AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The girls home director who was driving a van that crashed in Alabama, killing two of her own children, two nephews, and four other youths, wept Thursday at a remembrance where she said religious faith has sustained her since the wreck. Standing before a crowd of hundreds, Candice Gulley, the only person to survive in the…
The memorial service for the late Reverend Robert Graetz, Jr. Was held Sunday. He’s remembered as a Civil Rights icon and acclaimed human rights advocate. The memorial service for Rev. Graetz was held at Montgomery’s Historic First Baptist Brick-A-Day Church. The church was an important gathering place for activities related to the Civil Rights Movement, and it became associated with…
Detective Tanisha Pughsley/Source: Montgomery Police Department Sunday morning the community gathered to remember the life of Montgomery Police Department Detective Tanisha Pughsley. A memorial service was held in Det. Pughsley’s honor. Family and friends said a final goodbye to the 27-year-old and also reflected on her life which was cut short. MPD says Pughsley was killed in the early morning…
41, 055- That’s the number of shifts that have taken place since a law enforcement officer last lost his is life while working in Troy. It was the policemen who sacrificed their lives that were remembered at Troy’s annual Police Memorial Ceremony on Wednesday. “They’re never going to be forgotten,” Lieutenant Bryan Weed of the Troy Police Department says. “As…
A memorial service is being held for an Alabama corrections officer who died after being stabbed by an inmate. Gov. Robert Bentley will speak at the Wednesday memorial service in Anniston honoring corrections officer Kenneth Bettis. Bettis’ name is being added to the Alabama Law Enforcement Memorial wall in Anniston. Bettis died Sept. 16 after succumbing to injuries from a…
