The City of Montgomery today announced a new initiative to increase energy efficiency, conserve tax payer resources and protect the environment. “At the end of the day, this program will eliminate waste and continue building on our objectives of being excellent stewards of tax payer resources and protecting our environment,” Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange said. “It just makes good business…
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival welcomes five-time Grammy Award winner Michael McDonald to headline the 3rd annual Benefit the Bard fundraiser. McDonald was part of legendary rock bands the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. Smokey Robinson and Michael Bolton headlined the fundraiser in the past, which raises money for the theaters cultural and educational efforts. ASF officials say they’re looking forward to…
The newest class of 2016 is not your typical group of graduates. Instead of caps and gowns, these students walked across the stage in hard hats. Thanks to the Cut Above the Rest Training Facility, former inmates get a second chance at life. Co-founder Melinda Ricketts understands what these one-time inmates are going through. “I have 26 years experience as…
A unique event to connect persons with disabilities of all ages with organizations providing assistance will take place April 21 at Eastmont Baptist Church in Montgomery. The Disability Summit – “Empowering People with Disabilities of All Ages with Information, Resources, and Technology” – is a free event sponsored by the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS), the State of Alabama Client Assistance Program…
Montgomery Public Schools has the two best high schools in Alabama and three of the top 15 in the state, according to the 2016 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings. Loveless Academic Magnet Program was once again named the best high school in the state, and Booker T. Washington Magnet High School is ranked second. Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School…
The Montgomery County Commission is looking to celebrate Montgomery County’s 200th birthday by getting healthy. This morning, county officials kicked off the Montgomery County Celebration, Walk 200 Challenge. During this six week challenge, teams will walk 200 miles in honor of the county’s bicentennial. County officials say the competition is not just about celebrating the county but improving its citizens. “We…
Not many people could face a life like Katherine and Jay Wolf’s with such a positive outlook. Katherine suffered a major stroke in April 2008, one doctors did not think she would survive. Eight years later, Katherine and her family are thriving thanks to the prayers and support of their church families, and their love. “I have no fine motor coordination, and a slew…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Wednesday, April 13, shooting death of 21-year-old Anthony Rogers of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged James Thomas, 21, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Thomas turned himself in to MPD detectives on April 14. He was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a $250,000 bond. MPD and Fire…
Edward Hundley, 50, of Birmingham, and Richard Freeman, 39, of Montgomery, were sentenced Wednesday, April 13, for bank robbery, announced George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Hundley was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison. Freeman was sentenced to 48 months. On July 21, Hundley and Freeman entered the U.S. AmeriBank on Atlanta Highway just after 9:00…
A train collides with a car almost every 90 minutes and thousands of people are injured or killed in train wrecks every year, according to the RailRoad Safety Committee. Because of those statistics, the Alabama Department of Transportation is teaming up with Operation Livesaver to help keep Alabamians safe at railroad crossings. Alabama comes in at number six in the nation for the…
