From the steps of the state archives building… music filled the capital city. A perfect night to for many to enjoy to the sounds of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. “Maestro Hinds is outstanding. He is positive. He is happy. They play great music and it’s Memorial Day. I am a veteran. I came out to support our country,” said Sheila…
Here’s a list of several Memorial Day Weekend events that are just a short drive away for people in our area: “To Kill a Mockingbird” What: Stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel, performed in historic former courthouse. When: May 26-27 at 7 p.m. Where: Monroe County Heritage Museum, 31 N. Alabama Ave., Monroeville. Admission: $55. Website: http://www.tokillamockingbird.com/the-play/ Art on the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma police say a man was shot during an early morning shootout that involved a police officer at a public housing complex. Capt. Johnny King says the officer was patrolling around GWC Homes when the officer said he heard multiple gunshots. King said the officer then came upon four people who took off running. King…
New census projections show that Montgomery’s population has dropped about 3% since 2010. While it is still Alabama’s second-largest city, fast-growing Huntsville could overtake Montgomery in the coming years. Some Montgomery residents say crime is the reason the city is losing people. District 6 City Councilman Fred Bell held a town hall meeting Thursday night for residents at McKee Middle…
The long Memorial Day travel period is underway. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will not be taking a holiday. Instead, state troopers will be out to make sure people buckle up and obey traffic laws. This year’s official holiday travel period runs from 6 a.m. Friday, May 26, to midnight Monday, May 29. Alabama’s Secretary of Law Enforcement Hal Taylor…
Local Muslim leaders have broken ground on the first mosque in east Montgomery. The mosque will be the first place of worship for Muslims on the east side of town. Â It will be located on Vaughn Road, near the Deer Creek subdivision. Meetings about the construction were held at City Hall and with the Deer Creek neighborhood association, and there…
Montgomery Police say Lalin Sanderson has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that happened late Thursday night. Police say the shooting happened at about 11:30 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Court Street. Officers say the teenage male victim is an acquaintance of Sanderson.  He suffered a serious gunshot wound and was taken to a  hospital…
Alabama has put to death Tommy Arthur, the man who escaped seven prior execution dates for his conviction in a 1982 murder-for-hire. Officials say the 75-year-old inmate was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. CDT following a lethal injection at a southwest Alabama prison. Arthur was convicted in the fatal shooting of Troy Wicker as he slept in his Muscle Shoals home….
Our Friday will be sunny and considerably warmer across Alabama with our highs surging into the upper 80s as temperatures rise to more typical late May levels. Then, tomorrow, expect a high between 87 and 91 degrees as the warming trend continues. It still looks like most of the day tomorrow will be dry with a partly sunny sky. REST…
Schools. For many, it’s one of the deciding factors on whether they move to a city… and it may be the reason they leave. Mayor Todd Strange blames the educational system in Montgomery for people leaving. “We’ve been working for many years trying to improve that. The fact that we have a state intervention and the fact that over the…
