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Voting rights leaders from five Southern states on Friday highlighted on-the-ground efforts to drive voter turnout and surges in early voting among Black voters across four Southern states. During a virtual press call held four days before Election Day, leaders from Alabama Values, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Civic...
Chilton County’s unemployment rate went up a bit in September as the colder weather rolls into the area, but the county still sits in the bottom tier of rates across Alabama. Chilton County saw its unemployment rate spike a bit from August to September, jumping from 3.1% to 3.4%....
Figures and Jones hold Turn up to Vote Rally
Tuberville looks to succeed Ivey as governor
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TL;DR: The Alabama Trucking Association has released its general election endorsements. Its political arm backs Tommy Tuberville for Governor, five other Statewide Republicans and legislative candidates from both parties. The Alabama Trucking Association has released its endorsements for the Nov. 3 general election, backing six Republicans for the six Statewide...
Gov. Kay Ivey voted Tuesday morning at the Cleveland Avenue YMCA in Montgomery.
Alabama’s 7th Congressional District has been about the only seat Democrats could consistently count on in our state’s congressional delegation for years.
The Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System celebrates our heroes and show support by hosting the annual Veterans Day Parade.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The City of Montgomery has been awarded $13.4 million in federal funding to modernize aging lighting along Interstate 65 and Interstate 85. Announced Oct. 30 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, the grant will fund Phase One of the Interstate Lighting Modernization Initiative. The total estimated cost for this phase is $16.75 million.
TL;DR: Alabama’s public virtual schools show wide gaps in overall grades, graduation and career readiness. The State’s current roster lists 18 schools, but the latest posted overall ratings cover 2024–25 and do not provide a grade for every school. Alabama’s virtual public schools show a mixed record:...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - South Alabama has chosen the person it will send to Washington to represent them in House District 2. The Associated Press is projecting Democrat Rep. Shomari Figures will retain control of the seat. He was winning 54% of the vote with 91% counted as of 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Outgoing-State Rep. Phillip Ensler (D-Montgomery), the Democrat nominee for Lt. Governor, is blasting a pre-recorded robocall from former President Barack Obama to “tens of thousands of low-propensity Democratic voters” across Alabama before Tuesday’s election. Ensler announced the call in an email to supporters on Monday and called Obama “my former boss.” “I’m deeply honored to […] The post Barack Obama robocalls Alabama for Phillip Ensler, Democrat targets ‘low-propensity’ voters against Trump-backed John Wahl appeared first on Yellowhammer News .
Check the West Alabama Election Day weather outlook and rain chances before heading to the polls.
As we turn the page to November and the holiday season draws near, I am continuously reminded of how blessed we are to live and learn in Autauga County. November is naturally a season of reflection and gratitude, and as I look around our school system, I have so much to be thankful for.
Commentary By Scott Buttram, publisher Today we vote. Not tomorrow. Not after another round of arguments online. Today, the direction of our state and our nation will be decided by the people who show up and cast a ballot. That is not rhetoric. In Alabama, voters are choosing a new governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, […]
TALLADEGA, Ala. – First elected to the Alabama House of Representatives 28-years ago in 1998, Rep. Steve Hurst is asking District 35 voters for one final four-year term before stepping away from public service. Hurst’s time in politics started with an appointment to the Talladega County Commission. He later...
Alabama voter shares thoughts on Election Day turnout
Ensler looking to become next LT. Governor
Shomari Figures casts vote in Pike Road
