Montgomery News
The latest Montgomery news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
Top story
Montgomery wins $13.4M to replace I-65 and I-85 lights
Montgomery will replace 741 failing interstate lights with 1,062 LEDs on I-65 and I-85, using a $13.4 million federal grant. The city must add $3.35 million of its own.
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City government
Montgomery's 'The People's Council' film premieres Nov. 15
A free documentary on 50 years of Montgomery's mayor-council government premieres at the Capri Theatre from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Registration is required.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Nov. 4: Schools, Today and this week
Nov. 4: 4 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 3: Today and this week
Nov. 3: 3 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Nov. 2: Today and this week
Nov. 2: 3 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 2: Today and this week
Nov. 2: 3 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Police and fire
State agents serve 11 drug warrants in Montgomery
State agents served 11 narcotics search warrants across Montgomery on Oct. 27, seizing drugs, five guns and $14,157.93. Two men were arrested, ALEA said.
Parks and recreation
Montgomery youth basketball sign-ups open: $50, ages 5-14
Montgomery's city youth basketball league is open to boys and girls 5 to 14. It costs $50, and sign-ups run to Dec. 7 online or at five community centers.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Nov. 1: Today and this week
Nov. 1: 3 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 1: Public safety, Today and this week
Nov. 1: 4 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 31: Today and this week
Oct. 31: 6 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 31: Public safety, Today and this week
Oct. 31: 7 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 30: Public safety, Today and this week
Oct. 30: 7 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 30: Today and this week
Oct. 30: 6 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Jobs
Hyundai to invest $450M in Montgomery plant, add 53 jobs
Hyundai will spend nearly $450 million at its Montgomery plant to build hybrid engines and the new Tucson and Santa Fe, adding 53 jobs that average $30.03 an hour.
Health
Montgomery orthopedic surgery center to open in 2028
Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons broke ground Oct. 22 on an outpatient surgery center in Montgomery. Building starts in November; the center is due to open in spring 2028.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 29: Today and this week
Oct. 29: 5 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 29: Today and this week, Around town
Oct. 29: 6 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 28: Today and this week
Oct. 28: 5 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 28: Today and this week, Around town
Oct. 28: 5 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: Today and this week, Around town
Oct. 27: 6 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 27: Today and this week
Oct. 27: 5 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: Today and this week
Oct. 26: 7 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 26: Today and this week
Oct. 26: 7 items from Montgomery's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
AUM
Montgomery native brings Why Not Win Institute to AUM
Larry D. Thornton Sr., who helped integrate Montgomery's public schools, is AUM's new executive in residence, and his leadership nonprofit is opening a campus office.
Schools
Forest Avenue Magnet ranked No. 1 in Alabama by U.S. News
Forest Avenue Academic Magnet is Alabama's top public elementary school in the new U.S. News list. Bear Exploration Center ranked 10th and MacMillan 12th.
City Council
Montgomery health care authority: what Reed proposed
Mayor Steven Reed's proposed Health Care Authority of Montgomery would oversee up to $40 million in state hospital bond money, with a seven-member city and county board.
North Montgomery
Lower Wetumpka Road workshops set for Nov. 18-20
A national volunteer design team returns to North Montgomery Nov. 18-20 for three days of public workshops on the future of the Lower Wetumpka Road corridor.
Jobs
Montgomery jobless rate rises to 4.2% in September
Montgomery's unemployment rate was 4.2% in September, up from 3.5% a year earlier and above Alabama's 3.7%. About 3,700 city residents were out of work and looking.
Historic preservation
St. Jude Hospital, Ben Moore Hotel win $1.55M in U.S. grants
Montgomery won three National Park Service grants worth $1.55 million to preserve the St. Jude Hospital building and the Ben Moore Hotel, two civil rights landmarks.
Planning Commission
Planning Commission to weigh debris disposal plan by Newtown
Montgomery's Planning Commission holds a hearing Thursday, Oct. 22, on a building for construction and demolition debris at 1401 North Decatur Street, by Newtown.