The U.S. Kids Golf Montgomery Local Tour kicked off their tournament season Tuesday at Aroostook Golf Course. Children ages 5-14 took part in the tournament competing in varying age divisions. For 9-year-old Lauryn Leonard this isn’t her first tournament, but she sticks to her game plan and routine before every shot. “I get behind my ball, I do my practice…
Several Montgomery non-profits are in the running to win $100,000. The competition, sponsored by USA Today, aims to help fund organizations making a difference in their community. Montgomery YMCA serves meals to children at over 41 cites around the city… last year they unveiled their first ever food mobile to provide fresh, healthy meals to even more neighbors facing hunger. Laura Lewis…
The Butler County Career Academy began offering another new and innovative way to help students excel in the workforce: job shadowing. The Butler County Career Academy began offering another new and innovative way to help students excel in the workforce: job shadowing. The job shadowing program opened up in January and helps Butler County students gain real-life work experience while…
The water Zambians drink everyday can be full of dirt and parasites. Jacob Eubanks didn’t intend to start a new career when he took a trip to Zambia in Africa, but that’s what happened. “I’m not saying that I’m like the best person in the world, but I realized that the person I was wasn’t the person I needed to be,”…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma retailer prepares to celebrate its centennial anniversary in business serving the people of Selma and Dallas County. Swift Drug Company turns 100 years old tomorrow. Three generations of the Swift family have operated the company since it opened back in 1916. Current owner Buddy Swift credits the store has been able to last…
Judging at the Butler County Fair begins the day before the grand opening. The fall season usually means county fairs come to town. The Butler County fair, hosted by the Greenville Kiwanis Club, started up the first full week of fall. While most in the community come out for the rides and fair food, the county fair really has it’s…
A fisher casting her line, hoping to get the catch of the day. Fishing is a hobby that requires a lot of patience. It’s a lot of waiting and hoping, then some sitting and standing, all in the hopes of reeling in the big one. For the senior residents of Montgomery, fishing is something they look forward to all year….
Most eight-year-old boys are out playing with friends and enjoying their time off from school, but Sam Judah McLendon of Greenville is not like most boys his age. He and his younger sister, Ann Knox, have spent their summer break raising money. They aren’t setting up their lemonade stands to raise money for a new bike, but to help someone…
The Nehemiah Kid’s Club and YMCA of Greater Montgomery went door to door in the Chisholm Street area and surrounding neighborhoods to recruit new players for the YMCA Youth Football and Cheer teams. YMCA volunteers and kids at the Nehemiah Kid’s Center handed out flyers and permission forms to parents, hoping to give every kid a chance to play. “It’s breath-taking…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Dual enrollment programs high school students give a head start to a career by providing them with a short cut to a college degree. Dallas County High School senior Walter Kendrick is on the road to becoming a mechanical engineer. It’s a goal he’s close to reaching after taking college courses for the past three…
