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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 a different place, we’ll get a different result.” -Pastor Ken Austin

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 who are transgender or gender non-conforming who have been murdered simply for being who they are.�...

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 breakfast and lunch will also be available for students. Superintendent Moore says that summer school is ...

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 should be transformed into. The Mayor of Tallassee says this is the second phase towards making that...

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 homes and enjoying life as they did before the pandemic.