Graymont School Development
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved a deal that would provide a $3.5 million forgivable loan to a nonprofit aiming to redevelop the former Graymont School to provide affordable housing for senior citizens. The agreement allows the nonprofit group Veranda at Graymont School to lease the city-owned property at...
Continue to be Weather Aware for dangerous heat on Thursday and Friday
Weather Aware Thursday and Friday for Dangerous Heat and Humidity Thursday & Friday: The heat dome will stay in place for Thursday. This will keep Central Alabama very hot and humid with only a few showers. High temperatures will be in the middle 90s. The heat index will be dangerous as it sits around 105-110°. […]
Woman indicted for 2003 homicide in North Mississippi
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) – A second person has been indicted in connection to 2003 homicide in North Mississippi. The Daily Journal reported Niki Hester, 36, of Alabama, was indicted for first-degree murder in connection to the death of Wendy Benson, 35. Hester’s father, 62-year-old Richard Truelock, was arrested by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) […]
Alabama Secretary of State accuses League of Women Voters of ‘data mining’
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen Monday accused the League of Women Voters of capturing personal data on a voter registration website, an accusation the president of the group called a conspiracy theory. Allen said in a Monday press release that a TV ad in Alabama produced by Vote411, an initiative of the League of […]
New charter school in Prattville pushes start date back
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) – Ivy Classical Academy in Prattville will now open later than initially planned. According to a post on social media, the school will now open to students on Aug. 21. School officials say there was “a delay in the delivery of the air conditioning units. As a result, we have decided to move back our planned start date by two weeks.”
Birmingham City Schools superintendent talks low registration numbers and staff vacancies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Are your children registered for school? Birmingham City Schools superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan says with less than a week to go until the new school year, thousands of students are still not signed up. The superintendent says they have more students registered this year compared to...
North Alabama school system leaders talk school bus safety and the need for drivers
The first day of school is upon us for many parts of North Alabama! Hundreds of school buses were on the road Thursday as tens of thousands of kids returned to the classroom. This as a need for bus drivers is at a premium across the state. The spokesperson for Madison County Schools, Carter Watkins, says they are looking to fill several positions.
U.S. judge upholds LGBTQ student protections in a win for the Biden administration
A federal judge in Alabama on Tuesday refused to block the Biden administration from enforcing new anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ students in four Republican-led states, breaking with six other judges who have said the rules are invalid. U.S. District Judge Annemarie Axon in Birmingham in a 122-page ruling, rejected various...
Country music sensation and headliner of Rock the South to stage a comeback in Alabama
Jelly Roll, who headlined the Rock the South festival this year, is set to make a comeback to Alabama with a concert scheduled for fall in Birmingham. On November 21st, the Legacy Arena at the BJCC will host a show by the country star as part of his “The Beautifully Broken Tour”. The event will feature opening acts from Ernest, Shaboozey, and Allie Colleen.
Readers respond to Alabama high schools that could benefit from a nickname update
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