Camp ASCCA sent campers home after lightning struck and set fire to their dining hall
Smoke started to billow from the building and camp counselors rushed to get the campers to safety.
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May Day event raises money for new community center in Minter
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Dallas County community of Minter hosts its annual May Day Celebration this weekend. The event helps to raise money for the effort to build a new community center in the small rural community. “We couldn’t get a grant from the USDA. So, we decided that we would just fundraise and raise the funds to…
Dozens of local businesses and churches compete in the Great Grits Cookoff
The grits in the competition were judged on taste, presentation, and originality; prizes were awarded in each category.
Fellow Montgomery firefighters holding fundraiser for injured brothers
The fundraising event will begin Friday at 4:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Ric and Mo’s on Watchman Drive in Montgomery.
Local High School Uses their ‘Luck of the Irish’ for a Good Cause
The fundraiser wasn’t started by the LAMP Principal or by any of the staff, but was an idea that came from the student body president and LAMP senior, Serenity Griffin.
Selma Salvation Army Needs More Bell Ringers
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Christmas holiday season — is the busiest time of year for the Salvation Army in Selma. And it’s reaching out to the public — for more volunteers to help. Selma Salvation Army officials say — it’s all about people in the community — helping people in the community. The Salvation Army in Selma is…
MANE Hosts 13th Annual ‘Raise the Roof’ Fundraiser
A local non-profit held their 13th annual seafood fundraiser event Thursday evening. The Montgomery Area Nontraditional Equestrians, or MANE, had their ‘Raise the Roof’ fundraising event. MANE has been hosting this fundraiser since 2008 and have had many businesses help sponsor this event. Guests were able to come and enjoy a seafood dinner while meeting some of the horses that…
‘That’s My Child’ Program Hosts Fundraiser with Free Hot Dogs on National Hot Dog Day
July 21st is National Hot Dog day. A local youth program got involved in the festivities by a hosting a hot dog drive-thru event. The Montgomery ‘That’s My Child’ program hosted its ‘Drive Hope Thru Our Community Fundraiser’ at the ‘That’s My Dog, Jr.’ restaurant on Lower Wetumpka Road. Free hot dogs and drinks were provided for the first 1,000…
Brantwood Children’s Home Host Annual Golf Tournament Thursday
The Brantwood Children’s Home will be hosting their annual “Fore The Love of Our Children” Golf Tournament this Thursday, Sept. 24 at Robert Trent Jones at Capitol Hill Prattville. The Golf Tournament will ultimately benefit the children and youth living at Brantwood. Funds raised through the Golf Tournament will assist with general operating expenses as well as building structure maintenance,…
Fundraiser Underway to Provide Former MPD Officer a Wheelchair Van
There is a fundraiser underway to help a former Montgomery police officer get the transportation he now needs, after a life changing accident. Officer Carlos Taylor was critically injured in an accident in 2017. Montgomery city and county leaders announced a fundraiser to help the family purchase a wheelchair accessible van. Since the accident, the only transportation for Carlos was…
