Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) has completed rehabilitation of Taxiway Alpha, its main taxiway. In July 2019, airport leaders announced the start of the project as a new phase of ongoing efforts to improve aviation infrastructure at Dannelly Field and to support air service development. Work included milling, paving and surface improvements. The $1.2 million project was largely funded through a…
Johnny Ford, with the Historic Black Towns and Settlements Alliance, held a press conference in reference to the confederate statue in the Tuskegee City Square. He wants the statue to be moved from that area. Over the weekend the confederate statue was vandalized with obscene words and gestures using spray paint. HBTSA says they don’t condone this type of vandalism…
Mayor Steven L. Reed on Monday accepted 10,000 donated face shields on behalf of the City of Montgomery from the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) and Aflac. “Every day, brave front line personnel across our community are treating people infected with the COVID-19 virus, placing their personal health at risk. These face shields will provide much needed protection as…
Montgomery Public Department and Fire Medics responded to the 2600 block of Northbelt Drive, around 10:45 pm, in reference to subjects shot. At the scene, police located an adult male victim with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Police also located a second victim, an adult male victim, who sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound. Both victims were transported to a local…
Montgomery Police Department and Fire Medics responded to the 900 block of West South Boulevard, around 8:16 pm, in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, police located an adult male victim with a life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. There’s no additional information available for release at this time. Categories: News
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a Saturday morning traffic collision that resulted in one fatality. On Saturday, June 6, around 1:49 AM, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 2700 block of Zelda Road on a single vehicle traffic collision. The driver, Alquesha Farris, 21, of Montgomery, sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment….
Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana late Sunday and it continues to push inland over Southwest Mississippi this morning. The storm is weakening and has been downgraded to a tropical depression. Alabama remain east of the center of circulation, which means we are on the “wet side” and our weather today will be impacted by Cristobal… Our…
Sunday afternoon many gathered in Selma for a prayer vigil in honor of racial healing in the community as well as the country. A racially diverse crowd gathered at Bloch Park where they reflected and prayed for racial healing. Ministers from churches in the area offered prayers for unity, equality, and peace. The group also prayed for a better relationship…
Overnight, the Confederate Memorial in the town square of Tuskegee was vandalized. Expletives were spray-painted on the 106-year-old statue. The memorial has been the center of controversy in Tuskegee. It sits in a small plot of land that was given to the united daughters of the confederate in 1906. The statue has been defaced at least three prior times. In…
Sgt. Stephen Williams MOODY, Ala. (AP) — The funeral is set for Moody police officer who was killed in the line of duty. Services for police Sgt. Stephen Williams are scheduled for Monday morning in the St. Clair County town. A visitation will be held Sunday afternoon at a funeral home in Pelham. The 50-year-old father of three was shot…
