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Centreville sees damage and power outages in Thursday night storm
Bibb County, AL (WBMA) — The city of Centreville suffered damage and power outages to a strong storm Thursday night. City officials say the impact came between 8pm and 9pm. According to the Alabama Power outage map nearly 1,000 people in Centreville were affected by the power outage. A number of those outages are in the uptown area.
Gov. Ivey speaks at American Village about nation’s semiquincentennial
Under a banner of red, white and blue, Gov. Kay Ivey graced the stage of Liberty Hall at the American Village in Montevallo for the May meeting of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission on the evening of Thursday, May 9. The post Gov. Ivey speaks at American Village about nation’s semiquincentennial appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.
Newbern, Alabama’s first Black mayor denied special election in lawsuit over whites locking him out
A man who claims to be a tiny Alabama town’s first Black and rightful mayor, only for the town’s white leaders to conduct a special election to usurp his power, was denied his request for a November special election on Friday. Patrick Braxton, a resident of Newbern, a...
The Weather Authority: Storms winding down, few possible overnight
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for Lamar, Fayette, Walker Jefferson, Shelby, Talladega, Clay, Tallapoosa, Coosa, Chilton, Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Greene, Hale, Sumter, Marengo, & Perry counties in central AL until 11pm. With this latest batch of storms to move through the atmosphere is now thoroughly worked over and...
New law requires secret ballot elections for companies receiving state funds
(The Center Square) – Secret ballot elections at companies that receive taxpayer incentives is required in a new Alabama law. Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 231 into law on Monday as Mercedes-Benz workers at the Vance plant near Tuscaloosa starting voting for possibly joining the United Auto Workers. The election ends on Friday.
Shelby County NAACP presents scholarships with the help of the Montevallo Legacy Project
Three local students throughout Shelby County were recently awarded NAACP scholarships that seek to empower future leaders in the local community thanks to a partnership between the Montevallo Legacy Project and the Shelby County chapter of the NAACP. The post Shelby County NAACP presents scholarships with the help of the Montevallo Legacy Project appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.
Which Alabama county has the most Dollar Generals? It depends.
It seems impossible to drive through just about any part of Alabama without passing a Dollar General — or a few. Alabama is home to 922 Dollar General stores, according to DataDated, which collects data on popular brands. Alabama ranked No. 8 among states with the most Dollar General...
Union supporters rally at party ahead of upcoming Mercedes worker vote
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - We are only two days away from a potentially historic union vote in west Alabama. The community rallied together Saturday with an event called Party For The Working Class in Hoover. There was free food and live music at Brock’s Gap Brewing Company. This comes...
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