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Memorial Day 2012 in Montgomery County AL - Memorial Day Parades, Events and more

Here is what is happening for Memorial Day 2012 in Montgomery County, AL. Find the area Montgomery events, parades, activities and more for Memorial Day 2012. Acitivites are...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Edward Palomba Puts Service Above Self

This week's hero is making a difference on a local level. As the chairman of the Children’s Accessible Playground Committee, Edward Palomba has put in his share of...

Start your Search for Volunteer Opportunities in Montgomery, Alabama with AmericanTowns Montgomery Volunteer Guide!

On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over Montgomery County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize today and...

AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Montgomery organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Montgomery is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works: when...

An Invitation to our Montgomery Community: BLOG ON!

Since this site is all about Montgomery, we’d like to get the unique perspectives of local bloggers. If you’ve been blogging, great – send your name, email and a link to...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Brandon Rohlwing Helps Teens Get Through Tough Times

Brandon Rohlwing was feeling pretty low when he stumbled upon the website ReachOut offering support to anyone questioning the meaning in life. The information he found helped give...

Hundreds Gather At Leadership Summit To Move Alabama Forward

More than 25 statewide organizations and hundreds of Alabamians participated in the Alabama Leadership Summit today. The Summit convened at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 19th,...

September 11th Memorials - 10th Anniversary Events and Memorials in Montgomery

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and while it is a day that recalls great devastation and loss, it is ...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Bob Fried Pedals His Way Into People's Hearts

Bob Fried takes the concept of Meals on Wheels to another level with his latest mode of transport. You see Bob has taken to the streets in a pedicab, which has been part of his...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Gail Savina Harvests Fruit and Grows Community

Gail Savina hails from the great state of Washington where she grew up picking apples, cherries and peaches and where she recalls being in the Apple Blossom Festival every year. ...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Dorine Kenney Keeps Jacob's Light Burning By Helping Soldiers

Dorine Kenney had been sending things to her son and to soldiers he would tell her needed a little extra cheering up. She was eager to do it and happy to help send the comforts of...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Lisa Watson Works to End Homelessness for Women

Lisa Watson has received awards for her outstanding contributions to the community in which she lives, including being named "woman of the year," which is fitting...

Montgomery County Commission delays vote on school bond again

Some Montgomery County commissioners say they will not agree to help fund the construction of a new high school in east Montgomery until they receive specific information about...

Prattville council won't meet tonight

The Prattville City Council will not hold its regularly scheduled meeting tonight.

Discrimination lawsuit against ASU going to trial

Alabama State University and a woman suing the university for alleged discrimination surrounding the hiring of its current president are headed for trial next week.

63-year-old man charged in sex assault on teen at Montgomery YMCA

Montgomery police have arrested a 63-year-old man in connection with a sexual assault on a 15-year-old boy at the Bell Road branch of the Montgomery YMCA last week.

Down on the farm: Downtown area begins growing

When the urban farmer stood on Overlook Park for the first time and looked out over a sliver of property that he soon would cultivate, he saw rampant kudzu and the...

ASU fans welcome SWAC champs

Three dozen or so supporters were waiting outside the Dunn-Oliver Acadome when the sleeper bus pulled onto the Alabama State University campus, carrying the Southwestern...

Coliseum's future uncertain

Garrett Coliseum executive director Bill Johnson sounds as if he's writing the obituary for the grand old lady as he discusses the often mentioned but never utilized...

'Unforgettable' bash: Singer remembered; 5 students awarded scholarships

The event was called the 17th annual Nat "King" Cole Birthday Bash, but there were actually two birthdays celebrated Sunday at the historic Dexter Avenue King Memorial...

ASU students dig into landscaping project

Physical fitness and physical therapy go together and a group of Alabama State University students demonstrated that fact Saturday morning during a community service project.

History buffs get research tips

Not all Confederate soldiers reported for duty alone. In some cases, their wives went along to make sure their husbands looked their best.

Campaign for Liberty event draws dozens in Millbrook

MILLBROOK -- Political speaker and author K. Carl Smith told about 30 people at a Campaign for Liberty event that he thought he was born a Democrat just because he is black. But...

Ministry founders urge residents take a stand against crime

The crowd was not what organizers had hoped for, but they realize that every movement has to start somewhere.

AmericanTowns Heroes: Leah Cronn and Marathon Match Scholars and Sponsors

With the cost of getting a college education steadily rising, even promising students are having to forgo the dream of an advanced degree. It's not a new story, but one which Leah...

Prattville sales tax proposal up in the air

PRATTVILLE -- Mayor Bill Gillespie Jr. knows how to count to four, and he doesn't know if he'll see that many hands raised when the seven-member Prattville City Council...

Wild, wild West

Young at heart Tyler Eady discovered Saturday that riding the mechanical bull is not as easy as it looks in the movies. Complete with cowboy hat, the 23-year-old Roopville,...

Montgomery residents seek news from loved ones in Japan

After news began to spread early Friday morning about the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and 23-foot tsunami that devastated the northeastern coast of Japan, many Montgomery residents...

Sign program to encourage awareness, respect for river

The usually gentle and serene Alabama River evokes pleasant memories of excursions on the river and days of leisure, but for others, that tranquility is a guise...

Maxwell Boulevard gate to be closed

The Maxwell Boulevard gate at Maxwell Air Force Base will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic for renovations starting at 5 a.m. Monday through about March 27.

Man sentenced in Prattville stabbing; guilty plea accepted in Millbrook homicide

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the January 2008 stabbing death of a Prattville man, and in Elmore County, a Millbrook man has pleaded guilty to...

Local man indicted on tax fraud charges

A Montgomery County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on charges of conspiracy and theft of government funds, the U.S....

Black male leaders reach out to students at event

Local black, male leaders visited Southlawn Middle School on Friday and they had a message for male students: Make good choices, not excuses.

Unemployment increases for state, area

Alabama's January unemployment numbers were bad, and tri-county unemployment was no better.

Addressee's daughter receives mysterious 1944 letter

The letter that captured the attention of the world -- postmarked from Montgomery on Aug. 9, 1944, with no return address -- has found its way to its intended recipient,...

Pike Road mulls tax to fund school

Town officials in Pike Road are weighing their options as they prepare to propose a property tax increase to residents, who will ultimately make the decision this summer on how...

No bond for man accused in 'Critter Man' death

Jeremy Riley will remain in jail without bond at least a while longer, a judge ruled Thursday.

Students have a ball with new fitness programs

Fitness balls instead of chairs, time in the garden and not just the classroom, and lessons that incorporate nutrition are all part of a collaborative effort at Wilson Elementary...

Woman gets 46 months for tax fraud

A Montgomery County woman has been sentenced to 46 months in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday.

Montgomery man pleads guilty to tax conspiracy

A Montgomery resident has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service announced...

Man gets 30 years in kidnapping

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick on Thursday sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend in 2009.

Air Force unveils teamwork award

The Air Force will pay tribute to a Medal of Honor recipient today when it presents its first award dedicated to teamwork at the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy.

State offers reward for information on missing Montgomery woman

Montgomery County District Attorney Ellen Brooks announced Wednesday that a $5,000 reward is being offered in the 2003 missing persons case of LaQuanta Riley.

Convicted murderer's bid for new trial denied

PRATTVILLE -- An Autauga County judge Wednesday denied a motion for a new trial for a man convicted of murder in the 2008 shooting death of a Prattville man.

Josh Moon: Illegal immigration debate has reached absurd level

In the Montgomery public school system, nearly $170,000 per year is spent on educating non-English-speaking students, many of whom are the children of illegal immigrants.

Absentee voting for Montgomery City Council District 7 runoff starts today

Residents who might not believe it's worth the effort to vote absentee need only look at the results of the Montgomery City Council District 7 election.

Montgomery BOE districts to be redrawn

The Montgomery County Board of Education soon will have to begin the process of amending the districts its board members represent, per state law, and officials recently outlined...

Local heavy rain leads to minor flooding

A weather system that rumbled through Alabama on Wednesday dumped several inches of rainfall on the Montgomery area, which will result in minor river flooding the next day or...

Montgomery City Council District 7: Ives, Lee in runoff

Candidates Jenny Ives and Arch Lee will see each other again at a run-off election next month after the two ended the night with just 66 votes between them.

Montgomery school board talks job cuts

The Montgomery County Board of Education took additional steps Tuesday to significantly reduce its Work force by non-renewing 218 non-tenured support staff, and approving a...