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The annual event since 1982 brings the community together to recognize the connection between agriculture and city life.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Montgomery County leaders are celebrating improvements at Elton Dean Park. The upgrades include a new ADA-accessible fishing pier and extended walking paths. The project was primarily funded through a $200,000 transportation grant, with the Montgomery County Commission providing the remaining funds. Officials say the improvements...
Port of Mobile logistics gets national attention as JOC and AJOT feature Mobile America Express and the Montgomery Inland Rail Port opening in spring 2027.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Seven railroad crossings in the Marbury and Deatsville areas will temporarily close for work beginning Thursday, Nov. 12, and continuing through Tuesday, Nov. 17. The County warns residents, businesses, school transportation providers, and commuters to prepare for disruptions and make alternate travel plans. Railroad Crossing closure...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (November 5, 2026) Families, students, neighbors, and friends are invited to JacksonFest on Saturday,November 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn behind Jackson Surgery Center and Jackson Imaging Center. The free community celebration will bring together wellness resources, healthcare career exploration and family activities as Jackson Hospital celebrates80 years of service to Central Alabama.
MONTGOMERY – Governor-elect Tommy Tuberville today announced that Jordan Doufexis, his current Chief of Staff in the United States Senate, will serve as Chief of Staff to the Governor. The appointment marks the first official personnel announcement from Tuberville's Golden Age Transition Team. As Tuberville's Senate Chief of Staff,...
Nobody warned you that a drive to Grady, Alabama would change your entire opinion about where the best food in this state actually lives. Red’s Little School House is the kind of small town restaurant that makes every other dining experience feel like it was missing something important, and that something important turns out to be soul.
NexPoint Materials plans to close its polycarbonate resin and compounding plant in Lowndes County, Alabama, near the end of the first quarter of 2027, shifting that production to its facility in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The move will see the company transfer its Lexan-brand polycarbonate materials production out of the state entirely, ending decades of manufacturing at the site.
Tommy Tuberville’s move to Montgomery will bring more than a change of Governors. It will put new powers in new hands, with choices ahead on state agencies, energy policy and the people who run them. That was a central theme of the Nov. 6 Heart of Dixie podcast, as...
LUVURNE, Ala. (WSFA) - Ben McGough has been sworn in as district attorney for Alabama’s Second Judicial Circuit, taking over an office that prosecutes cases in Butler, Crenshaw and Lowndes counties. McGough succeeds Charlotte Tesmer, who retired, marking the first change in the circuit’s district attorney in more than...
The Autauga County Engineering Department encourages residents and motorists to plan ahead as CSX prepares for temporary railroad crossing closures at seven locations in the Marbury and Deatsville areas, beginning Thursday, November 12, and continuing through Tuesday, November 17, 2026. The County is sharing the tentative schedule in advance to give residents, businesses, school transportation providers, and commuters time to prepare for travel disruptions and make alternate travel arrangements.
Veterans, service members, military students and the public are welcomed at attend the 2nd Annual Alabama State University Military Ball on November 20, 2026. The event will include presentations that honor service and sacrifice. It begins at 7 p.m. in the Hardy Student Center Ballroom. Tickets start at $75. Proceeds benefit programs, educational opportunities and scholarships for ASU’s military related students.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDNews) — Gov. Kay Ivey is highlighting an Alabama military veteran and mother whose daughter is attending a private school through the state’s CHOOSE Act education savings account program. According to the governor’s office, Shalice Washington, a U.S. veteran and full-time college student, is using the...
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed responded to Tommy Tuberville's promise to "clean up Montgomery" and eliminate crime in the downtown area.
Local healthcare took a new step forward when husband-and-wife optometrists Dr. James Jones and Dr. Sarah Vrotsos Jones opened Jones Family Eye Care. They celebrated the grand opening with the Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce, community members, and local leaders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 5. The new...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery residents voted in two contested races for the Montgomery County Board of Education on Tuesday. In District 1, Democrat Dwayne Farrior defeated Republican Lesa Keith. Keith has been on the school board for more than 10 years. Farrior had 65% of the vote, while Keith had 35% of the vote.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama republicans still have a firm grasp on the state legislature, but democrats picked up a couple of seats in both chambers. “People are hurting,” said House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville. “They’re looking less at party, more about who’s going to help me and who’s going to talk about helping me.”
Montgomery will receive $13,407,200 in federal funding to replace failing lights along Interstate 65 and Interstate 85, where much of the lighting infrastructure is more than 50 years old. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the award October 30 through its fiscal year 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All...
An exciting upgrade is coming to Pike Road elementary school.
November 20 ASU shows appreciation for local veterans and service members with the 2nd annual military ball.