en Lifestyles 15 Although most Booker T. Washington Magnet High School students had seen Monique Coleman in high school before, BTW Principal Quesha Starks had to make sure Coleman wasn't accosted by frenzied students before leaving the school Thursday. Holiday cheer was felt in Montgomery as the Salvation Army provided free meals at their Maxwell Boulevard headquarters in celebration of Thanksgiving. The Montgomery area is set to see its first widespread frost of the fall Sunday and Monday. PRATTVILLE -- Melissa Barber is downplaying her status as Prattville's first female firefighter. The residents of District 7 will head to the polls twice next year to elect a representative on the Montgomery City Council. A futuristic plan to dispose of Montgomery's garbage no long­er seems to be in the city's fu­ture. A former general sales man­ager at Jack Ingram Nissan has sued the dealership, claiming he was demoted and fired because of age and health issues. PRATTVILLE -- Two posts on the five-seat Autauga County Board of Education were up for grabs in Tuesday's election with contested races in Districts 4 and 5. The makeup of the Montgomery County Board of Education will remain the same after voters opted Tuesday to return the board's incumbents to their seats. One Montgomery County family court judge was ousted while another incumbent fami­ly court judge won a second term in office. Democratic candidate Joe Hubbard said he was "humbled" and "honored" after narrowly defeating incumbent Republican David Grimes to represent District 73 in the House of Representatives. After easily securing the Democratic Party's nomination in the June primary, Montgom­ery County District Attorney El­len Brooks again handily beat her opponent in the general elec­tion. Republican businessman Greg Wren will return to the Alabama House of Representatives for a fourth term after a convincing win on Tuesday. Bryan Taylor, former policy director for Gov. Bob Riley, defeated state Sen. Wendell Mitchell Tuesday night, capturing the state Senate District 30 seat and ending the tenure of one of Alabama's longest serving legislators. Montgomery County car dealer Dick Brewbaker won the Senate District 25 race Tuesday, earning more than 71 percent of the vote with all but seven of the precincts in the district reporting. Republican challenger Mar­tha Roby narrowly defeated in­cumbent U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright for the 2nd District seat in Con­gress late Tuesday evening. PRATTVILLE -- Autauga County's longtime sheriff won his sixth term in office Tuesday night. Turn off your porch light, lock your doors and keep quiet -- they're coming. Turn off your porch light, lock your doors and keep quiet -- they're coming. PRATTVILLE -- When Leta Lindley first set eyes on Matt Plagmann she wasn't overly impressed by what she saw. A fire caused heavy damage to a restaurant on Troy Highway on Wednesday night. Temporary aid has been tapped to help Montgomery's planning department forge ahead in the absence of its planning director, who passed away last week. Partners in Education will hold its sixth annual Zoo Walk this weekend, and organizers said this year's fundraiser is more important than ever for the area nonprofit group. An Elmore County church group was found guilty Thursday of trespassing at a Montgomery park. A portion of Interstate 65 North will be reduced to two lanes this weekend, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation. WETUMPKA -- A cat taken in by Humane Society officials in Elmore County is recovering after being shot with an arrow. Though known for her folksy patriotic speeches, her disdain for mainstream media and Beltway politics, the nearly 2,500 people who attended a scholarship fundraiser featuring former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't get to hear much about those things. For years, the murals on Dexter Avenue have told the sto­ries of local businesspeople and biblical characters, with some of the images focusing on the end of time and the return of Christ. Homicides and rapes in Mont­gomery declined the first sixth months of this year, following a year in which both major crimes saw increases. Candidates for various offices in Montgomery County and the state of Alabama came together for a forum on domestic violence and crimes against women Tuesday at Faulkner University. Authorities on Friday searched a wood­ed area in Macon County for the body of a Montgomery woman who disappeared in April 2000. After the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended in December 1956, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to use $20,000 left over from that battle to build a YMCA where black children could play. As Montgomery Police Cpl. David Brown continued to recover following two motor vehicle accidents in one day, footage of one of those accidents was released Tuesday. The list of candidates wanting to replace the late city Councilman Willie Cook has been narrowed down to Jon Dow and Andre Bolding Sr. in an outcome decided by a small slice of the population in District 6. The 30-day grace period for the distracted driving ordi­nance, the law making all hand-held cell phone use while driving a secondary offense, has ended and officers will begin handing out citations today. The memories come to Ka­len Clark, slowly some­times. It's taken a few years. Gov. Bob Riley's name seemed to be the star of the show at the Jobs and Justice rally Saturday, an event which featured The Commo­dores and John Anderson. Gov. Bob Riley's name seemed to be the star of the show at the Jobs and Justice rally Saturday, an event which featured The Commo­dores and John Anderson. Bob and Ann Lewis sold what was left of their home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to neighbors, who rebuilt it. With Hurricane Katrina having washed away the apartments at the end of the street, Ann says you can now sit on the porch and see the water. The house is "fixed up and as cute as it can be," she says. Bob and Ann Lewis sold what was left of their home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to neighbors, who rebuilt it. With Hurricane Katrina having washed away the apartments at the end of the street, Ann says you can now sit on the porch and see the water. The house is "fixed up and as cute as it can be," she says. When Hurricane Katrina's 140 mph winds hit Alabama, the impact was terrifying and obvi­ous. Five years later the impact it is having on Alabama, partic­ularly on the tri-county area, is more difficult to assess. When Hurricane Katrina's 140 mph winds hit Alabama, the impact was terrifying and obvi­ous. Five years later the impact it is having on Alabama, partic­ularly on the tri-county area, is more difficult to assess. If you've met Peggy Gelpi -- aka "The Love Fairy" -- around town, you likely haven't forgotten her. With a costume of fairy wings and flower garlands, Gelpi enjoys spreading cheer and hope with others. If you've met Peggy Gelpi -- aka "The Love Fairy" -- around town, you likely haven't forgotten her. With a costume of fairy wings and flower garlands, Gelpi enjoys spreading cheer and hope with others. After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, John Benton decided to help by driving school supplies down to the area. That was five years and almost 23,000 miles ago, and the Prattville man is still making the trip. After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, John Benton decided to help by driving school supplies down to the area. That was five years and almost 23,000 miles ago, and the Prattville man is still making the trip. WASHINGTON -- Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast states still haven't spent billions in federal aid on housing and other recovery projects.