Two additional suspects have been charged in the murder of 8-year-old Royta De’Marco Giles and the wounding of three victims inside the Riverchase Galleria Friday, July 3. Around 3:18 P.M., the Hoover 9-1-1 center received multiple calls of shots fired inside the mall. Three shooting victims were located inside the mall and a fourth victim drove himself to American Family…
Raymond Earl Allen, a 59-year-old inmate who was serving a 15-year sentence for rape out of Montgomery County at St. Clair Correctional Facility (St. Clair) in Springville, passed away on July 6. On June 29, inmate Allen immediately was transferred to a local hospital from St. Clair’s infirmary after exhibiting signs and symptoms of COVID-19, as he was considered high-risk…
It’s getting more expensive to save money by cutting the cable or satellite cord. YouTube TV customers have been notified that their subscriptions are going up a whopping $15 next month and new customers who sign up will pay $65 a month. Hulu Plus Live TV also went up last year along with Fubo TV which notified customers that their…
Photographers are increasingly using their smartphones to take professional photographs. One of the main reasons for that is the almost endless supply of photo editing apps that used to cost hundreds or thousands of dollars for a computer. Many free apps have the ability to use filters but I went looking for an app that will remove the background of…
One of the best apps on my phones is one I hardly ever notice, until I go looking for a photo. Google Photos helps save any photo I take with my device to the cloud so I can delete the image from the phone. Google just did a full remodel update of Google Photos making it easier to use and…
River Region United Way (RRUW) has announced Ronald A. Simmons, IOM, as its new president and chief executive officer. Ron Simmons is a native of Montgomery and a 1983 graduate of Sidney Lanier High School. He is a graduate of Auburn University at Montgomery, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in Marketing and Military…
Elmore County is expanding its broadband coverage. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Elmore County Commission. A study for the area determined there was a need fore more hotspots for the school system and rural areas. Currently, there are 74 public hotspots available throughout the county. The expansion plans to increase that number to nearly 100 sites over the…
Prattville police have confirmed that a man is dead via a self-inflicted gunshot. Prattville police say a man was seated inside Cindy’s Cafe in the 200 block of S. Court St., when officers, who were already inside eating lunch, noticed he had a gun. The man produced the weapon and as the officers tried to intervene, the man shot himself….
On Tuesday, July 7, around 11:50 am, police responded to two separate local hospitals in reference to a subject shot. Upon arrival, contact was made with two adult male victims at one hospital and one adult male victim at the other hospital who sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds. The victims said the incident occurred in the 3500 block of McGhee…
Tuesday, July 7, is Blackout Day, a day when Black people and supporters are encouraged to spend their money at Black-owned businesses. At the same time, there has been a movement on social media to support Black-owned businesses, and many companies have seen a boost in sales. From making wine to filling orders, it’s a busy time for J. Moss…
