MONTGOMERY | The state teachers association said Monday it will oppose proposed charter school legislation and will seek suspension of a new education budget law because it will cut education appropriations by at least $108 million next year.
MONTGOMERY | The Department of Mental Health said Monday it will be laying off staff at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa but the final number of jobs lost will partly be determined by attrition.
The state’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Leadership Conference will be held Thursday and Friday at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Convention Center in downtown Montgomery.
VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor and the other defendants arrived at the Montgomery federal courthouse this morning for jury selection in the retrial of the vote-buying case “We are ready. Mr. McGregor is not guilty, and we are ready to go,” said McGregor lawyer Joe Espy.
The students at Mary G. Montgomery High School in Semmes have a goal: they want to be in the ranks of the top 10 schools nationwide in blood donations. And with a little help from the public, they hope to reach that objective during the 2011-12 blood…
Mitchell, who served the 30th District outside Montgomery as a Democrat for almost three decades, was a former professor and dean emeritus of Jones Law School at Faulkner University.
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