The Montgomery Zoo is celebrating its 50th anniversary at its current location during 2022.
A famous restaurant in Butler County is being honored for its enduring legacy and impact. Bates House of Turkey has been a staple in Greenville for 50 years.. On Wednesday, community members celebrated that special milestone. The family-owned restaurant started out as a free-range turkey farm in 1923… The Bates family then opened the doors of the restaurant in 1970….
A special service honoring a local pastor’s major milestone was held Sunday morning in Montgomery. Reverend Thomas E. Jordan of the Lilly Baptist Church was celebrated for reaching 50 years as pastor. “The membership of this great church has been fantastic, and I thank God for these great 50 years that we’ve served together,” Jordan says. The service included special…
50 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.The city of Montgomery joined the nation in honoring Dr. King, on the anniversary of his death. Hundreds visited the church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once lead the congregation, some like Johnny Hollis, remembering the day he…
MONTGOMERY, Ala (AlabamaNews.Net) —Wednesday, the Boys and Girls Ranches of Alabama celebrated its 50th anniversary. For five decades, the ranches have welcomed the abandoned and neglected children of Alabama and provided them a home. “I can’t make it go away. What happened to them happened to them. What we do is we teach them how to live with that how to cope with…
