The website Gas Buddy.com tracks gas prices nationwide. They indicate the $2.21 per gallon price on Ann Street is the lowest in the Montgomery area since March. The national per gallon average is $2.63. Prices usually go up in advance of big travel holidays. Yet, as The Associated Press reports: Analysts say gas prices have dropped 20 cents or more…
Montgomery City employees were out on Mulberry Street on this cold Sunday morning implementing a new crosswalk design. Still to be installed: the “raised bump” panels that will allow blind people to know where the crosswalk is. City workers were on the site at seven this morning, laying masking tape along the lines of the new crosswalk. The winning…
From MPD: MONTGOMERY —The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation into the Friday night shooting death of Adam Terrell Jordan, 31, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 2700 block of Highland Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in reference to a subject shot. There, they located the victim, Jordan, who had sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound and was transported to Jackson hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The initial…
Please be aware that crews are scheduled to complete a pedestrian crosswalk enhancement project on Mulberry Street near the intersection of West Fifth Street this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The work will require Mulberry Street to be closed Sunday from 7 a.m. until approximately 9 p.m. Northbound traffic on Mulberry Street will be diverted at East Fifth Street, and southbound…
Photo Courtesy Lions Club Best overall Amateur 1 – child protect, 2 – united good & fuel Restaurant 1 – central, 2 – Biscuits (wild game) Best meat Amateur 1 – united food & fuel, 2 – Alabama news network Restaurant 1 – Biscuits, 2 – Whitfield foods Best poultry Amateur 1 – great bowls of fire, 2 – turkeys…
Missing Person Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports that detectives are conducting a missing person investigation. The subject was last seen on Sunday, October 7, 2018. The missing person has been identified as: Whitney McDurmin, 22, W/F, of Birmingham, Alabama. Whitney was released from Grandview Medical Center on Thursday, October 4, 2018 and placed in a group home on the…
July 2017 Pride Event at Alabama Capitol Building The Human Right Campaign (HRC) is out with an annual ranking of 506 U.S. municipalities based on the legal protections they provide gay residents. The spread is significant, with the state’s largest city—Birmingham—ranking a perfect 100—and Auburn, home to Auburn University, receiving a score of just 17. From HRC: “For LGBTQ Americans,…
Since 1954, The Alabama National Fair has been one of Montgomery’s most popular attractions, featuring carnival rides, prizes, and delicious fair foods. And while those are what helps bring in people, it’s the southern heritage of the fair that keep those people coming back. In Alabama, the heritage includes fun competitions and many exhibits. “This whole thing is based on…
Bill Traylor, Man in Black and Blue with Cigar and Suitcase, ca. 1939–1942 pencil and poster paint on cardboard Collection of Jerry and Susan Lauren Photo: Matt Flynn © SmithsonianInstitution Montgomery native artist Bill Traylor’s work will be on exhibit starting today through March 17, 2019. Traylor painted and sold his work in Downtown Montgomery for years. The Smithsonian has…
Strayer University held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, September 25 to celebrate the opening of their newest campus. Montgomery joins Birmingham and Huntsville as the third location in Alabama. Strayer University’s unique curriculum caters towards working adults. The university offers online classes and support resources at the University. Strayer University offers associates, bachelors, and masters degrees. The university has…
