Photo from Central Alabama CrimeStoppers The Eclectic police has officially informed the public of the capture of Fugitive Devin Wayne Foster. According to the Eclectic Police Department, Foster was captured on Friday, June 12, by Montgomery City Patrol Units on Highland Avenue. Eclectic Police took custody of Foster shortly after his arrest and he was transported back to the Eclectic…
You’ve heard of baby showers and wedding showers, but one Montgomery organization threw a kitchen shower for The Salvation Army. The Montgomery Sunrise Rotary Club hosted the kitchen shower downtown. The Salvation Army created an Amazon wish list of kitchen items it needed. The Rotary Club bought what was on the list. The Salvation Army received big items like fryers…
Local faith leaders held a race relations summit in Montgomery. Several clergymen, bishops and pastors of different races met at Mount Zion AME Zion Church to openly talk about race and race relations. They also discussed strategies needed to help improve relations within the community. “All of us have one particular fabric in our religious activity and it is to…
Leaders in Macon County are taking steps to remove a Confederate statue that sits in downtown Tuskegee. The statue was painted with graffiti over the weekend. Attorneys for Macon County have released a legal opinion that says they believe that the land where the statue stands is owned by Macon County. The land was given to the United Daughters of…
Motorcycle riders will be revving up their engines this weekend in support of fallen Lowndes County Sheriff Big John Williams. The ride is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 13 in front of the Lowndes County Courthouse in Hayneville. Multiple motorcycle clubs from across the state will travel 130 miles around Lowndes County to honor the memory of…
Alabama health officials are issuing renewed warnings after a surge of coronavirus cases. The Alabama Department of Public Health urged people to take precautions such as wearing masks in public. As of Friday, more than 23,000 people statewide had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus with more than one-fourth of the cases coming in the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State head men’s basketball coach Mo Williams announced the addition of Dallas-native E.J. Clark for the 2020-21 season. “We are excited about the addition of E.J. to the Alabama State family,” Williams said. “Not only does he come from a winning program, he is a tough, smart guard who has the ability to score at all three…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill that would allow college athletes in the state to earn money from endorsement deals. The law goes into effect in July 2021. By then, both the NCAA and Congress could have national legislation in place to lift restrictions on college athletes being paid for the use of their names, images…
TROY, Ala. – Troy wrapped up its 2023 non-conference football schedule with the addition of Stephen F. Austin to open the season on Sept. 2, both schools announced Friday. The Trojans and Lumberjacks have a brief history having split the previous six meetings with all of the games coming when Troy was a member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Troy…
The city of Florence will pay a ransom worth $300,000 in Bitcoins in response to a hack of its computer system. News outlets report the Florence City Council voted unanimously at an emergency meeting to pay the ransom in an effort to preserve information tied to its city workers and customers. The mayor says the hackers may have had access…
