A Perry County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for sexually abusing teen girls. “He would sexually abuse them and then tell them he loved them, but if they told anyone he would kill them,” said District Attorney Michael Jackson. 49-year-old Tony Carver Simmons was sentenced to 9 life sentences that will be served concurrently. He…
Montgomery police say they’re investigating the fatal shooting of a man and the wounding of another man. Police and fire medics responded to Court Street and West South Boulevard Tuesday afternoon to a traffic stop. They say they found a man with a gunshot wound inside the vehicle. Police say the man was taken to Baptist Medical Center South, where…
SPECTACULAR SPRING WEATHER: Tons of sunshine and blue sky across Alabama today and today should be our best day of weather this week. It will be very nice with ample sunshine and highs in the mid 70s for most of South/Central Alabama. THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Clouds will begin to increase Thursday and we will bring the chance of showers and thunderstorms back…
Republican State Representative Terri Collins of Decatur authored the bill. The bill is an attempt to overturn the 1973 Roe-v-Wade decision that made abortion legal in the United States. The Bill as written would ban all abortion in the state of Alabama. There is a loophole in the bill that allows for an abortion in the instance that birth poses…
Montgomery City Councilman Richard Bollinger has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for the District 74 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. That seat, which represents part of Montgomery, became open with the death of Rep. Dimitri Polizos last week. “Dimitri was a wonderful man and a dear friend. I greatly respected him as a person, a business…
The non-profit group Leadership Montgomery has helped Capitol Heights Middle School with a much-needed facelift. Group members have completely refurbished the teachers workroom. Fresh paint replaced peeling paint on walls and wood floors were refinished after removing stained carpet and cracked tile. The lounge has also been reconfigured to provide more space and a new work table was purchased. “My…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is calling a special election to fill the Montgomery legislative seat of a lawmaker who recently died. Ivey on Monday said the House District 74 primary elections will be held June 11. The primary runoff, if needed, will be held Aug. 27 with a general election to follow on Nov. 12. The general election would be…
The Alabama State University family mourns the loss of one of its beloved faculty members, Mr. Kavin Grant, an associate professor of dance in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Mr. Grant was killed in a car accident over the weekend. Mr. Grant joined the ASU faculty in 2013. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. Grant was one of…
The Southern Poverty Law Center has named an interim president after its founder was fired and its president resigned. The Alabama-based civil rights group announced Tuesday that Karen Baynes-Dunning is interim president. Baynes-Dunning, a former judge, served on the SPLC board since 2017. She is the first African-American woman to lead the group, which at times has been criticized for…
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by ASE Credit Union, is presented by Ms. Hall’s 4th grade class at Dalraida Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
