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🌱 Montgomery Becoming A Remote Work Hub? + Gun At Goodwyn MS
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First, today's weather:
Times of clouds and sun. High: 62 Low: 56.
Here are the top stories in Montgomery today:
- Montgomery can become a home to the nation's remote workers, says Adam Kovacevich, CEO and founder of the Chamber of Progress. Around a quarter of U.S. jobs are expected to stay remote indefinitely post-pandemic, and those remote workers are looking to move out of high-cost metro areas. Now, with projects like The Lab on Dexter arriving in Montgomery, Kovacevich believes Alabama's capital city is laying the groundwork to become a destination for tech entrepreneurs and innovators. (Yahoo! News)
- A gun was found Wednesday morning outside Goodwyn Middle School, thanks to an anonymous tip. Multiple Montgomery police units responded to the facility, which was placed on lockdown. Capt. Saba Coleman confirmed an unnamed juvenile student was taken into custody and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon on a school campus.(WSFA 12)
- Montgomery police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect wanted for a robbery that took place in the 3100 block of Day Street on Nov. 7. Police released a surveillance camera photo of the suspect and are asking anyone with information to contact the MPD at (334) 625-2832. (WSFA 12)
- Former Alabama State University quarterback Woody McCorvey, who played a key role in national championships at the University of Alabama and Clemson University, has been named the 2021 TaxAct Camellia Bowl Alabama Football Legend. (Montgomery Independent)
- Alabama Judge Tracie Todd has been suspended for 90 days by a state disciplinary panel, who said she violated judicial rules with her criticism of how death penalty cases are handled. (WBRL)
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