Candidates are in the final full week of campaigning before Super Tuesday. It’s a day in which Alabama is one of several states holding its primary elections. Alabama’s primaries are still a few days away, but we spoke with Alabama News Network’s Political Analyst Steve Flowers about some of the important points of those primaries. “I think we will see…
The primary elections for Montgomery County will be held on Tuesday, March 3. In order to have the most up-to-date list of registered voters, the Montgomery County Board of Registrars will mail voter information cards to the home address of each registered voter. The white postcards will be mailed the first week of February. Voters are asked to review all…
Governor Kay Ivey has named a new replacement to fill the probate judge seat for Montgomery County. The governor announced Wednesday afternoon that former Montgomery mayoral candidate General Ed Crowell will become the successor of newly sworn-in Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed. “When I think of General Ed Crowell, the word ‘service’ is the first word that comes to mind,” Governor…
An event happening this weekend aims to get guns off the streets. Crimestoppers annual Gun BuyBack will be held Saturday at First Baptist Church in Montgomery. “This is just one of the options,” Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham says. “We really need to have options on the table to be able to help reduce the amount of gun violence that…
“Help is on the way!!” That’s what Montgomery County’s District Attorney Daryl Bailey is telling hundreds of families seeking justice for a loved one’s murder. His office is getting a new cold case unit. Stacks of unsolved murder cases could finally be re-opened for answers, now that Montgomery County will have a cold case unit. Furlesia Bell worked with the…
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a burglary suspect near Ada. Maj. Gayle Atchison tells Alabama News Network that two men were taking solar panels off of a business billboard. One suspect is in custody, the second suspect remains on the run. There is heavy law enforcement presence in the area of Old Sellers Road and Union Academy…
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange and Montgomery County Commission President Elton Dean are working together to win passage of a proposed 6 mill property tax increase for the Montgomery Public School System. The increase will have to be approved by County voters, and Dean says that vote could take place in May. It would be the only item on the ballot…
Montgomery Revenue officials say a Tennessee Company that handles property tax billing for Montgomery County made an error in this year’s tax calculation. They say the Diversified Services company neglected to count a $10 storm water fees when they totaled 25,000 properties property tax bills, and had to reprint and re-mail the notices to those property owners. Revenue officials say…
BERLIN (AP) – A human rights expert criticized the United States on Friday for failing to tackle poverty and giving tax cuts to the wealthy – comments that came only days after Washington quit the U.N. body that appointed him.High U.S. income inequality “can only be made worse” by the Trump administration’s policy of cutting taxes, Philip Alston told the U.N….
According to the Alabama Department of Transportation road work on Interstate 85 from the Montgomery County line to the Lee County line will begin Monday, June 18. Crews will be widening two bridges northbound and one bridge southbound to accommodate the future acceleration lane extensions at exits 26, 38, and 42. Cable guiderail will be installed throughout the corridor. Drivers…
