Hundreds of people watched in awe at Montgomery City Hall Tuesday, as a 50 year old time capsule was opened. Back in 1969 city officials were looking for a way to commemorate Montgomery’s 150th Anniversary, and a time capsule was the answer. The capsule was filled with magazines, newspapers, brochures, ;letters, and other items from around Montgomery at the time….
(Source: Frazer UMC) The lead pastor at a well-known Montgomery church announced this retirement Tuesday. Pastor Larry Bryars told his congregation in an email that his retirement as lead pastor at Frazer United Methodist Church will be effective June 2020. “This has not been an easy decision for me because I love serving the Lord and I love serving the…
One person has been hospitalized after a car crashed into a building in Tallassee. Mayor Johnny Hammock says that a medical issue that caused the driver to go off the road and crash into the Mitchell Veterinary Clinic. The driver has been hospitalized. The crash remains under investigation. Categories: News
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for the identity and location of the pictured suspect wanted for a Theft Investigation that occurred in the parking lot of the Dollar General at 1030 Perry Hill Road Montgomery. On Tuesday, November 5, the pictured female suspect stole a purse containing approximately $1,000 from the passenger seat of the victim’s vehicle while the…
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied parole Tuesday for five violent offenders. PAROLE DENIED — Vondale Parker is a violent criminal who just last week punched a prison employee in the face. He has had a long criminal career, with seven convictions in Marshall County. Parker was sentenced in 2017 to five years in prison for first-degree robbery and 15…
Former Troy University head football coach and Auburn University assistant coach, Larry Blakeney has been selected as the 2019 Camellia Bowl Alabama Football Legend Award, presented by Regions Bank. Blakeney, who retired as Troy’s head coach following the 2014 season, led Troy to 178 wins over his 24 years as head coach and guided the Trojans from NCAA Division II status…
As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too. Authorities across the country have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the past two years. People targeted in the busts include a Wisconsin mother and her sons, charged in a black-market manufacturing operation that allegedly churned out thousands of…
ADOC Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Charles Daniels has accepted a new position as Director of the Nevada Department of Corrections. “On behalf of ADOC, congratulations to Deputy Commissioner, Charles Daniels.  The State of Alabama and Alabama Department of Corrections sincerely appreciate and thank Deputy Commissioner Daniels, for his service to our great state and wish him all the best in the…
Montgomery police are investigating a robbery of a person in the 900 block of Ann Street at about 7 p.m. Monday. The adult male victim says he met the suspect at Walmart on Ann Street in order to sell electronics. The suspect robbed him of the electronics at gunpoint. The victim was not injured and no arrests have been made….
TODAY-THURSDAY: Freezing temperatures greet you out the door early this morning in many locations with upper 20s and lower 30s widespread, but warmer weather is ahead. For the next three days, expect more sun than clouds with highs gradually warming from near 55° today, to close to 65° Wednesday, with upper 60s expected Thursday. Nights will remain chilly with most…
