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Tim Cook honors Rosa Parks

Apple CEO Tim Cook was in Montgomery on Sunday for a tour of Troy University’s Rosa Parks museum with Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed. “64 years ago today, Rosa Parks changed the course of history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus,” Cook said on social media. “In that one act, she stood … Continued
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December 2, 2019

Ivey to participate in Rosa Parks statue dedication

Sunday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) will participate in the Rosa Parks statue dedication in Montgomery. Along with the Rosa Parks memorial, the city will present two historic markers for Browder v. Gayle — the landmark case that ruled segregation on Montgomery buses unconstitutional. The civil rights memorials are a partnership between the City of … Continued
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November 28, 2019

Ivey appoints J. C. Love, III as Montgomery probate judge

Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced she has named attorney J. C. Love, III to serve as Montgomery County’s Probate Judge. The governor signed Love’s appointment letter earlier that day. “J. C. Love, III has an impressive career, both in his work as an attorney and his involvement in the Montgomery community,” Governor Ivey … Continued
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November 19, 2019

Montgomery elects Steven Reed as its first black mayor

Montgomery has its first black mayor.  Steven Reed, the Montgomery County Judge of Probate, gained 67 percent of the vote Tuesday night, steamrolling past challenger David Woods, a local TV station owner, to become the first African American mayor in the city’s 200-year history.  Reed began his term as mayor-elect with a unifying message.  “Let … Continued
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October 9, 2019
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Montgomery mayor’s race can’t end soon enough

Rarely has an election day been more anticipated than Tuesday’s mayoral election in Montgomery.  Not because voters are excited about the candidates. Not because Alabama’s capital city is anxious to elect its first black mayor.  Mainly, people are tired of David Woods and Steven Reed.  Tired of the bickering. Tired of the weirdness. Tired of … Continued
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October 8, 2019

Montgomery runoff elections are today

Voters in Montgomery go to the polls today to elect a new major in today’s runoff mayoral election between Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed and businessman David Woods. There are also city council runoffs in three seats. The polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. “There already is great interest … Continued
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October 8, 2019
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A white mayor isn’t the answer for Montgomery; neither is a black mayor.

A black mayor will ruin the city of Montgomery.  I know this to be true because I read it in Facebook comments. See, what will happen, according to Al O’Neil, is that the blacks will “revert back to more violent activities because they think they have a mayor that will condone reckless behaviors.” And the … Continued
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September 20, 2019
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Montgomery mayor’s race should be about real problems, solutions. Instead it’s about racism.

As it turns out, there wasn’t any funny business with the Montgomery municipal elections last week.  Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill held a press conference on Thursday to say as much. There were some oddities. Some things didn’t go exactly right. There were a few individual cases of alleged fraud witnessed — all of … Continued
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September 6, 2019

Merrill says there were irregularities in Montgomery elections

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill met Thursday with the Alabama Political Reporter and the rest of the capitol press corps about the August 27 Montgomery municipal election. Merrill said that the Secretary of State’s office has received twelve credible complaints of alleged irregularities in the August elections for Mayor and City Council. Reporters asked … Continued
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September 6, 2019