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Autauga-Prattville Public Library Board settles lawsuit over former director’s firing
The Autauga-Prattville Public Library Board and former Director Andrew Foster said Thursday they had settled a lawsuit over the director’s firing in March. Members of the library board announced the agreement in a joint news release with Foster. According to the statement, Foster will drop his claims and not...
5 years after becoming the first Black mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, Steven L. Reed is now president of AAMA
Steven L. Reed is the first black mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. The state of Alabama holds a historic record as being the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. In honor of Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery, the city was named Montgomery in 1819, and it became the capital of Alabama in 1846. The city also...
Lowndes County scholars tagged for academic excellence
Lowndes County scholars were recently recognized for their academic excellence by the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association. Meadows Rosser, William Carlton and Margaret Holladay were awarded the Tagged for Academic Excellence Scholarship at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Banquet held Friday, May 3 in Wetumpka. Rosser is the son of Sanford and Beth Rosser of Lowndesboro. He […]
APR seeks financial records from Prattville Library
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... APR submitted a public records request Thursday with the Autauga-Prattville Public Library seeking public information that could reveal the library’s financial status. APR filed the request around noon on Thursday using the library’s public records request form and paying the requisite $20 fee...
At Montgomery rally, Hyundai workers describe difficult working conditions
Workers at Montgomery’s Hyundai plant described difficult working conditions and arbitrary scheduling at a rally Monday evening led by clergy and faith leaders. The rally came amid a campaign led by the United Auto Workers to unionize the factory and an ongoing vote this week at Mercedes-Benz’s plant in Vance on whether to organize under […] The post At Montgomery rally, Hyundai workers describe difficult working conditions appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Woman killed in Sunday night Montgomery shooting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - An investigation is underway after a woman was shot to death Sunday evening, according to the Montgomery Police Department. Police and fire medics responded to the 4200 block of the Cobbington Road around 7 p.m. on reports of a person having been shot. That’s just off Virginia Loop Road near Troy Highway.
Central Alabama Crimestoppers speaks on arrests in 11-year-old cold case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson, Quinones King, and Rodney Cottrell, all Montgomery resident, were found dead in Clayton County, Georgia, in 2013. Investigators say they now believe the three were lured to a home, forced inside by gunpoint, and tortured. Police have now made four arrests. The suspects were...
Manufacturer Genpak unveils $22.8 million Montgomery plant upgrade
Food service manufacturing company Genpak took the wraps off a $22.8 million renovation to its Montgomery plant Wednesday, upgrades that allow the facility to double its local work force. Genpak is based in Charlotte, N.C., but has operated its Montgomery plant since 1982. It manufactures food packaging solutions for clients...
Lowndes County students rank ‘head of class’
Three Lowndes County residents recently joined the oldest honor society in America, an opportunity afforded to only the top 10% of undergraduate students nationwide. The honor society of Phi Kappa Phi is America’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The Auburn University at Montgomery chapter initiated Madison Cole of Hope […]
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 […]
Freedom Prep’s Montgomery and Titusville Charter set to open in 2025-26 school year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Freedom Preparatory Academy announced the approval of its Montgomery and Titusville charter application, marking a possible expansion of the education system into the Wiregrass region. The application received conditional approval from the Alabama Public Charter School Commissions, which will pave the way for the school’s opening in the 2025-26 school year. […]
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