Fort Deposit News

The raid took place on the houses of three repeat drug offenders. Officials say they found an arsenal of drugs and a gun at two of the houses but didn't find anything at the third house.

Job creation is welcome anytime, but in a struggling economy job preservation is enormously important as well.

Fort Deposit's only full service grocery store is closing in a few weeks due to the rough economy.

A home-made candy shop developed out of a gas station in 1935, Priester's Pecans remains an excellent stop for pecan and candy lovers.

Published 20 Aug 2009, 9:29 am - - Filed under Subversive Historian Jonathan Myrick Daniels Back in the day on August 20th, 1965, civil rights activist and seminarian Jonathan Myrick Daniels was gunned down in Alabama.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edward Craig, Junior of Fort Deposit, Alabama are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Brooke Watford, to Blake Anthony Altazan, son of Mr.

Jonathan Myrick Daniels, an Episcopal seminarian, was killed Aug. 20, 1965, during the height of the civil rights movement after traveling from Boston to advocate for voting rights in the march from Selma to Montgomery.

Jonathan Myrick Daniels, an Episcopal seminarian, was killed Aug. 20, 1965, during the height of the civil rights movement after traveling from Boston to advocate for voting rights in the march from Selma to Montgomery.

A traffic nightmare for drivers on Interstate 65 in Montgomery. The Alabama Department of Transportation is continuing work on the Progress 65 project.

Two Fort Deposit men have been indicted on carjacking and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary announced.

In the wake of losing two of his police officers, Fort Deposit Police Chief Ben Turner seemed shocked by everything that has taken place over the last few days.

The two Fort Deposit police officers accused of robbing a man on I-65 were each given a $500,000 bond by Butler County District Judge MacDonald Russell on Friday afternoon.

Two Fort Deposit police officers are in jail accused of robbing a citizen. District Attorney John Andrews tells WSFA 12 News the Alabama Bureau of Investigation arrested the officers after they allegedly stopped a citizen on Interstate 65 and robbed that person.

Two Fort Deposit police officers are facing a robbery charge after allegedly robbing a man they stopped on Interstate 65.

The following are recent felony arrests by the Montgomery Police Department. Joshua Jermaine Bullock, 26, address P.O. Box 658 in Fort Deposit was arrested Thursday and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

A Fort Deposit man was sentenced to four years in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine and possessing a gun, U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary announced.

When Gov. Bob Riley signed a bill that offers incentives to the film industry, he set the stage for Alabama to play a more major role in the industry.