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Montgomery to host HBCU homecoming weekend and downtown fair; mayor outlines stepped‑up security and says city has confiscated more than 360 guns
Summary
Mayor Stephen L. Reed previewed an HBCU homecoming weekend — including Morehouse, Alabama State University and battle‑of‑the‑bands events — and downtown fair attractions, and said the city will deploy drones, metal detectors and coordinated sheriff and police support. Reed also said the city has confiscated over 360 guns.
Mayor Stephen L. Reed said Montgomery will host a packed HBCU homecoming weekend and downtown fair, and described stepped‑up security measures including coordinated work with the sheriff’s office, overhead drone surveillance and metal detectors.
“By and large, Fair Go is a great — community is great about point out, hey...they’ll tip y’all,” Reed said, then described the planned security: “But then we’re adding the drones. Okay...we’re gonna have some overhead personal surveillance, and we’ll make sure that we kinda checking people out, and making sure that everybody is is safe and can have a good time. Obviously, metal detectors, you know, we’ll have some spontaneous searches of people.”
Reed and host Deer Hall said the HBCU…
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