MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced she has named JC Love, III to serve as Montgomery County’s Probate Judge. The governor signed Love’s appointment letter today.

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey joined Hyundai executives and local leaders today to announce that the automaker plans to add a new vehicle to its Alabama production lineup as part of a $410 million expansion project that will create 200 jobs at the state-of-the-art facility. 

Recently, The Montgomery Capital Rotary Club donated two new bicycles to the Boys and Girls Club of the River Region. The bikes will be used by Club members to ride trails around the Montgomery area. Rotary President, Joe Hamilton, presented the bikes to Rick Jackson, President (not pictured…

Dr. Joyce Kelley’s research includes raising public awareness of underrepresented writers, including authors of children’s literature. While she enjoyed reading as a child, the Associate Professor in the Auburn University at Montgomery Department of English and Philosophy says she never expe…

  Bluewater Broadcasting is pleased to announce the promotion of one of our most experienced employees, Jay Scott, to Operations Manager, effective October 18th, 2019. 

On Friday, November 1st, the Museum of Alabama at the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History (ADAH) held a special preview concerning their new exhibit, “We the People: Alabama's Defining Documents.” After spending several weeks away from the ADAH, “We the People” is now set to open to the pu…

   Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Frey, from Prattville, Alabama, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, receives his Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal certificate from Cmdr. Aaron Erickson, Ford's combat systems officer, during an awards at quarters ceremo…

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that, yet again, Alabama reported a record number of foster care adoptions. In Fiscal Year 2019, there were 731 foster care adoptions, which is an all-time record for the state. That is up from the previous year’s record of 727 adoptions. …

Past President of the Montgomery Rotary Club, Sam Adams and his wife, the former Mary Virginia Martin were thanked as they became the first ever Arch Klumph Society members from Alabama Rotary District 6880. The District covers all of central and south Alabama.

  John Parker Wilson played quarterback at the university of Alabama from 2005-2008. Wilson came to Alabama after leading Hoover High School to state championships in 2002 and 2003. In Wilson’s senior season, he led the Tide to a 12-2 mark including wins over Auburn, #3 Georgia, #9 Clemson a…

U.S. Representative Martha Roby (AL-02) on Monday announced that Caroline Franklin has been named communications director, joining her Washington, D.C. office from Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) office.

    U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Ayana S. Owens Hendricks graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

    Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) Distinguished Research Professor of Industrial and Environmental Microbiology Ben Okeke has earned a Fulb right U.S. Scholar grant to study sustainable strategies for the production of renew a ble biodiesel fuels. His research study offers benefits f…

On any given night, there are hundreds of homeless men, women, and children in shelters and on the streets in Montgomery. These include veterans, survivors of domestic violence, individuals suffering from mental illness or substance abuse disorders, as well as families with children. The win…

If you like chili, then Riverwalk Stadium last Saturday the 26th was the place to be. The annual October shin-dig has now become one of the city's most anticipated events. The Montgomery Lions Club's annual Capital City Chili Cook-Off came at the suggestion of then Lions Club President Brian…

    Brittany Wagner will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, November 5 meeting of the Montgomery Quarterback Club.

    Tech. Sgt. Ivy Sweeney, a Knowledge Operations Manager with the 187th Communications Flight in Montgomery, received the 2018 Alabama National Guard Woman of the Year award at a ceremony on May 22 at the Alabama National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Montgomery. Sweeney was nominated …

   Ivan Maisel will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, October 29 meeting of the Montgomery Quarterback Club.

“Hire him before somebody else does,” were the words that effectively started Montgomery attorney Julian L. McPhillips, Jr’s legal career in Alabama. The words were spoken in 1975 by then Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley shortly after he’d received an application for an assistant attorne…

Some college professors research history while others study the financial world. Dr. Wyatt Wells combines both.

The Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum is proud to announce the rare birth of twin female pygmy hippopotamus calves on August 4, 2019 to first time parents, mom, Asali, and dad, Mikey. This the fourth birth of pygmy hippos in the last four years at the Zoo. Sadly, one of the As…

The Pike Road Volunteer Fire Department put their newest truck into service with push back ceremony on Sunday, October 20. Engine One will operate out of Station 1 on Wallahatchie Road. The push back ceremony is a tradition in the fire service to put new fire apparatus in service.

    Collier Neeley is interim executive director at Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery as of September 16, 2019 and brings a familiar name to those in historic preservation.   Neeley is the grandson of the late Mary Ann Neeley, an author and teacher who served as Montgomery’s unofficial hist…

   Capell & Howard P.C.  attorney Debby Spain was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” for Trusts and Estates in the Montgomery area. She has specialized in estate and trust planning, probate and estate administration, charitable planning and estate and tr…

   Hill Hill Carter Franco Cole & Black, P.C. is pleased to announce that David W. Henderson has been re-elected Managing Shareholder of the firm for a fourth consecutive term. In this role, Mr. Henderson oversees the management of the firm and develops and implements the firm’s long-ter…

Women and history were recognized at this year’s Faulkner University Annual Benefit Dinner last week featuring keynote speaker, Nikki R. Haley, the former United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on October 3 at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center.

The City of Montgomery recently unveiled its latest public art project: two creative bus wraps designed by River Region-based artists to commemorate the City’s history and celebrate its bicentennial.

 To better align talent and resources at Alfa Insurance, changes within Operations continue to emphasize a unified, customer-focused strategy.

   Auburn University at Montgomery Chancellor Dr. Carl A. Stockton earned the highest honor presented by the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Youth Leadership Development Program (YLDP).

Most teenage girls, when given the opportunity to see their favorite band in concert, jump at the chance. When Montgomery Catholic junior Ellie Pool was offered tickets to see the Jonas Brothers in concert for her birthday, she gracefully turned them down.

    Stamp Idea Group, an Alabama based marketing agency, recently announced the hiring of Luke Hall who joined the agency in September. Hall will be working in a business development role while assisting with Stamp’s public relations efforts. A Montgomery native, he and his wife Rachel recen…

Perhaps Shelly Bowden was destined to have a career in teaching.

For those in Montgomery who know retired Col. Dean Delongchamp (USAF) he is mostly remembered as Catholic High School’s former Athletic Director and coach. But when he was just a few years older than many of the students he taught, Delongchamp served in the Vietnam War as a navigator. For hi…

Faulkner University publicly announced this week the creation of a new Center for Great Books and Human Flourishing on its Montgomery campus.

  A 1991 Robert E. Lee High School graduate and Montgomery, Alabama, native provides key support as part of combat operations at Surface Division 21, stationed at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Petty Officer 1st Class David Ferguson serves as a navy career counselor responsible for human re…

A new work of art from James Butler, R.A. honoring the Rainbow Division and Alabama in WWI will be coming to Montgomery in 2020. The intention is to place this new memorial in front of Union Station, to the west of the front entrance, as a counterbalance to the Rainbow Soldier on the east side.

A first-of-its-kind study examining the impact of the wildlife trade on biodiversity has determined that the list of land-based species at risk of being bought and sold on the world market as pets and products will grow to nearly 9,000. 

   The U.S. Army appointed a new Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) during an investiture ceremony Aug. 12 in the Pentagon, Dr. Rodney A. Ellis, who earned his Master’s Degree in judicial administration from Auburn University at Montgomery and his doctorate from the University…

As autumn brings record high temperatures, the City of Montgomery is realizing record low utility usage – and record savings to boot.

   Leigh Anne Tuohy will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, October 15 Ladies Night meeting of the Montgomery Quarterback Club.   Tuohy is the inspirational matriarch of the Tuohy family. The family’s life was chronicled in the New York Times best-seller, The Blind Side, and later in the H…

The Alabama Dept. of Archives and History continued its popular Book Talk series last Tuesday the 20th by welcoming author Emily Blejwas. Born in Minnesota, she received her master's degree in Rural Sociology from Auburn University and now lives in Mobile. Her recent book, "The Story of Alab…

One of Thomas Goode Jones School of Law’s most recent graduates, Lauren James, was recently awarded the Alabama State Bar Pro Bono Award for her extensive public service work. The award for the Law Student Category was presented to James (Faulkner Law C/O 2019) at the Alabama State Bar Meeti…

 Lauren Sisler will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, October 1 meeting of the Montgomery Quarterback Club.

Exciting things are happening at Jasmine Hill, and the public is invited to join in the fun as the 90th birthday of this amazing garden is celebrated. Plans are underway for Jasmine Hill’s reimagined future. Jasmine Hill is a place deeply rooted in nature and art. Its renewed vision invites …

U. S. Airman Kyle E. Frandi graduated from Joint Base Lackland Airforce Base in San Antonio, Texas on August 3, 2019 from Boot Military Training. During the 8 weeks at Lackland, Airman Frandi's TRS 331 FLT 561 earned the following awards: PT Excellence, 331 CC Excellence, Top Honor Graduate,…

   Jackson Thornton, a certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Montgomery, has announced that Erica Bailey (pictured), CPA, CFE, has been promoted to Senior Manager. Bailey, who joined the firm in 2012, specializes in audit and assurance work in the utilities industr…