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Wilcox Co. Sheriff’s Office investigates fatal shooting in Alberta

A man is dead — and another is behind bars — following a shooting in the Alberta community of Wilcox County. Capt. Kenny Hardin with the Wilcox Co. Sheriff’s Office says 65 year old Eddie James Jones is charged with murder in the case. He says Jones...

Alberta, AL · 16h
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Opportunity Zones for Selma and Wilcox, Hale, Greene and Montgomery counties approved by feds

The federal government has approved Opportunity Zones to attract investment in 141 places in Alabama, including several in the Black Belt News Network coverage area. Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Alabama’s Opportunity Zones 2.0 nominations have been approved by the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service. The Opportunity Zones Program encourages long-term private investment in economically distressed communities through tax incentives.

Selma, AL · 2d
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The Montgomery Advertiser

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Alabama lawmaker pleads guilty to felony one day after election

HAYNEVILLE − One day after being re-elected, an Alabama lawmaker has pleaded guilty to felony forgery charges, records in Lowndes County Circuit Court show. State Representative Kelvin Lawrence, 51, D-Hayneville, entered the plea to a forgery charge on Nov. 4, records show. The general election was Nov. 3. Lawrence did not return phone calls or emails seeking comment for this story. Lawrence represents District 69, which covers portions of Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery and Wilcox counties. He was first elected to the post in 2014, according to his profile posted on the Alabama Legislature's website. Lawrence was charged in July 2024 with forgery and criminal possession of a forged instrument. The forgery charge Lawrence pleaded guilty to is a Class C felony, with a punishment range of one to 10 years in prison. The charges stem from Lawrence forging or altering a builder's license with the intent to defraud, court records show. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, but had that sentence suspended when the judge allowed him the enter a pre-trial diversion program, court records show, Lawrence must complete 300 hours of community service at a court approved nonprofit organization, records show. If the community service requirement is

Alabama · 1d

Yellowhammer News

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Dr. Nina Ford Johnson: Alabama’s medical liability climate sends doctors to other states

Something heartbreaking happened in Monroe County in 2023. After decades of delivering babies, Monroe County Hospital closed its labor and delivery unit. For generations of families, the hospital had been the place where their children entered the world. Suddenly, expectant mothers faced the prospect of traveling dozens of miles to another hospital to give birth. […] The post Dr. Nina Ford Johnson: Alabama’s medical liability climate sends doctors to other states appeared first on Yellowhammer News .

Alabama · 21h