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Sunday night shooting claims the life of 64-year-old Montgomery woman
Montgomery police have launched a homicide investigation after a 64-year-old woman was shot to death Sunday night. At about 7:02 p.m., police and fire medics were called to the 4200 block of Cobbington Road, said Capt. Saba Coleman, spokeswomen for the Montgomery Police Department. They found Gloria Crews, 64, of Montgomery, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene, Coleman said.
Central High senior awarded Elmore Bolling Initiative Scholarship
Central High School senior, Mariah Graham, has been awarded the 2024 Elmore Bolling Initiative Scholarship. She will attend Alabama A&M University in the fall. “Mariah Graham represents the hope and potential that my father envisioned for future generations,” said Bolling’s daughter, Josephine Bolling McCall. “We are confident she will carry forward the torch of innovation […]
Lowndes County Arrests April 25 – 29
April 25 * Joshua Bullock, 41 – Failure to appear possess/receipt-controlled substance, failure to appear trafficking-synthetic drugs, failure to appear firearm-persons forbidden failure to appear receiving stolen property second degree April 26 * Laquarious Saffold, 26 – Murder capital – vehicle, discharge gun in occupied building, attempted murder April 27 * Herman Cleveland, 38 – […]
Flood dangers rise as storms dump more rain on Alabama
A wet weather pattern is expected to dump several inches of rain over Alabama through Tuesday, which could cause widespread flash flooding. The National Weather Service office in Birmingham is forecasting 1 to 1-and-a-half inches for Tuscaloosa and Gadsden, 2 to 4 inches for the Montgomery area and 3 to 5 inches for a large portion of Southwest Alabama from Camden south and west.
Rebels tag state clay shooting championship
The Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) hosted the 3rd Annual Sporting Clays Tournament Friday morning at the Lower Wetumpka Shotgun Sports Club. Lowndes Academy tagged the championship averaging 89.25. In second place, Fort Dale Academy gained the runner-up title averaging 86.5. Individual Champions were Cooper Dansby (94) and Kasen Dismukes (94) from Lowndes Academy. Making […]
Drive-up pantry blesses community
Calvary Church in Lowndesboro has served families for two years with a drive-up food pantry. The cabinet, stocked with items like canned food, bottled water, toilet paper and other necessities, stands ready at every hour to help community members. Organizers say the ministry is known to be a blessing, and they ask that God continue […]
Opinion | Why we’re suing the Prattville Library board
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The following opinion is written by seven plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit in federal court over a restrictive policy at the Autauga-Prattville Public Library. The authors are Sam Diamond, Amber Frey, Angie Hayden, Jessica Hayes, Krysti Shallenberger, Craig Scott and Matthew Layne. The seven...
Prattville Library board will seek level funding amid controversy, lawsuits
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The finance committee of the Autauga-Prattville Public Library board of trustees met briefly on Tuesday to discuss the 2025 budget. Chair Ray Boles has previously bragged about working with county commission and city council leaders to bring in more funding for the library, but said during the committee meeting that the board will just ask the governing bodies for level funding.
EastChase Farmers Market returns Saturday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Shoppes at EastChase annual Farmers Market returns for its 20th season Saturday. EastChase says the market will feature over 20 certified local vendors with products like fresh eggs, homemade jellies and jams, locally grown honey, boiled peanuts, and more. “The EastChase Farmers Market has become...
Festival season arrives in Montgomery: Food festivals, concerts and more this weekend
Sure, you could wait around until Memorial Day Weekend to have some fun, but why should you? This weekend is slam-packed with fun times for kids and adults. Here are a few of the highlights. Red Bluff Music, Arts & Food Festival. When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 17-19 Info:...
First Alert: Soggy, windy Monday underway
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A large cluster of storms is pushing across south Alabama this morning; this line of storms has a history of producing isolated pockets of damaging wind, some hail and occasionally some rotation. These storms will bring a threat of those things to areas south of Montgomery this morning. For the rest of us, it will be a very rainy morning, followed by a burst of strong wind as the rain ends. This burst of wind will not be associated with thunderstorms.
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