Lowe’s store managers (L-R in vests) Craig Hill, Craig Blake and Alex Santos join MPS staff to access projects at Hayneville Road School. — photo from Montgomery Public Schools The fire at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School has left many people in Montgomery wondering how they can help students and teachers. The fire early yesterday morning destroyed Building…
Montgomery Public Schools has set up a web page for parents of Booker T. Washington Magnet High School students to share information about the fire that destroyed part of the school early this morning. The web page will be used to update parents on plans to move the students to the former Hayneville Road Elementary School building. Students have been…
The Montgomery Fire Department has released drone video of the fire at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School. The fire destroyed part of the school early this morning. The fire destroyed Building C, which housed the school’s cafeteria, counselor’s offices, the photo studio and a number of classrooms. The administrative building, on the west side of Union Street, was unharmed….
Fire destroyed part of Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery – Photo from MPS A fire has destroyed part of Booker T. Washington Magnet High School School in Montgomery. The fire started around 3 a.m. this morning, according to Montgomery Public Schools spokesman Tom Salter. Salter says the fire happened in BTW’s building C. That portion of the…
Troy police have made an arrest following a fatal stabbing. Authorities have charged 41-year-old Domeka McKenzie with murder in the stabbing death of 33-year-old Carl Burney. They say McKenzie stabbed Burney in the back and chest Thursday night. It happened at the Autumn Ridge apartments in the 400 block of North Knox Street. McKenzie and another man were arrested during…
The Butler County Sheriff’s Department are searching for an unknown subject wanted in reference to an Armed Robbery investigation. Investigators say a robbery occurred at the Dollar General Store located on Pineapple Highway in Greenville on Thursday, August 16. The suspect entered the store around 9:50 p.m. Once inside the store, he revealed a stainless and black handgun and demanded…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that former Prattville police officer, John Wayne McDaniel Jr., has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit burglary, third-degree theft, second-degree theft of prescription medicine and criminal impersonation of a police officer. McDaniel was sentenced this morning in Autauga County Circuit Court to 10 years for each count, with the sentences split for him to serve…
Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced plans today to open a 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Alabama, adding 20 new jobs to its significant manufacturing presence in Auburn. The new facility is expected to be operational by spring 2019. Briggs & Stratton’s decision to add the Alabama distribution hub comes less than one year after the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based company launched a major expansion…
Two men have been arrested on charges of stealing nearly $200,000 from an Indian casino in Montgomery. Federal court records show that Timothy Dean Pettiway and Jory D’Michael Trayvunn Dumas were arrested Tuesday on theft charges in the August 10 heist at Wind Creek casino. However, court records show prosecutors are seeking to dismiss Dumas from the complaint. An FBI…
Uber Eats launches in Montgomery and Auburn, offering food delivery at Uber speed. The Uber Eats app is free to download, offering menus from restaurants including Osaka, The Cork and Cleaver, and NYC Gyro in Montgomery and Pho Lee, Amsterdam Cafe, and D Square Donuts in Auburn. Uber Eats offers a convenient way for people to get the food they…
