As Alabama News Network has reported, local, state and federal officials nationwide are preparing themselves for possible armed protests related to the impeachment of President Trump and the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden as president. The FBI has warned of protests in Washington and all 50 state capital cities. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed released the following statement regarding the City…
The City of Montgomery has announced that its plans to remember the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be changing this year in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The national holiday honoring Dr. King is Monday, January 18. “As rising COVID-19 rates threaten our overall health and safety, we must take precautions and…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed wants to rename a Montgomery street in honor of noted civil rights attorney Fred Gray. Reed made the proposal at Monday night’s Montgomery City Council meeting. Reed wants to rename West Jeff Davis Avenue, which is the street where Gray grew up, to Fred D. Gray Avenue. Gray represented Rosa Parks in the 1955 Montgomery Bus…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed addressing reporters as Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley stands behind him. – Alabama News Network Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed held a news conference this morning to address violent crime in the city. Alabama News Network aired the news conference live. So far, Montgomery has recorded 57 homicides this year. That…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed took time to sit down with Alabama News Network for a one-on-one interview as he celebrates one year in office. What a year it has been. The mayor has had to cope with the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects on the local economy and the uptick in shootings across the city this year. But there have…
Photo from Hyundai Hyundai announced Monday morning that the all-new 2022 Tucson will be built in Montgomery. Officials said the car manufacturer is expanding the number of models in the U.S. and the Tucson will start production at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) plant starting in 2021. HMMA, which started vehicle production in May 2005, is Hyundai’s only…
Mayor Reed announced on Thursday Sept. 24th that he is giving city officials paid time off to vote in this year’s election. From now until October 29th, city employees will have one hour of paid time off to request an absentee ballot and will have two hours of paid time off to vote in person on November 3rd. “I cannot…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has announced that with his executive order on face masks now in place, the city curfew is being lifted, effective immediately. The nightly 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew had been in effect since March 27. In a statement released today, Mayor Reed said: “Our goal from the outset of the pandemic has been to do…
Mayor Steven Reed issued an Executive Order requiring face masks to be worn at all time in public. This announcements comes in wake of Tuesday night’s city council meeting. During the meeting, Â city council members voted down a proposed ordinance requiring face masks to be worn. Council member C.C. Calhoun proposed requiring masks for public gatherings of 25 people or…
Montgomery County leads the state in the number of coronavirus cases. Despite that, Montgomery City Council has voted down a proposed ordinance involving face masks. Several doctors and others had spoken at the council meeting in support of the idea, but it failed by a vote of 4 to 4. Council member C.C. Calhoun had proposed requiring masks for public…
