Good morning, Montgomery.

The Harvest Hope Tennis Tournament will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. on Oct.

22 at Lagoon Park Tennis Center, offering tennis, barbecue, live music, and kids activities to benefit nonprofits providing adaptive tennis and early childhood therapy. Registration is required by noon on Oct. 19.

This weekend, Prattville YMCA will host its 13th annual Great Grits Cook-Off at the Bradford branch — a fundraiser to support the Coach a Child Scholarship fund that also features a fitness contest called the Grits and Grind Challenge.

Montgomery Fire Rescue shared fire safety tips with residents for Fire Prevention Month ahead of the holidays and advised on simple measures to prevent household fires.

Montgomery's 38th Holiday Market runs today through Saturday at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl with local and national vendors.

The Junior League of Montgomery sponsors free entry for the first 100 shoppers on Thursday and Friday and hosts breakfast with Santa on Saturday & general admission is $5.

Data center companies are eyeing rural Alabama for billions in hyperscale centers spurred by the AI boom and less strict zoning.

Officials in counties like Lowndes and Hale will weigh economic gains against long-term community impacts — a debate shaping future local policies.

At an education town hall Tuesday evening at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, Doug Jones said he plans to phase out the CHOOSE Act for new private school recipients while allowing current students to remain, boost teacher pay, and pursue extra funding via a state lottery.

The City of Montgomery received a $750,000 National Park Service grant to start rehabilitation and repair of Historic St. Jude Hospital—part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s African American Civil Rights program.

The project will preserve the site’s cultural heritage.

According to the latest ASWA poll, top high school football teams are ready for key matchups this week as Class 4A Williamson faces Vigor today at Ladd-Peebles Stadium and Class 6A Thompson will host Prattville Friday.