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It’s official: Lee County has a new sheriff in town

It’s official: Lee County has a new sheriff in town It's official: Lee County has a new sheriff in town after the November 3rd midterm in Alabama. Former deputy Cam Hunt, who was famously fired by Sheriff Jay Jones for launching a campaign against the incumbent won Tuesday night's election with 27,667 votes and about 66% of the total vote. "To everyo…

Lee County, AL · 3d

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Auburn City Council approves major city land exchange at latest meeting

The Auburn City Council unanimously approved a major city land exchange with a private development group during its Nov. 3 meeting, a day after the 2026-2030 council members were sworn in. The move will provide Auburn with 134 acres of parkland in northwest Auburn. The city will trade 61 acres...

Auburn, AL · 1d
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Governor-elect Tommy Tuberville proposes using National Guard to fight crime in Montgomery

AUBURN, Ala. (WAKA) – In his victory speech in Auburn, Governor-elect Tommy Tuberville proposed using National Guard troops to fight crime in Montgomery. He told his crowd of supporters, “Folks, I’m going to clean up Montgomery, Alabama. I give you my word. I will make it safe to walk the streets of downtown Montgomery, even if I have to put the National Guard on every damn corner,” he said to applause and cheers.

Montgomery, AL · 3d
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CNAW2News projects Cam Hunt wins Lee County Sheriff’s race

CNAW2News projects Cam Hunt won Lee County sheriff's race over write-in incumbent Jay Jones. Hunt plans culture change, jail reform, and quarterly public safety meetings when taking office in January. CNAW2News projects Cam Hunt as the winner of the Lee County sheriff’s race, following an election that drew significant attention...

Lee County, AL · 3d
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Red light removed from notorious Phenix City intersection leading to Georgia

Red light removed from notorious Phenix City intersection leading to Georgia A red light is being removed from a notorious Phenix City intersection leading to Columbus, Georgia. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will return the right turn from US-280 West onto US-80 East to a free flow condition on the evening of Sunday, November 1, 2026. As part of this chang…

Phenix City, AL · 6d

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Results coming in for Alabama sheriff races

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Residents in four counties headed to the polls Tuesday where they voted for, among other races, a new sheriff. Some other counties had races where there was no challenger. Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, and Lee counties are selecting new top law enforcement officers. COVINGTON. Incumbent Sheriff Blake...

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Gov. Kemp announces three new court appointments

ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has announced three judicial appointments, including the appointment of Judge Paul K. Cook to the Superior Court of the Middle Judicial Circuit. Cook’s appointment fills a vacancy created by the passage of House Bill 1215, also known as Act 450, during the...

Georgia · 1d

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Retiring Russell County superintendent lists school district's achievements during tenure

Russell County School District superintendent Brenda Coley is retiring. Coley plans to work through the end of December. She has worked all 37 years of her education career, including the past 11 as superintendent, in the school system where she was a K-12 student. “Even though I still enjoy it, I don’t want to feel like you burn out,” Coley, 60, told the Ledger-Enquirer. “… I just know that my assignment is complete because God has given me confirmation on that, and I feel like He’s just redirecting me. I don’t have plans in the mix, but I do know that there’s something else. I’m just not sure what it is.” Coley rose through the ranks in RCSD, from teacher to assistant principal to principal and to director of administrative services before the RCSD board appointed her superintendent in 2015. Asked what she is most proud of during her tenure as superintendent, Coley listed the following achievements RCSD has accomplished: Improved the graduation rate from 75% in 2015 to 97% now. Improved the district’s grade on the state report card from a D in 2015 to a B now. The graduation rate and the report card grade are expected to

Russell County, AL · 2d

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Phenix City Riverwalk section to close Monday

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - A contractor working for the Phenix City Utilities Department will close a section of the Phenix City Riverwalk beginning Monday, Nov. 9. The closed section is between the north end of the wooden pedestrian bridge over Mill Creek and the Phenix City Amphitheater. The closure...

Phenix City, AL · 1d

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2 Montgomery County School Board members voted out

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery residents voted in two contested races for the Montgomery County Board of Education on Tuesday. In District 1, Democrat Dwayne Farrior defeated Republican Lesa Keith. Keith has been on the school board for more than 10 years. Farrior had 65% of the vote, while Keith had 35% of the vote.

Montgomery County, AL · 3d

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CAVHCS holds annual Veterans Day parade Thursday

The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System held its annual Veterans Day parade in Tuskegee.

Tuskegee, AL · 1d

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Russell County school board begins search for new superintendent

RUSSELL COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - The Russell County School Board established a plan Thursday to begin searching for a new superintendent. The board made the plan at a special called meeting. Superintendent search. Superintendent Dr. Brenda Coley announced her retirement in September. She has worked in the Russell County School...

Russell County, AL · 1d

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MILITARY MATTERS: People Invited To Vets Events in Chattahoochee Valley Before And After Veterans Day

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Veterans Day is less than a week away. And one in 10 people who live in Columbus are former military service members. There are at least a half dozen events happening in the Fountain City and East Alabama before, on, or after that holiday. Marching bands...

Columbus, GA · 1d

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City approves one-time holiday compensation for employees, retirees

PHENIX CITY, Ala. — The Phenix City Council reviewed a packed agenda during its work session on Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. ET and its regular meeting on Nov. 3 at 9 a.m., both meetings held at the Phenix City Public Safety Building. Holiday Compensation. The council also voted...

Phenix City, AL · 3d

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CARE Humane Society expands low-cost spay and neuter program in East Alabama

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — Non-profit organization CARE Humane Society, formally known as the Lee County Humane Society, is expanding its low-cost spay and neuter program to residents outside of Lee County. According to CARE Humane, pet owners in Macon County (including Tuskegee), Chambers County (including Valley), and Tallapoosa County (including Dadeville) are now elgible […]

Lee County, AL · 1d

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms flips 6 Republican-leaning precincts in Columbus

Twelve Muscogee County voting precincts Gov. Brian Kemp won in his 2022 race against Stacey Abrams swung 10.7 points toward Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms in Tuesday’s election, according to a report by the government relations and public affairs firm Ohio River South . The shift in these Republican-leaning precincts began in 2022 and continued in 2024, Karl Douglass, a partner at Ohio River South, told the Ledger-Enquirer. But he said there was a noticeable uptick in 2026. “Those 12 precincts that Kemp won that are in north Columbus and midtown, Keisha Lance Bottoms won six of them outright,” Douglass said. “And in every one of them, she gained ground against both the (Kamala) Harris share of the vote and the Abrams share of the vote in ‘24 and ‘22, respectively.” The report said the Democratic share of the vote in those precincts rose from 39.6% to 50.3%. In Muscogee County, already a solid Democratic stronghold, the number of voters who chose the Democratic nominee in the governor’s race increased by 7.1 percentage points from four years ago. How Bottoms outperformed in Republican-leaning precincts Bottoms, the first Black woman elected governor in the United States, won Muscogee County by 20,676 votes,

Columbus, GA · 1d

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After mayor died, Smiths Station explains how the vacancy will be filled

The City of Smiths Station has announced the process it will follow to determine its next mayor. Mayor Richard Cooley died Oct. 24 at Columbus Hospice House. He was elected in August 2025 . According to Alabama law, the city council fills the vacancy by electing a successor to serve the remainder of the four-year term, which runs through November 2029. The council may elect a successor among its five members or any other Smiths Station resident. Mayor Pro Tem Victoria Greene has been filling in during the interim, according to the city’s Facebook page . During its Nov. 10 meeting, starting at 6 p.m. in city hall, the council is scheduled to elect a new mayor. If a council member is elected mayor, the council will fill that vacancy at a subsequent meeting. Alabama Code 11-44G-1 explains that process: Within the first 60 days, the city council may elect a replacement member at a regular or subsequent meeting to serve the remainder of the term. If the council leaves the seat vacant, council members and the mayor have another 30 days to submit nominations to the Alabama governor for appointment. If the governor fails to appoint someone within 90

Smiths Station, AL · 2d

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New access road now open for Pike Road Elementary

An exciting upgrade is coming to Pike Road elementary school.

Pike Rd, AL · 3d

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Alexander City school board names interim superintendent

The Alexander City Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Beverly Price as interim superintendent.

Alexander City, AL · 3d

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Montgomery County’s unsheltered population rises 50% as shelter beds disappear, local non-profit says

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A 50% increase in unsheltered people in the last two years: that’s what the Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless (MACH) found in its latest census of Montgomery County. While they stress the census is just a one-night snapshot, the latest count showed at least 364...

Montgomery County, AL · 1d