The youth organization I Am More Than, in partnership with The Kings Canvas, and 21 Dreams have partnered together to create a community art project in downtown Montgomery. Volunteers began working on the artwork Thursday evening. Organizers say the project will honor men, women, and children that survived slavery, racial terror, and Jim Crow. “It’s going to speak to the…
The Southeastern Conference is considering barring league championship events in Mississippi until the state changes its Confederate-based flag. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey released a statement Thursday, saying it’s past time for Mississippi to change its flag. He says students deserve an opportunity to learn and compete “inclusive and welcoming” environments. The NCAA already said it would not schedule postseason events…
This Mental Health Matters special features a pediatrician from Jackson Hospital and a counselor with Auburn University at Montgomery. They are discussing mental health issues in children, teenagers and college students. Categories: Mental Health Matter Segments, News Video Tags: mental health alabama, mental health children, mental health college students, mental health matters, mental health teenagers
Mayor Steven L. Reed today issued a proclamation calling on the Alabama legislature to make Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, an official state holiday. “As a state whose history stretches far beyond the Civil War, but one that chooses to set aside three days a year to honor the Confederacy, we…
Two law enforcement officers from the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles were fired upon Thursday as they approached a Bessemer home to conduct a supervisory visit with an offender. Officer in Charge Sidney Yarbrough and Officer Steven Motley, both assigned to the Bureau’s Bessemer Field Office, were not injured in the incident. Other parole and probation officers in the…
On June 14, around 7:00 am, Prattville Police Officers responded to the area of Legends Parkway in reference to a “road rage” incident that had just occurred. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the reported victim’s vehicle had been shot multiple times. According to the victim, a male suspect initiated an altercation in a nearby parking lot accusing the victim…
On June 17, Prattville police responded to the 600 Block of Doster Rd. in reference to a person being stabbed. The investigation revealed that Perez D’Quinn Bowman Pickett stabbed his juvenile sister with a knife. Pickett fled on foot prior to officer’s arrival. A search was conducted utilizing numerous agencies. Pickett was arrested while attempting to return to the residence….
Mayor Steven Reed has signed an Executive Order requiring that masks should be worn at all time while in public. City leaders will be distributing mask to those that need them. The below sites will distribute masks Friday, June 19 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Montgomery City Council members also have a limited number of masks for distribution and…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Thursday that ADOL has disbursed nearly $2 billion in COVID-19 related unemployment compensation benefits. Alabama is paying benefits under all three programs covered in the CARES Act: Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC). $1,938,801,782 has been paid to 308,127 claimants in COVID-19 related…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | For the first time in history, the Southwestern Athletic Conference will conduct its annual football media event using a virtual format on Wednesday, July 22 through Friday, July 24. 2020 SWAC Football Media Day was initially slated to take place Thursday, July 16, in Atlanta, Ga. “While the current COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly presented a unique set of…
