Youth Leadership in Montgomery, Alabama, and Beyond
In 2024, when Jeremiah Treece was a high school senior in Montgomery, Alabama, he noticed that his city’s flag reflected the Confederacy and Jim Crow laws, so he set about trying to change it. It’s a daunting challenge to change a city’s flag, but Jeremiah said the seven stars in the current flag, adopted in 1952, repr
Huge response prompts venue change of August 14 benefit for Montgomery restaurateur Gail Royal
Friends of Montgomery restaurateur Gail Royal set up a benefit for her fight with cancer, and the people responded. So much so that a change to a larger location was required. Gail Royal continues to fight cancer, infections and complications — just as she worked 12-hour days in her Montgomery restaurant, Gail’s Down t
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System brings veterans together for Gospel Concert
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System will host two upcoming events designed to engage and support Veterans and the local community.
Get active with the Back-To-School Fit Fest
Elmer James Community Outreach has teamed up with Reaching the Remnant Ministers to host a family-friendly Back-to-School Fitness Event.
Prattville council considers adding public work sessions to meeting schedule
The Prattville City Council is considering changes to its meeting procedures that would add regular public work sessions, with council members and Mayor Bill Gillespie offering differing perspectives during Tuesday night’s meeting. The ordinance, sponsored by Councilwoman Thea Langley, would amend the council procedure
Hyundai Electric’s Alabama plant gears up for expansion as it marks milestone
An Alabama manufacturing plant, ranked highly for its production ultrahigh voltage electrical transformers, recently celebrated a milestone. HD Hyundai Electric announced its Montgomery plant has produced its 1,000th power transformer, according to The Korea Herald. The 1,000th unit is a 500-kilovolt, 675-megavolt-ampe
Montgomery police investigating air conditioner, copper wiring thefts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Montgomery police have confirmed to Action 8 News that they are investigating a series of thefts involving air conditioners and copper wiring. Montgomery police Lt. Tina McGriff says the first case was reported at around 7PM on Tuesday, July 28. Police were called to a burglary in the 7900 blo
Way Off Broadway Theatre announces auditions for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in the...
Following the successful launch of the Spotlight on Spillway Series, the City of Prattville Parks & Recreation Department and Way Off Broadway Theatre are excited to announce auditions for the series’ second production, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, adapted by Catherine Bush from Washington Irving’s timeless classic. Au
Kalen DeBoer bluntly addresses low preseason rankings: ‘We’re definitely aware’
Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide were picked to finish 6th in the SEC Media Days poll from a few weeks ago. And on Tuesday, the Crimson Tide came in at No. 11 in the Coaches Preseason poll. Neither of those rankings are necessarily bad, but they’re definitely low...
“This was the 2nd civil war:” Internet’s Montgomery Riverfront brawl re-enactments goes viral on...
The 2023 Montgomery Riverfront brawl reportedly happened following a dispute over the designated docking space of the city-owned riverboat - Source: Getty The re-enactments of the 2023 Montgomery Riverfront brawl have resurfaced online on the third anniversary of the altercations. Multiple parodies of the famous fight

















