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Alabama News After councilman johnny ford tried to cut down the statue a few weeks ago, officials have been trying to decide on what to do about the statue their main concern being the safety of the public. The city council in Tuskegee held a special meeting Thursday to discuss what the next move will be for the town square and the statue. “So right now that’s, we have closed the square off to any public activities or to any individuals until further notice, and we will have further notice ...

Alabama News The Montgomery City Council met Tuesday with all 9 seats filled for the first time since January of this year. Ed Grimes was officially sworn into office filling the seat left empty following the death of the late Richard Bollinger. Just one day after Donnie Mims’ decision to withdraw from the runoff election, Ed Grimes was sworn into his official position. This city council meeting was the first time grimes actively participated even having a vote in some of the new business tha...

Alabama News “Help Wanted” — it’s a sign that you’ve probably seen outside many local restaurants and other businesses. Some have blamed pandemic unemployment benefits for giving people a reason to stay home and not get a job. Alabama ended that benefit last month, which had some restaurant owners hopeful that they’d see more people wanting to work. Despite Alabamians no longer getting pandemic unemployment benefits from the federal government, some say people are still not making a...

Alabama News The Southern Shutter company is well known for their quality custom shutters… some known projects they have created shutters for includes, the white house, a historical re-creation of Thomas Jefferson’s Pennsylvania home, and even the home projects in Wetumpka for HGTV hometown takeover. When COVID-19 hit, instead of loosing business, their company flourished. “we were a little scared in that you know it was going to kill our business and all this, just the opposite happened,...

Ministry About People is an organization dedicated to cutting down some of the violence in the community by influencing the lives of others. They have a summer program for children of all ages that helps them stay out of the streets and gives them a new perspective on life. “Some children in this city live through some hard things, all of them are not bad, all of them are not criminals, some of them just happen to be in that environment, and we feel like if we could change places, put them in...

Alabama News Mayor Steven Reed along with the City of Montgomery hosted the pride month vigil to honor those whose lives were taken because of their gender identity. The vigil was a way to honor those who have lost their lives due to their identity. It was also a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community that resides in Montgomery. “Well people need to know that it is a huge problem in our country and across the world. This, I guess this past month there have been at least 29 people that we know of...

Alabama News Summer School is normally held for those select few kids that need a bit more help catching up on their education. Since the pandemic had many students sitting at home. This year’s summer program has been opened up to all MPS students who would like to attend. Even though this is not a regular school year, it may feel that way to the students. Schools will not have uniforms over the summer but they will have a dress code. School buses will be provided as transportation and break...

Alabama News The city of Tallassee is planning to give the old mount Vernon mill property a new purpose… The mill burned down in 2016, and Monday night the city held a workshop to get ideas about what to do with it, now that the city owns the property. The mill caught fire back in 2016 and since then the property has been vacant. Now the City of Tallassee is deciding what to do with the land. They gathered local residents into City Hall to literally draw up plans for what they think the land ...

Alabama News As we got closer to the summer time we are starting to see an increase in events in downtown Montgomery. Today the Riverwalk stadium is hosting the AHSAA Baseball Playoffs which is drawing a pretty big crowd to the area. We asked residents how it feels this time of year compared to last year and if it seems like things are getting back to normal. People are feeling secure now that some have been fully vaccinated and mask mandates are ending. More and more people are leaving their h...

Alabama News There is a major increase in the demand for employment, especially for local businesses. Restaurants in particular are having a hard time keeping up with the demands of their customers. Businesses all over are feeling the effects of the unemployment rate. This has effected restaurants the most, causing food service to be slower and wait times to be longer. This is not only effecting local businesses but new businesses that are opening up. Earlier this month, Governor Kay Ivey annou...