Pike Road News

Some of the municipalities in the River Region continue to see declines in sales tax revenues while others are recording in creases.

Shoppers in the tri-county area again will be able to pur chase some school supplies, computers and clothing tax-free during the first weekend in Au gust.

Hundreds of spectators lined both sides of Pike Road's "main drag" Saturday for the 29th annual Independence Day parade featuring everything from a marching goat to candy-toss ing kids.

Hoover's population has climbed to about 71,000, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week.

Keller Williams Realty will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. today at 1318 Pike Road in Pike Road.

A government coup is prompting protests in Honduras. The country's president was removed from office on Sunday.

Kimberly Frances Campbell and Paul Eugene Norris III were united in Holy Matrimony on June 27, 2009 at First United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

The St. James School class of '79 held its 30-year class re union recently, with former classmates from Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida and as far away as California arriving home to reminisce with those who still live in Montgomery and other parts of Alabama.

The 2009 Summer Reading Program is in full swing at the Montgomery City-County Public Library.

Montgomery native and UAB junior Blake West shot a 3-under 69 in the third round on Saturday to take a three-shot lead in the 93rd State Amateur Championship at the Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham.

Special guests were invited to spend a magnificent evening in the private garden of a local Bankhead Avenue home recently.

After years of wrangling, in and out of the courts, to determine whether major businesses at Chantilly Parkway are located in the city of Montgomery or the town of Pike Road, the Alabama Supreme Court said Friday that the issue still is unresolved.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Barnett, junior of Pike Road, Alabama are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Hamilton, to Mr.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Clinton Freeman, Jr. of Montgomery, Alabama proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Lee, to Mr.

The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling, opening up the possibility that Home Depot might return to being in the city of Montgomery.

AMHERSTBURG a ' The Town of Amherstburg will be continuing their rural intersection illumination program.

Police have charged a Pike Road man with assault first degree after a woman jumped off the back of a truck he was driving on Interstate 85.

While I applaud the flexibility provided by the new legislation to help bring business to Alabama, it only helps Alabama compete with other states.

The following are recent felony arrests by the Montgomery Police Department. Paul Arthurs, 24, of 2143 E. Third St.

A Birmingham police officer is recovering after a being injured while in a foot chase with three fleeing suspects, police said today.