A Staybridge Suites Hotel project was announced in early June for downtown Montgomery, but it comes at the cost of the city’s downtown skate park. The skatepark closed in July and now the skating community wants to know when a new one will be built. Justice Griffin says the skate park played a big role in his childhood. “That’s what…
It’s a dog owner’s worst nightmare, finding their dog shot and killed. Georgia Snow says that’s exactly what happened to her after her dog, Rascal, went missing last week. A few days later Rascal was found in shot and killed, thrown over her neighbor’s fence. Snow does not understand why anyone would do this. “Just evil people because I mean…
The city of Georgiana was without the majority of their police force Monday. This comes after their police chief resigned over disagreements with the mayor. Former police chief David Scruggs says the issue comes from years of disagreements and that it all boiled over in what he calls a “heated argument” at a football game Friday night. “It’s built up…
As Troy University was wrapping up homecoming festivities this weekend someone fired shots outside of an event on campus early Sunday morning. University officials say that the shots were fired after midnight outside of Sartain Hall. At the time Omega Psi Phi fraternity was holding an event inside. Officials say there was around 3000 people attending the event at the…
Hurricane Matthew is no longer a storm but many areas are still dealing with the damage it left behind. Officials warn that some rivers in North Carolina are still expected to flood more as they begin to crest. Serve Alabama is the lead organization for volunteers and donations during disasters. They say it is important to know the most effective…
The Dierking family is taking an unplanned vacation to Montgomery this weekend. They had to evacuate their home in Jacksonville, Florida as Hurricane Matthew approaches. The family of six lives close to the beach and knew they had to go. “We’ve been through storms before but we knew that this was going to be something like we’d never been through…
Friends and family of a Montgomery man shot and killed held a memorial walk Monday evening. The Montgomery Police Department says 19-year-old Zhivago Hines was shot Saturday Sept. 24, around 11 p.m. The shooting happened in the 600 block of Clinton Street. Hines was taken to a local hospital where he later was pronounced dead. Civil Rights Activist Ja’mel Brown…
City leaders announced that a new hotel will be built in downtown Montgomery Wednesday. The hotel will be built at the current site of the Bishop Parker building near Riverwalk Stadium. The development is estimated to cost $14 million dollars and will bring over forty full and part time jobs to the River Region. The Springhill Suites by Mariott will…
A clown Facebook page surfaced over the weekend threatening to beat up students at local schools in Montgomery. The page under the name Bingerman Clownferd, named a middle school for everyday this week. Parents say they were very worried after seeing the threats. “In this day and time you can’t never say what it is, you can’t never say if…
A local church is asking for community support to help a family with a hoarding problem in Montgomery. Juanita Woods and her husband had custody of their 17-year-old granddaughter until last week when the Department of Human Resources deemed their house unsafe because of the hoarding. “They came over here last Wednesday at almost midnight and snatched her out of…
