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1 week ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Drew Martin
The image of an Alberta whitetail buck was first featured on the cover of a 1989 issue of Buckmasters Magazine and quickly became the face of the organization. Buckmasters has now unveiled its "refreshed, refocused, and for the first time ever, facing forward" update on that logo.
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1 week ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Drew Martin
During the June 17th meeting of the Montgomery City Council president C.C. Calhoun asked Councilman Glenn Pruitt for an update on the public safety standing committee and Pruitt's response was brief:"It didn't go as well as I'd hoped and will try to look at something else," Pruitt said.
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1 week ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Tim Gayle
By Tim Gayle Alabama Christian Academy officials announced on Tuesday morning that Greg Howard would take over the duties as head softball coach, replacing Meagan Whisenant. ACA head of school Josh Roberts said that Whisenant would remain with the school in a different capacity and that her extended role with the school necessitated the change.
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1 week ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Jeff Martin
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2 weeks ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Drew Martin
Montgomery Habitat for Humanity is partnering with Collier Ford to launch the 'Building Together' campaign. This will be a week long initiative to collect home furnishings and building supplies in support of local families working to achieve home ownership.
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2 weeks ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Tim Gayle
St. James will turn to its athletic director, Larry Ware, to serve as the Trojans' interim head football coach in 2025. Former head coach Aubrey Blackwell stepped down from the position in late May, leaving the school little time to find a replacement with summer workouts on the horizon. At the time, Ware said the school may place someone in the position on an interim basis, an indication that someone might be promoted from the staff to coach the team in 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Drew Martin
By Drew Martin Gov. Kay Ivey recently signed House Bill 366 into law which will ensure that injured police K-9s receive the same emergency medical care and transportation as their human partners. The new law empowers EMS professionals to provide immediate medical care to K-9s injured in the line of duty and transport them by ambulance or helicopter to emergency veterinary facilities.
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2 weeks ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Tim Gayle
The fifth annual Montgomery Baseball-Softball Skills Camp will be held on Wednesday at Garrett Coliseum. Admission is free. The clinic is open to boys and girls in grades three through eight with a morning session from 8:30-noon and an afternoon session from 1-4:30 p.m. Registration is from 8-8:30 a.m. for the morning session and 12:30-1 p.m. for the afternoon session and includes a liability waiver that must be signed. A free lunch will be provided.
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2 weeks ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Brian Hodge
Last weekend Los Angeles protests against President Donald Trump's immigration policies reached a boil. What began as organized dissent over deportation enforcement quickly turned into widespread disruption-traffic snarled for hours, delivery routes halted, and businesses forced to close their doors. Protestors didn't just raise signs; they blocked intersections, occupied freeway ramps, and turned public streets into staging grounds.
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2 weeks ago | 
montgomeryindependent.com | Jeff Martin
Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill" is in fact, nothing more than lipstick on a pig. It might be the ugliest piece of legislation to come out of Washington in decades, at least for the 170,000 Alabamians projected to lose their health insurance if it passes. Toss in deep cuts to food assistance programs like SNAP, which 750,000 Alabamians rely on, and you've got a recipe for disaster, especially in the state's rural counties where help is needed most.