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Mayor Steven Reed Hosting Virtual Town Hall Meeting to Share Facts Related to the COVID-19 Vaccine

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Mayor Steven L. Reed will host a virtual town hall Thursday, March 25, at 6 p.m. featuring Dr. Ian Moore, DVM, PHD, DACVP. The town hall will be streamed on the City of Montgomery’s Facebook LIVE (https://www.facebook.com/montgomeryalabama/live/) and YouTube (https://youtu.be/yERkHRblEnw) properties. It will also air on the City’s website: https://www.montgomeryal.gov/city-government/virtual-mayor-s-town-hall. Mayor Reed seeks to empower residents with information. In doing so,…

Montgomery City Councillor Richard Bollinger Dies

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Montgomery City Councillor Richard Bollinger passed away Saturday afternoon. Council President Charles Jinwright confirmed the news with Alabama News Network. Councilor Bollinger represented District 1 in Montgomery and has served on the Montgomery City Council for the past 9 years. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed released this statement regarding Bollinger’s death: “On behalf of the City of Montgomery, we mourn the…

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed Proposes $50 Million in City Improvements

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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed hopes the city council will go along with his plan to bring an estimated $50 million in capital improvements to the city. He announced the plan at a news conference Monday. Some of the improvements Mayor Reed wants include building a new fire station at Court Street and West Fairview Avenue, improving community centers and buying…

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed Announces Plans to Honor Claudette Colvin

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Claudette Colvin (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has announced in a video that the City of Montgomery is working with the family of Claudette Colvin to honor her legacy as someone who challenged Montgomery’s segregated buses in the 1950s. Reed says more will be announced in the coming weeks. Colvin was a teenager when she was arrested on…

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed Issues Statement Regarding Possible Protests

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As Alabama News Network has reported, local, state and federal officials nationwide are preparing themselves for possible armed protests related to the impeachment of President Trump and the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden as president. The FBI has warned of protests in Washington and all 50 state capital cities. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed released the following statement regarding the City…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Plans Changing in Montgomery Due to COVID-19

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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…

Mayor Steven Reed Wants to Rename Montgomery Street in Honor of Fred Gray

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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…

Montgomery Mayor, Police Chief Address Violent Crime

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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed addressing reporters as Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley stands behind him. – Alabama News Network Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed held a news conference this morning to address violent crime in the city. Alabama News Network aired the news conference live. So far, Montgomery has recorded 57 homicides this year. That…

2022 Tucson to be Built at Hyundai Plant in Montgomery

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Photo from Hyundai   Hyundai announced Monday morning that the all-new 2022 Tucson will be built in Montgomery. Officials said the car manufacturer is expanding the number of models in the U.S. and the Tucson will start production at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) plant starting in 2021. HMMA, which started vehicle production in May 2005, is Hyundai’s only…