SHEFFIELD-The Ritz Theatre in Sheffield will present Big Sonia asone of their Southern Circuit Tour films. The showing will be September 15 at 7:00 PM. Tickets for the showing are $8.oo and for students $5.00. Big Sonia, film by Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday Big Sonia follows a tiny woman with huge impact. Standing tall at 4’8″, […]
MONTGOMERY – Earlier today, State Superintendent of Education Michael Sentance submitted his resignation to Governor Kay Ivey, as President of the Board of Education. Shortly thereafter, Governor Ivey released the following statement. “Today, I received the resignation of State Superintendent of Education Michael Sentance. I do not take this situation lightly, and as President of […]
ROGERSVILLE-Have you ever found an interesting looking rock and thought that it was just more than a natural formation, that it looks like it might be an arrowhead or some type of ancient stone tool? Do you have a box of “Old Indian Rocks” that you picked up as a child or were given to […]
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed Executive Order 711 extending the deadline to register to vote in the September 26, 2017 Republican Primary Run-off Election for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat. The original deadline was today, but due to the closure of state offices Governor Ivey decided to extend the deadline by one day. Online registration through the […]
MONTGOMERY – President Donald J. Trump on Monday approved Governor Kay Ivey’s request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for the State of Alabama. The President declared that an emergency exists in the State of Alabama and ordered Federal assistance to supplement existing response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Irma beginning on September 8, 2017, and […]
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Saturday authorized the activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Clanton to level one and the activation of the Alabama National Guard (ALNG) for state active duty, due to the potential impact of Hurricane Irma and the state’s role in supporting additional neighboring state evacuees. The National Weather Service […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, September 8 Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) joined with the chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, and a majority of the Alabama House delegation, in voting against the Pelosi-Schumer-Trump debt ceiling deal that undermines national security while increasing America’s debt by roughly $600 billion and doing nothing to solve the deficits […]
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday issued a State of Emergency ahead of Hurricane Irma, which is expected to begin affecting Alabama late this weekend and into the beginning of next week. Governor Ivey had previously issued limited supplemental States of Emergency to address immediate needs, but due to possible response needs here in Alabama and […]
FLORENCE-In anticipation of housing displaced animals from Hurricane Harvey and the impending Hurricane Irma, the Florence Lauderdale Animal Shelter is waiving adoption fees as of today, September 8 through Wednesday, September 13. The Shelter will stay open today (Friday, September 8) until 7pm. Monday tthrough Wednesday the Shelter will be open from 10-5pm; however, please call if you are interested in adoption, […]
BIRMINGHAM – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that up to $10 million in federal grant money is available to the Alabama Department of Labor Inspections Division Abandoned Mine Land Program (AML) for pilot projects with the potential to create long-term economic benefits in counties situated in the coal fields in the […]
