Rain Didn’t Stop Juneteenth Celebration at Rosa Parks Museum
The rain didn’t prevent people from attending today’s second citywide Juneteenth celebration in downtown Montgomery.
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Agape Missionary Baptist Church In Montgomery Burglarized
The pastor of Agape Missionary Baptist Church in Downtown Montgomery said thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen from his church last weekend. Pastor C.L. Ballard drove up to the church for Sunday services to realize someone broke a glass window and entered the church. Ballard said this isn’t the first time this has happened. Items taken included microphones,…
Man Dies in Downtown, Montgomery; Investigation Underway
Montgomery Police are investigating after a man died Thursday in Downtown, Montgomery. According to MPD, police and fire medics responded to a call of a person down in 100 block of South Perry Street. When they arrived, they pronounced an unidentified man dead at scene. Stay with Alabama News Network for updates to this story. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags:…
Montgomery Biscuits to Honor Graduates on Riverwalk Stadium Marquee
The Montgomery Biscuits will be doing its part to honor local graduating high school seniors. It will be putting high school graduates’ names and faces on the marquee outside Riverwalk Stadium from May 25-27. Click here to submit your high school graduate’s name and photo. Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Categories: Montgomery Metro, News, Sports Tags: class of…
Fans Travel Hours To Watch Annual Camellia Bowl
The rain did not stop some fans from coming out to enjoy gameday activities ahead of the Sixth Annual Camellia Bowl at historic Cramton Bowl Saturday afternoon. “We’re so excited to be in Montgomery and to be able to support our team as we’re gonna be playing in the camellia bowl today,” Arkansas State fan Tara Thomason said. The Florida…
Tourists React to Reed Inauguration
Visitors were in downtown Montgomery Tuesday at the Rosa Parks Museum, learning more about the history of the bus boycott and the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. We spoke with some of them about their thoughts on the historic day for the city. Two tourists were Barbara and Jeff Ernico from Hilton Head, South Carolina. They say they were…
Montgomery Biscuits Hold Annual Ballpark Trick-Or-Treat
The River Region’s Halloween festivities are well underway. The Montgomery Biscuits held their third annual Ballpark Trick or Treat inside Riverwalk Stadium Sunday. The ballpark was transformed into a friendly neighborhood- with trick or treating on the suite level. About twenty local businesses passed out candy to hundreds of kids. There were also train rides around the ballpark and inflatables…
River Region Residents Trying to Beat the Heat
Summer is officially here- as of Friday. But it feels like it has been here for some weeks now. We spoke with people around downtown to see how they were trying to stay cool. Many residents we spoke with went with the obvious answer of drinking plenty of water. One lawn care provider says he uses a special hat that…
Hank Williams Museum Celebrates Twenty Year Anniversary
The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery celebrated its 20th anniversary Sunday. It originally opened its doors at the old train station, paying tribute to the country legend. “We started over in the train station which was abandoned at that time” co-founder Betty Jackson says. “We set up in there, we cleaned up and set up everything. We brought the car…
A Perfect Activity for the Rainy Weekend Ahead
Search Downtown Montgomery for Public Art Quotes---and perhaps win prizes!
Montgomery officials are running a two week contest with some cool prizes….but you’ll have to go out in the rain to win. Mayor Todd Strange joined the head of the Public Art Commission on Thursday to announce the contest and to throw water onto a sidewalk as an example—- “Hidden within the streets of downtown Montgomery are five quotes…
