Dr. Chris Montgomery & Family / Source: Frazer UMC One of the largest churches in Alabama has a new senior pastor. In an email sent to the congregation, the Staff-Parish Relations Committee, in conjunction with Bishop David Graves, named Dr. Chris Montgomery as the new senior pastor to lead the megachurch on Atlanta Highway. Dr. Montgomery is currently serving as…
Academy Sports + Outdoors. (PRNewsFoto/ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOOR) Academy Sports and Outdoors is sponsoring the 50th Bassmaster Classic. As a promotion for the tournament, the store is offering free Alabama freshwater fishing licenses to customers that spend $25 or more at the store. The promotion goes until Sunday, February 16. The tournament will be in Birmingham. The fishing competition will…
Several Montgomery Public School students are learning about the justice system at the movies. On Tuesday, Montgomery City Councilmen O’Ronde Mitchell and Cornelius “CC” Calhoun was accompanied by 300 MPS students to Chantilly 13 Theaters to a showing of the film “Just Mercy”. The film is based on the true story of attorney Brian Stevenson and the formation of the…
Montgomery police charged Sheppard Thomas, 67, with three counts of attempting to commit murder in reference to a disturbance that occurred on February 9 around 9 p.m. in the 400 block of Airbase Boulevard. The suspect fired at the three responding officers then retreated into his room. After several hours of negotiation, Thomas was taken into custody without further incident….
FOR OUR TUESDAY: Keep the umbrella close today as it will remain wet with occasional rain and by this afternoon, a few stronger storms are possible as the SPC has portions of Central Alabama in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for severe storms today. This is a low end, conditional threat, but a few storms this afternoon could produce gusty…
On Monday night the Pike Road Planning Commission unanimously approved the site plans for the new Publix shopping center. The center will be located on a parcel at the corner of Vaughn road and Pike Road. The tract of land is apporximately 14 acres. Groundbreaking is planned for the end of February or first of March. Construction is expected to…
Alabama State University is making it easier for some community college students to transfer. The presidents of Shelton State Community College and Alabama State University met Monday to sign a partnership that they hope will benefit both of their students. For students who transfer from Shelton to Alabama State, or vice versa, this partnership will make the credit process easier….
How much do you plan to spend on Valentines Day? The National Retail Federation says consumers will spend more than they did last year, $30 more in fact. Most of that will be candy, flowers, cards and maybe jewelry, but if you haven’t considered it yet, why not take a look at tech gadgets? Gadgets aren’t very personal of course….
You can put 28 apps on your phone’s home screen and one that has had a constant residence on my phones is Pocket. For busy people it may be the app you depend on to find time to read articles and watch videos you don’t have time to watch when you first see them. Here’s how I use it: If…
The NCAA is stepping up its lobbying efforts as Congress considers allowing endorsement money for college athletes. Federal disclosure forms show the NCAA and its allies spent nearly $1 million to lobby Congress last year. The NCAA has said it will allow athletes to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness,” but only with restrictions. It argues…
