Marty Roney

3 days ago | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Marty Roney

• Prattville's CityFest, originally scheduled for May 2-3, has been moved to July 19. • The new location for the festival is Mac Gray Park due to construction and venue availability. • The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission. PRATTVILLE − CityFest, Prattville's signature event, has been rescheduled to this summer after weather threatened the original date. The event, originally planned for May 2-3, has now been set for July 19.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Marty Roney

Montgomery police are investigating a fatal Saturday night shooting. On May 10, at about 6:45 p.m., police and fire medics went to the 2000 Block of Locust Street on a report of a person shot, said Lt. David Wise, a spokesman for the Montgomery Police Department. The person was pronounced dead, Wise said. The person's name and gender were not released. The circumstances of the case remain under investigation, and no other information was immediately released.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Marty Roney

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for taking an underage Alabama girl across state lines for a sex act. Darvin Jerrell Williams, 28, of Douglasville, Georgia will serve 240 months in prison, said Kevin Davidson, acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. The judge also ordered that Williams remain on supervised release for five years following his 20-year prison term and to register as a sex offender. Federal inmates are not eligible for parole.

6 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Marty Roney

Darvin Jerrell Williams, 28, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for transporting a minor across state lines for sexual activity. Williams formed a relationship with the Alabama pre-teen via text and social media, expressing his desire for a sexual relationship. He retrieved the minor from Alabama in January 2024, prompting a search by law enforcement who returned her the following day. Williams pleaded guilty in January 2025 to charges of unlawful transport and coercion/enticement of a minor.

6 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Marty Roney

After 139 years, the Prattville Progress will no longer be printed, but the news will keep coming. May 16 is the last edition off the presses. The paper first published in 1886, according to the Library of Congress. The more things change, the more they stay the same. I've been writing stories about Prattville, Autauga County and the surrounding area for 34 years, first as a reporter for the Progress and now as a reporter for the Montgomery Advertiser.