News of former Governor Don Siegelman’s release from federal prison traveled fast in the Capital City Wednesday. Many people in Montgomery were happy to hear the news. Siegelman served as governor from 1999 to 2003. In 2006, he was convicted of bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges for selling a seat on the state health board to HealthSouth…
State Auditor Jim Zeigler rallied supporters Tuesday to oppose Governor Robert Bentley’s prison plan. Ziegler says the plan will hurt taxpayers. “The Bentley plan will in-debt the taxpayers for over a billion dollars after the interest charges are added in over a 30 year period of time,” he explained. He says the plan does not solve overcrowding problems in the…
After years of community interest, Montgomery officially has five parking spots specifically for food trucks in downtown. This comes after the city council voted to create the spots last month. Two of the signs are on North Ripley Street, not far from the Statehouse, and three others are in a parking lot near Cramton Bowl. Steve Jones with the City…
With the possibility of a state takeover looming, Montgomery Public Schools officials are working on issues highlighted by State Superintendent Michael Sentance. The first issue involves the school’s finances. The School Board recently appointed Brenda Palmer as Interim Chief School Financial Officer. With the position now filled, they held a budget hearing Tuesday evening. School Board President Robert Porterfield says…
Montgomery Police are investigating an indecent exposure incident that happened at a popular shopping area in East Montgomery. The victim who requested to not be identified says she was walking to her car outside of Target at Eastchase when a man in the car beside her stopped her. “The individual rolled down his window and he said ‘mam, can I…
A homeowner in the McGehee Estates neighborhood captured something startling on her home surveillance cameras Wednesday morning. Katherine Hert says she found a man in a black Mercedes who shouldn’t have been at her house. “He walked right up here and then proceeded to walk up the walkway to my front door,” she explained. Hert says her house has…
Volunteers with the Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless canvassed streets across Montgomery Tuesday night in search of homeless residents. It was part of the annual homeless point-in-time count. Molly Stone says this census is a requirement to get funding to help serve the homeless community. It also helps the organization learn more about the homeless population. “That helps us make…
A two-vehicle crash closed the ramp from I-85 South onto Eastern Boulevard Tuesday night. Officials with the Montgomery Police Department say the wreck does involve possibly life threatening injuries. The ramp will be closed until the crash is cleared. No further information is available at this time. Categories: News Tags: Local News, Montgomery News, traffic
As Montgomery Public Schools officials craft their response to State Superintendent Michael Sentance, School Board Vice President Lesa Keith is speaking out about one problem directly affecting students. Keith says there are serious teacher attendance issues with many teachers not showing up to work because of discipline problems with students. “We’ve got teachers that are missing 30, 40, 50 days…
The Montgomery County School Board voted unanimously Friday to work with the State Department of Education on an intervention. Superintendent Margaret Allen has created committees to address numerous issues State Superintendent Michael Sentance has highlighted. Each School Board member will work with one of those committees. School Board Vice President Dr. Lesa Keith voiced her concerns about teacher attendance issues….
