Commissioners to implement emergency notification system
At a Dec. 8 meeting, Lowndes County Commissioners approved implementing a new emergency management system. Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency Director Charles Sigler appeared before the commission asking them to move forward on his previous requests to engage an emergency telephone notification system. Sigler...
First Alert Weather: Bitterly cold Sunday night
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Spotty showers will continue along a weak surface boundary and accompanied surface low pressure system. High pressure will be centered in the middle of the country in 24 hours and will bring in north winds by early Sunday morning. A Cold Weather Advisory has been placed...
Expanding broadband access is an Ivey administration success story: op-ed
As Governor Kay Ivey’s tenure nears its close, a measured assessment of her administration’s policy achievements reveals a strategic and disciplined focus on foundational state assets: education, infrastructure, fiscal stability, and connectivity. These successes, often achieved through effective use of executive...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Alabama
ALABAMA — A 42-year-old man from Eclectic was killed Saturday evening in a single-vehicle crash in Elmore County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. State troopers said the crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Alabama 9 near mile marker 139, approximately two miles south of Eclectic. Authorities said the...
Where Did It All Go Wrong? Montgomery Mall in Montgomery, AL – Story of...
Montgomery Mall began in 1963 as a bold, simple plan: W.L. Holcomb and Associates from Gulfport, Mississippi, wanted to build a $7.5 million shopping center on forty acres east of Woodley Road. The plan seemed to expect that the future was wide open and ready for anything. Montgomery answered like...
Alabama Woman Freezes When She Realizes What’s Trapped Inside A Plastic Container She Found
Over the years of reporting on abandoned dogs, stories of pups left on roadways, tied to poles, or abandoned in cardboard boxes have been sadly common. Yet nothing compared to the cruelty of sealing an entire litter of newborn puppies inside a plastic container, barely giving them room to breathe, move, or escape.
Ivey signs order to boost National Guard recruiting
Gov. Kay Ivey signed Executive Order No. 740 on Friday to support the Alabama State Military Department.
KO seniors forge their path in Montgomery
By Leilani Moyano ’26Picture this: getting on a plane with classmates, traveling, and taking your learning outside the confines of your English classroom. Well, over Thanksgiving Break, a group of Kingswood Oxford seniors did just that. English teacher Megan Hilliard’s “IMPACT From Shadows to Spotlight: Black...
Local veterans, families honor fallen heroes during Wreaths Across America ceremony in Wetumpka
The Captain William Bibb Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) hosted Wreaths Across America, Dec. 13, 2025, at Wetumpka City Cemetery. Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at veterans’ gravesites every year on National...
Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association hosts state qualifying tournament on Wheeler Lake
DECATUR – Some of the best student anglers in the state will be casting their lines for fish, as well as prizes and scholarships, this weekend on Wheeler Lake. Decatur-Morgan […] The post Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association hosts state qualifying tournament on Wheeler Lake appeared first on 256 Today .
