Category Civic

📈 💼 NOW HIRING: Finding your next role just got easier if you want to work in the River Region and grow your professional career.

🗳️ A HISTORIC MOVE: Voters in the unincorporated community of Hope Hull have taken a major step toward becoming Montgomery County’s third municipality.

🎶🎸 ALABAMA TO AGT: Laurel Taylor is bringing her deep Alabama roots to the national stage Tuesday night on America’s Got Talent.

🥘 FOOD RELIEF: Montgomery's new Manna House is set to provide local food relief by providing up to 1,000 hot, nutritious meals daily.

✨NEW IN MILLBROOK: Chick-fil-A is expanding its River Region footprint with a brand-new location coming to the Marketplace at 17 Springs.

🔨☕️ NEW COFFEE OPTION: Construction crews are transforming a former bank branch into Montgomery's very first Dutch Bros.

👟📍NEW LOCATION: Footwear chain Journeys is opening a new Montgomery store this summer.

🍿SENSORY SAFE: Montgomery theaters are making movie-going more accessible with upcoming sensory-friendly screenings of blockbuster movies.

🚧 COMING SOON: LivAway Suites, a fast-growing extended-stay chain, is coming to Montgomery, with construction underway on its first Alabama location.

⚾️🏆 BATTER UP: Montgomery is set to host the 2026 Diamond Youth Baseball Regional World Series next week, bringing sports tourism to Lagoon Park.