Some 25 towns across Alabama will be on display during Saturday mornings in April as part of the Alabama Tourism Department's April Walking Tours.

A variety of community leaders will lead the free tours through the historic districts or courthouse square areas of their hometowns.  The hour-long tours will start at 10 a.m.

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the Higher Education Partnership, serving as the advocacy voice of the students, faculty, staff, alumni and other university supporters, will host the annual Higher Education Day Rally in Montgomery at the Alabama State House. The day’s events begin at 10:30 a.m. with Montgomery’s only advocacy parade. The parade will travel from Jackson Street down Washington to Union. The parade will be followed at 11:00 a.m. with Alabama’s largest annual legislative rally!  The event will feature students, faculty, alumni, university presidents, and other voices from Alabama’s public universities. The crowd of over 2000 attendees will carry a message to the state’s elected officials: “Universities are not just Valuable, they are Vital!”

The 2012 rally is an important event for advocates of public universities. “When economic times are tough, people focus on the fundamentals of success. Achieving at least a four-year degree pays dividends.

TALLASSEE, AL (WSFA) – The Alabama Department of Transportation is giving $150,000 to the City of Tallassee as part of the Alabama Safe Routes to School program.   

The SRTS program encourages and enables more children in Grades K-8 to safely walk and bicycle to school in their community.

SRTS helps communities promote the health benefits associated with walking, biking and exercising by providing funding to improve pedestrian conditions around schools.

Alabama schools and communities can submit SRTS funding proposals to the Alabama Department of Transportation that address roadway and safety issues such as congestion within school zones and inadequate pedestrian facilities by designing on-street improvements to make traveling to school safer.

To apply for funding, contact ALDOT at 334-353-6403.