The City of Montgomery has announced that its plans to remember the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be changing this year in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The national holiday honoring Dr. King is Monday, January 18. “As rising COVID-19 rates threaten our overall health and safety, we must take precautions and…
Montgomery District 3 City Council member Tracy Larkin has died. The announcement came from Frank Lee, the Macon County EMA Director, who calls Larkin “my best friend.” Here is the statement Lee sent to Alabama News Network: “With deep sorry I regret that was asked to make and inform the media that my best friend, Montgomery City Councilor Tracy Larkin,…
The Montgomery Fire Department is investigating three fires, two of which happened on Christmas Day. First, at about 5:10 p.m. on Christmas, fire/rescue units responded to an apartment fire in the 5700 Block of Calmar Drive. Firefighters say they found heavy smoke and flames visible from a second story window. The fire was contained to the apartment, which had moderate…
The city of Montgomery is working with Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries to offer a free Christmas tree recycling on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. Residents can take discarded Christmas trees to any one of the City’s regular Saturday trash drop-off points between 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on January 2 to participate in the recycling program. In addition to…
Kevin Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. Subbing for the national leader in rushing yards per game, Jaret Patterson, Marks carried 35 time for 138 yards for the Bulls against one of the nation’s top run…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has delivered a video Christmas message to the people of the city. #HappyHolidays! Mayor @stevenlouisreed shared a holiday message focusing on gratitude, hope and resilience. Our community is stronger together, and we are thankful for the dedicated City staff who keep #Montgomery moving forward – even amid #COVID19’s challenges. #happyholidays pic.twitter.com/lE3k9qWd4K — City of Montgomery (@CityofMGM)…
Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Photo from Alabama Shakespeare Festival/Sky View Media) This week marks the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s 35th anniversary in Montgomery. The first performance at the Carolyn Blount Theatre was December 7, 1985. ASF was founded as a summer theatre festival in Anniston in 1972. Even after several successful seasons in Anniston, ASF found itself facing ever-rising expenses tied…
2020 marks the 65th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the most important events of the modern civil rights movement in Alabama and the nation. A new documentary premiered at Paterson Field in downtown Montgomery Saturday, called “382: Organizing for the Future,” which explores the link between activists past and present. The documentary included remarks from Vice President-elect…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed wants to rename a Montgomery street in honor of noted civil rights attorney Fred Gray. Reed made the proposal at Monday night’s Montgomery City Council meeting. Reed wants to rename West Jeff Davis Avenue, which is the street where Gray grew up, to Fred D. Gray Avenue. Gray represented Rosa Parks in the 1955 Montgomery Bus…
Two administrators in Montgomery Public Schools have died. School officials are not releasing the cause of death. Montgomery County School Board President Clare Weil confirms that Lee High School assistant principal Dr. Ennis McCorvey has died, as well as Johnnie Carr Middle School assistant principal Joshua Farrow. There will be counselors on both campuses for students and staff this week….
