Faulkner University News

Life at Faulkner University is back to normal. But for Josh Carroll, his late afternoon ping pong game got side tracked.

Officer Samples in the security division of Faulkner University on Atlanta Highway confirmed that there is a lockdown on campus and that students are being evacuated.

The Pelham Police Department says a man has been taken into custody. MONTGOMERY, Ala.

Faulkner University officials released a statement concerning the 45-minute lockdown of the campus on Atlanta Highway Thursday afternoon.

The Montgomery Advertiser reports Police Maj. Huey Thornton says the threat appeared on the page of a male student who was being questioned by police.

The engagement of Ashton Brook Bennett of Montgomery, Ala., to John Comas Montgomery, also of Montgomery and formerly of Murfreesboro, is announced.

Over 100 volunteer firefighters and emergency responders from Central Alabama were honored in a special recognition ceremony held on the campus of Faulkner University recently.

Two Montgomery residents were beaming as volunteers from across Montgomery transformed their dilapidated homes into like-new structures on Saturday.

Enterprise Prep and Kingwood are back in the AISA state volleyball tournament and trying to repeat last year's championships.

Shorter College dropped to 2-2-1 in the Southern States Athletic Conference and 5-6-1 overall after a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Faulkner University on Tuesday afternoon.

I received the following from my colleague Luann Dawkins, who writes the Birmingham Community Examiner column: When I went to DC for the 9/12 March, one of my bus mates asked me if I would publish an article of his as he is a journalism major at Faulkner University in my area.

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Franklin Oliver, Jr. of Montgomery, Alabama announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Bennett Oliver to Adam Matthew Zborowski, son of Mr.

The University of Mobile and Spring Hill College will announce later today they are leaving the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference for the Southern States Athletic Conference, beginning with the 2010-11 athletic season, the Press-Register has learned.

By Adrienne Nettles Area colleges have mixed feelings on whether a bill that would end banks' involvement in the student loan business is actually in the best interest of students.

Inverness resident Rhonda D. Smith recently joined Dominion Partners, headquartered in Hoover, as a property accountant.

There were more mentors than mentees Saturday, but it didn't stop the River Region United Way from launching an event to provide adult help for children who need it.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Joyce of Montgomery, announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina Lynn, to William Daniel Gardner, son of Mrs.

Two candidates are now in the race for Madison County's new judgeship. The seat, which will be on the ballot for the first time in 2010, was created to help relieve the backlog of cases in Madison County.

The Birmingham-based Mega Agent real estate team of Re/Max Advantage said Patty Boyd, formerly of Keller Williams Realty, has joined its team.

The move comes after nine football players came down with the flu. Officials are not sure if the players were infected with the H1N1 strain, and all are said to be recovering from their illnesses.