Alabama looking to fulfill aerospace ambitions at Paris Air Show

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:19:00 -0500

Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange's first trip to the Paris Air Show could have gotten off to a better start. Slowed by a downpour, the Montgomery contingent arrived three hours late Monday and nearly missed the first of several industry recruitment meetings.
Probate judge: Removing voting rights section would be detrimental

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:18:00 -0500

Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed expressed concern Tuesday about what will happen if the U.S.
Prattville sets splash pad ribbon cutting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:14:00 -0500

The splash pad at Pratt Park will be open for business in time for the city's Independence Day festivities.
Coosada police chief needs 2nd kidney transplant

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:03:00 -0500

Leon Smith is hoping for good news when he travels to Piedmont Healthcare's Transplant Institute.
Montgomery up for new bowl game

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:02:00 -0500

A sports marketing consultant is talking with Montgomery and Alabama State University officials about bringing a postseason bowl game to the Capital City.
Archive: Man donates kidney for brother

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:45:00 -0500

Originally published March 5, 2001
Analysis: Jobs cushion area economy against rising mortgage rate

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:02:00 -0500

An uptick in mortgage rates is threatening to stunt the nation's economic momentum, but experts say it's not likely to darken the River Region's increasingly sunny outlook. Or at least not for long.
Montgomery awash in bullets

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Melvin Tyus is a popular kid. A junior at G.W. Carver High School, he's on the football and basketball teams - gets plenty of playing time on both - and he's well known around the school.
Montgomery's 2013 homicide victims

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:41:00 -0500

Danny Stroud, 21
South leads nation in gun violence, report finds

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:39:00 -0500

Gun violence across the nation, including firearms-related homicides, has fallen dramatically from 1993 to 2011, a newly released federal study shows.
Services held for beach death victim from Prattville

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:37:00 -0500

Services were held Saturday at First Baptist Church Montgomery for a Prattville native who died last week while spending time at a Florida beach with his family.
Livestock talkers: Auctioneer championship held in Montgomery

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:43:00 -0500

The fast-talking of 31 contestants filled the Montgomery Stockyards on Saturday at the 50th World Livestock Auctioneer Championship.
Fort Toulouse visitors 'Come Alive Outside'

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:42:00 -0500

Visitors to Fort Toulouse on Saturday had the chance to learn about different ways of getting outdoors.
Annual Father's Day fishing rodeo a hit

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:21:00 -0500

An albino catfish lived to swim another day Saturday morning, but his buddy likely became a Saturday night supper after being hooked by a happy young angler.
Visitors get lesson in MTEC's programs

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:22:00 -0500

Approximately 100 students participated in interactive exhibits Saturday at Montgomery Technical Education Center. They saw live robotic, woodcutting and welding demonstrations, and also toured the campus during MTEC's Summer Open House.
Louis Farrakhan blasts Jews and whites

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:02:00 -0500

The fate of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act stirred the rally into being, and near the end of a discursive, nearly hourlong speech Friday, Louis Farrakhan gave his reason for defending it.
Hotel fee could fund Prattville's wish list

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:32:00 -0500

The list of needed improvements and additions to Prattville's parks and athletic facilities is long and varied.
Bailey named state's top family court judge

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:26:00 -0500

It didn't take long for Bob Bailey to earn the distinction of Alabama's Family Court Judge of the Year.
Coming Sunday: Tsunami of Violence (special 3-part series)

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:06:00 -0500

Montgomery is on pace for one of the highest gun-related aggravated assault and murder rates in its history. Gun violence is a critical community issue - impacting citizens, businesses, government, police and the city's image as a safe place to live.
Russell Brands plant to close, idling 191 workers

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:50:00 -0500

A longtime Wetumpka distribution plant for a national sports apparel chain will be closed by the end of the year, leaving almost 200 people without jobs.
Park Crossing High School construction on schedule

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:49:00 -0500

The future Thunderbirds of Park Crossing High School are just 65 days from walking through the doors of Montgomery's newest school.
Montgomery medical manufacturing plant plant to close

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:48:00 -0500

A medical manufacturing firm is closing its Montgomery plant less than three years after starting production here.
Metro briefs: Prattville police arrest suspect in Tuesday night chase

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:39:00 -0500

Prattville police have arrested a suspect who led officers on a chase Tuesday night.
McDonald's beefing up its Prattville presence

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:38:00 -0500

Work has begun on Fairview Avenue at Interstate 65 for Prattville's third McDonald's restaurant.
Macon County plaintiffs argue case against attorney general closing VictoryLand

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:05:00 -0500

Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed by Macon County residents and leaders against Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange argued Wednesday that his actions have overridden their vote on a constitutional amendment to allow bingo there, unleashing economic havoc on the county.
Local churches remain supportive of Boy Scouts

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:26:00 -0500

Baptist pastors in the River Region expressed concern about whether the Boy Scouts of America would allow homosexuals to hold leadership positions in the future, but many said they weren't concerned about the policy allowing openly gay Scouts.
MPS superintendent: New calculation system may account for lower graduation rates

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:23:00 -0500

Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Thompson thinks the system's low graduation rate can be explained at least in part by changes in the way the rates are calculated. The Alabama State Department of Education doesn't disagree.
Rally for Summer Food Program puts focus on hungry children

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:55:00 -0500

When the children were asked who had eaten breakfast before arriving for camp at YMCA Goodtimes on Wednesday, not everyone raised their hand.
State suspends license at Cedars Assisted Living

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:49:00 -0500

The Alabama Department of Public Health has suspended the operating license of Cedars Assisted Living, saying a resident left and the facility didn't realize he was gone until his family called from Verbena to say he was there.
Local/state briefs: Prattville officer receives minor injuries in wreck

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:40:00 -0500

A Prattville police officer was treated and released from Prattville Baptist Hospital on Tuesday night after being involved in an automobile accident that occurred during a pursuit.
Fla. Panhandle grandma earns law degree at Faulkner University

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:36:00 -0500

Sandra Wilson graduated from law school in May at age 70. Now she's studying for the bar exam and preparing to look for a job.
Montgomery man, 24, indicted in tax fraud case

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:35:00 -0500

A federal jury has indicted Christopher Cordelle Davis of Montgomery, contending that he stole more than 600 identities as part of group using them to commit tax fraud.
Montgomery police arrest two suspects in May homicides

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:25:00 -0500

The Montgomery Police Department announced two arrests in homicide cases Wednesday.
Montgomery BOE denies requests from Pike Road school board

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:36:00 -0500

As the new Pike Road school system gets on its feet, it will be doing so with little help from Montgomery Public Schools.
ASU audit process nearing deadline

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:14:00 -0500

The forensic audit into Alabama State University's finances is behind schedule and could end up costing more than the $550,000 budget originally set for it.
ASU sanctioned: Poor academic rates imperil 4 sports, including football and basketball

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:09:00 -0500

Alabama State University athletic programs in football, men's basketball, baseball and volleyball have been hit with postseason sanctions by the NCAA after failing to meet the minimum Academic Progress Rate (APR) required of all member schools.
Prattville City Council discusses $1.50 lodging fee proposal

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:24:00 -0500

Mayor Bill Gillespie Jr. brought a large box full of plans to improve the city's parks to a council work session Tuesday night. Some of the plans were drawn up more than a decade ago.
Bond remains $5.45M in Tallassee child sexual abuse case

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:23:00 -0500

A request to reduce the $5.45 million in bonds for a Tallassee man charged with 109 counts of child sexual abuse has been denied.
Sewer pipe repairs close main library downtown

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:18:00 -0500

The Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library downtown will be closed until Thursday while the main sewer pipe for the building is repaired.