MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- The Montgomery Police Department is confirming that it's made an arrest in the city's 25th homicide of 2013.

MPD detectives have charged Willie Johnson, 34, of Montgomery in the murder of 24-year-old Courtney Lawery.

After his arrest, Johnson was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility where he is being held under a $75,000, bond.

At about 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to the 1000 block of Early Street after receiving a report of a subject shot.

On the scene officers found the victim, Lawery, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Montgomery, AL - Russell S. Dunman has announced his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer of the River Region United Way effective December 31, 2013. In a letter announcing his plans to retire, Dunman said, “As I prepare to part with the work I love, I do so in the full knowledge that it is time for me to pass the torch to new leadership who will guide the River Region United Way into the future.”

Dunman began his volunteer service with the River Region United Way (RRUW) on the Community Council in 1981 and has held several volunteer leadership positions within RRUW, including serving as President of the Board of Directors from 2004-2005. He was hired as the organization’s Executive Director in 2010.

Before joining RRUW, Dunman spent 34 years in the banking industry with Regions Financial Corporation. He has served on numerous local boards of directors and is the current President of the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- Organizers for the Alabama National Fair, set for October, are wasting no time in putting together a stable of acts for 2013.

Scheduled to perform on Saturday, October 5 is country music star Josh Turner.

On Sunday, October 6, the featured act will be Anthony Hamilton.

The band Foreigner will take the stage on Sunday, October 12.

Also new for 2013, organizers are setting up the Aussie Kingdom, where fairgoers can interact with different species of marsupials (pouched animals) like kangaroos and wallabies.

There's also a Swampmaster's Gator Show where the Swampmaster will catch an 8 foot, 200 lb. alligator with his bare hands.