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🌱 Former Public School System CFO Arrested + AIDS Alabama South

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Hello, people of Montgomery! Sammi Caramela here with today's issue of the Montgomery Daily.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with sunshine. High: 72 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Montgomery:

  1. The former interim chief financial officer for the Montgomery public school system has been arrested for state ethics violations. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said 68-year-old Brenda Palmer is charged with violating the state ethics law and lying to an investigator. Palmer surrendered to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. (AL.com)
  2. Dining Out For Life on World AIDS Day is an annual dining fundraising event that raises money for AIDS Alabama South. This charitable event is held at participating restaurants and bars in the Mobile and Baldwin County area at restaurants that have pledged to donate a percentage of each customer's bill. (Fox10)
  3. An Alabama judge accused of violating judicial rules with her opposition to the death penalty is set for trial on ethics charges that could result in her removal from office. (WVUA 23)
  4. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed was among the White House attendees Monday as President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law. (WSFA)
  5. The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two people wounded, including a juvenile who is in life-threatening condition. (WSFA)

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— Sammi Caramela

About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."

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