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March is Women's History Month!

State Lawyers Seek New Execution Date

State lawyers have asked a court to set an execution date for an inmate who unsuccessfully challenged Alabama's lethal injection method as unconstitutional.  The Alabama attorney general's office last week asked the Alabama Supreme Court to set an execution date for Thomas Arthur "as soon as possible."  The request comes after a federal judge on July 19th ruled for the state and against Arthur's claims that the state's lethal injection method was unconstitutional.  Arthur has been on death row since 1983 for the contract killing of Muscle Shoals businessman Troy Wicker in 1982.  He's successfully fought off multiple execution dates.  

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.