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Mayor Stimpson Releases Statement On Mobile Police Officers Actions Towards Homeless

By Brent Wilson on December 31, 2019

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has issued a statement through Twitter for the actions of two Mobile Police Officers, Preston McGraw and Alexandre…

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Mayor Battle Looks Ahead At The Future of Huntsville

By Brent Wilson on December 31, 2019

Tommy Battle, the Mayor of Huntsville, AL, sat down with local news WHNT for an interview on the current state of Huntsville and what we might see from Huntsville in the future.

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Mobile Police Officers Brag About Putting Homeless People In Jail

By Brent Wilson on December 30, 2019

Two Mobile, AL police officers are in hot water after posting an image of themselves that appears to make fun of homeless people they have arrested for panhandling.

The Facebook post shows two…

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Patients File Lawsuit Against DCH Health System After Cyber Attack On Their Records

By Dakota Layton on December 30, 2019

On Oct. 1, DCH’s hospitals in Tuscaloosa, Northport, and Fayette were temporarily closed due to a breach in its computer system. The source of the breach was a cyber attack from…

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Gardendale Forced to Pay Legal Fees to NAACP Amid its Push to Create its Own School System

By Dakota Layton on December 28, 2019

After attempting to create its own school system and district to divorce itself from the school system of Jefferson County (a 50 percent white county), the 80 percent white city of Gardendale is…

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Guntersville City Councilman Sanchez Watkins Arrested, Again

By Brent Wilson on December 28, 2019

Guntersville City Council member Sanchez Watkins was arrested Friday in Albertville, AL according to city police.

Watkins represents District 1 on the council and was charged with distributing a private image with…

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Athens City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto Of Pay Raise

By Brent Wilson on December 24, 2019

The Athens City Council voted 4-0 Monday to override a veto made by Mayor Ronnie Marks that would have prevented a pay increase of the mayoral and city council salaries.

The council’s veto…

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Huntsville City Council Approves Pay Raise for Themselves and the Mayor’s Office

By Dakota Layton on December 20, 2019

Though its first two attempts to enact a pay raise for themselves and the mayor’s office were vetoed by Mayor Tommy Battle of Huntsville, their third attempt could very well become law. Mayor…

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Birmingham Northern Beltline Construction to Continue

By Brent Wilson on December 20, 2019

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that construction of the Birmingham Northern Beltline will resume soon thanks to funding secured by U.S. Senator Richard Shelby. Funding for the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS),…

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Huntsville City Council Discusses New $60 Million City Hall

By Brent Wilson on December 19, 2019

The City of Huntsville Administration presented City Council with an update on plans for a new Huntsville City Hall in a work session held on December 18, 2019. During the meeting, Council heard a…

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