"Where Izzy?" Tim "Izzy" Israel is trekking across the United States to raise awareness and gain support for congressional term limits. Izzy started his journey from Key West, FL and is currently walking through the state of Alabama. Tuesday, April 20th, Izzy will be on his way to stops in M…
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Last week in conjunction with Governor Ivey’s declaration of “Embrace Alabama Kids Week” and April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Embrace Alabama Kids (a ministry of United Methodist Children’s Home) in partnership with Mayor Steven Reed and local artists from The King’s Canvas an…
From an early age Emily Manley, a Prattville resident, faced several health challenges. “I live with so many disorders, most of which people have never heard of like Ehlers-Danlos which causes my joints to collapse without notice, Dysautonomia which effects breathing and causes dizziness and…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) ranks Alabama First Class Pre-K as the nation’s highest quality state pre-kindergarten program for the 15th consecutive year.
It started in 1893 when Georgia Washington came to the Montgomery area (Mount Meigs) near the current Pike Road Town Hall. Her intention was to start a school, particularly to serve the African-American population whose access to education was limited. She was able to do this, first in a 12x…
Fred Marshall
Contributing Writer
Sports
Dream Court Montgomery is hosting its annual unified doubles play day Saturday, May 8 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Unified doubles will have teams that consist of one athlete with special needs paired with a traditional tennis player. The event will be held at Lagoon Tennis Park, 2855 Lagoon Par…
Alabama Christian Academy guard Heather Ford held a signing ceremony at the school on Tuesday after accepting a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Mobile.
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Opinion
Our 1901 Alabama Constitution replicates the United States Constitution in designing a triumvirate of government. The Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches are designed to have separate and essentially equal powers.
Steve Flowers
Contributing Writer
I watch the same news you do; and I see the same events unfold when it comes to police shootings of unarmed people. There are people in my business that will tell you that racism is at the heart of these encounters. No doubt in a given population there are going to be some racists - some of …
Brian Hodge
News Editor
When great powers stump their toe on foreign policy, the initial pain, though slight, often causes loss of focus, a stumble, and sometimes a more serious accident.
COVID-19, the coronavirus, almost shut down the world in 2020. It affected health, education, travel, eating habits, the economy, relationships – the list goes on and on.
John Ed Mathison
Contributing Writer
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Society, Leisure and Weddings
The Society of Arts and Crafts (SAC’s) and Stonehenge Gallery (in Montgomery, Alabama) have opened the call for our 2021 Photography Competiti…
Margaret Anne McNeill, a 2020 graduate of Saint James School, and current Mississippi State University freshman, recently placed in the semifi…
During the week of Thanksgiving 2020, Mia and Jon drove to the Dunton Hot Springs Resort in the San Juan mountains of Colorado for the four-ye…
A & E
Evening includes flight of whiskeys, Greek liquors and South American Spirits and arts discussion with ballet executive-artistic director. Ticket also includes admission to the Montgomery Ballet’s upcoming performance of Le Conservatoire.
Join the Montgomery Symphony this Friday, December 18th, at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 pm at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre (MPAC) for the annual Joyce Caddell Holiday Pops. Don’t miss this chance to ring in the season with memorable selections ranging from “The Grinch” to “Sleigh Ride” and m…
This week marks Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s 35th anniversary in Montgomery. From its founding as a summer theatre festival in Anniston in 1972 to its designation as the State Theater of Alabama in 1977 to the stunning performing arts complex in Montgomery (built in 1985), ASF has been a l…