Some say it’s a big headache, others say it’s a big fix to traffic backups on one of Montgomery busiest roadways. A construction project on Chantilly Parkway is in its final stages and officials say it should make traveling the road safer.
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Selma to re-enact “Bloody Sunday” march
Thousands of people are expected to converge in the city of Selma, Alabama for the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement. Sunday marks the 52nd anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma.
Alabama AG named to Jeff Sessions’ former Senate seat
Gov. Robert Bentley named Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange to fill the U.S. Senate … . Newly appointed Alabama Sen. Luther Strange looks at Gov. Robert Bentley before Bently signed the document officially appointing Strange to the U.S. Senate during a press conference, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala… .
Today in History
On Feb. 9, 1942, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff held its first formal meeting to coordinate military strategy during World War II. Daylight-saving “War Time” went into effect in the United States, with clocks moved one hour forward.
NAACP continues protests outside office of Sen. Sessions
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