From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Selma has had an ongoing problem with garbage pick-up — and residents are getting fed up with the situation — and they want city leaders to fix it. Garbage cans all over the city are full and overflowing — due to sporadic garbage pick-up. The problem has been going on for several…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Selma is having trouble picking up trash — and residents aren’t too happy about it. Selma homeowner Joyce Hamilton — has three piles of trash in front of her house — and another pile — on the side. She says they keep getting bigger and bigger — as time goes by. “In…
The city of Troy is adopting an initiative in its efforts of keeping its city clean by “catching” residents who recycle. The city’s Keep Troy Beautiful, Incorporated, Program and recycling committee wants to reward those residents who recycle. Jacob Fannin is a part of the KTB and Recycling Committee. “Get Caught Green-Handed is a program where we’re going to pick…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma residents are talking trash about the effectiveness of city leaders. Trash has been piling up along city streets for several weeks and residents want it cleaned up. Residents say the piles of trash have been left sitting there so long that people have started to throw garbage into the piles too. “That says that…
The aftermath of Christmas sits on the curbs of many homes across Montgomery. Turns out, the boxes from your pricey presents can make you a target, and your trash could become a treasure for wannabe, drive-by thieves. “You start looking at criminals, they’re looking for the opportunity,” said Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham. “When they drive by your house, they…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Some Lowndes County residents say they’re having trouble with trash pick-up at their homes and they want something done about it. Residents in the Hope Hull community say their trash was only picked up once last month. “Its terrible,” said Frederick Tyson. “I mean, they act like they don’t even know where the street is…
City of Montgomery Officials say the prison-inmate trash pick up patrols along the bypass are continuing to pick up trash by the ton. Here are the latest totals. The state inmates in the trash patrols are paid about fifteen dollars a day for their work. The city will monitor the program for several months to determine whether it will…
