Blount County News & Articles

ADP Calls For Resignation Of Tarrant Councilman Tommy Bryant

By Brent Wilson on July 20, 2021

The Alabama Democratic Party issued a press release today calling for the resignation of embattled Tarrant, AL City Council Member John Tommy Bryant.

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Racist Alabama County Commissioner Still Has Job

By Brent Wilson on September 24, 2020 | Opinion

Dean Calvert, a Blount County Commissioner, should be an easy fix when it comes to 2020 problems. Yet he still collects tax payer dollars after calling an African-American contractor…

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2020 Alabama General Election Sample Ballots

By Brent Wilson on September 15, 2020

The Alabama Secretary of State has released sample primary ballots for the upcoming November 3, 2020 Alabama general election. Find your county below to prepare yourself for when you walk into your voting precinct.

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2020 Alabama Primary Runoff Sample Ballots By County

By Brent Wilson on June 18, 2020

The Alabama Secretary of State has released sample primary ballots for the upcoming July 14, 2020 Alabama Republican and Democratic primary runoff races. Find your county below to prepare yourself for when you walk into…

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Governor Ivey Announces $7 Million for Local Road and Bridge Projects

By Brent Wilson on January 17, 2020

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation on Thursday announced that $7 million in funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various local road and bridge projects.

The funding is…

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2020 Alabama Primary Election Sample Ballots By County

By Brent Wilson on January 16, 2020

The Alabama Secretary of State has released sample primary ballots for the upcoming March 3, 2020 Alabama Republican and Democratic primaries. Find your county below to prepare yourself for when you walk into your voting…

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Gov. Ivey Announces $46 Million in Grants to Help Families Pay Energy Bills

By Dakota Layton on January 4, 2020

On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that twenty-one community service agencies in Alabama will receive $46.2 million in grants to assist low-income families by helping pay their energy bills. The grants were provided by…

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Gov. Ivey Awards More Than $2.5 Million For Emergency Housing Assistance

By Brent Wilson on December 18, 2019

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that she has awarded grants totaling more than $2.5 million to help homeless Alabamians with immediate housing assistance and to help others who are in danger of becoming…

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Governor Ivey Approves $18.7 Million to Help Improve Alabama Communities

By Brent Wilson on November 22, 2019

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $18.7 million in grants for improvements in 58 Alabama communities. The funds from the Community Development Block Grant program will enable communities to provide water, improve roads and sewage…

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