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Crenshaw County elects Simmons sheriff

Crenshaw County voters turned out to the polls Tuesday, making their choices known for state and local offices. After votes were tallied, residents had seated Lee Simmons as their new sheriff. By 9 p.m., unofficial reports indicated that Simmons won the office with 3,326 votes. He had challenged incumbent Sheriff...

Crenshaw County, AL · 2d
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The Alabama Town Where Rent Stays Under $800 And Life Feels Wonderfully Simple

Most towns that are genuinely worth living in don’t spend a lot of time telling you how great they are, and Geneva, Alabama is a perfect example of that quiet confidence in action. Tucked into the southeastern corner of the state where two rivers meet and the pace of...

Alabama, NY · 6d
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Discover The Best Small Town Restaurant In Alabama That Everyone Is Talking About

Nobody warned you that a drive to Grady, Alabama would change your entire opinion about where the best food in this state actually lives. Red’s Little School House is the kind of small town restaurant that makes every other dining experience feel like it was missing something important, and that something important turns out to be soul.

Alabama · 1d
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Mayor Reed on Tuberville's call to 'clean up' Montgomery

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed responded to Tommy Tuberville's promise to "clean up Montgomery" and eliminate crime in the downtown area.

Montgomery, AL · 1d
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Lost Pizza Co. cuts ribbon on Troy location

Lost Pizza Co. cut the ribbon on its Troy store on Thursday as patrons lined up to order fresh baked pizza. During the hustle and bustle of opening day, the Pike County Chamber of Commerce and business partners Mike Cole, Scott Powell, Patrick Kirkland and Cain Conway cut the ribbon to celebrate the Troy location’s opening.

Troy, AL · 23h

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Results in for 4 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 selected new top law enforcement officers. COVINGTON. Incumbent Sheriff Blake Turman...

Alabama · 2d

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ALDOT Seeks Input on Highway 167 Expansion

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDNews) — Residents can review plans and share feedback this month on a proposed project to add lanes along Alabama Highway 167 between Enterprise and Troy. According to a release from the City of Enterprise, the Alabama Department of Transportation is proposing the improvements to help with...

Enterprise, AL · 2d

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Seniors 65 and older in Alabama’s Blount and Covington counties vote Tuesday on freezing their homes’ assessed value for property taxes

Voters in two Alabama counties decide Tuesday, Nov. 3, whether homeowners 65 and older can freeze the assessed value of their homes for property tax purposes. The questions are on the ballot in Blount County and in Covington County. Each is a separate constitutional amendment, and each is worded almost the same way. What a […]

Blount County, AL · 4d

Greenville Advocate

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Butler County arrest report Oct. 26-Nov. 1

* Fredricous Boone (27): Hold for another county. * Paul Edward Dawson (45): Two counts of failure to appear/comply/pay. * Nathan Durayna Murphy (47): Sex abuse child less. * Jason J. Rudolph (29): Nine counts of failure to appear/comply/pay. * Abigail Lisbeth Stinson (25): Disorderly conduct/disturbing peace. Oct. 27. *...

Butler County, AL · 1d

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Almost 13 million enslaved people memorialized in America's Deep South

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice commemorates those killed by racial terror lynchings Equal Justice Initiative/Human Pictures The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama , is a 17-acre site dedicated to honoring the nearly 13 million Black people forced into the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The park features more than 50 artworks, including Kehinde Wiley’s An Archaeology of Silence and the 43ft-high National Monument to Freedom, which is engraved with the names of over 1,000 survivors of slavery. It is one of four Legacy sites in Montgomery developed by the Equal Justice Initiative, a US non-profit organisation founded by Bryan Stevenson to challenge racial injustice. The other Legacy sites include Montgomery Square, the Legacy Museum, and a national memorial dedicated to more than 4,400 victims of racial terror lynchings between 1877 and 1950. The initiative aims to educate visitors on America's history of racial violence while inspiring ongoing action against modern bigotry, bias, and injustice. IN FULL The Alabama sculpture park honouring the courage of America’s enslaved

Montgomery, AL · 4d

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Lighting upgrades coming to I-85 and I-65

The City of Montgomery is set to receive lighting upgrades on Interstate 65 and 85.

Montgomery, AL · 1d

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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 · 1d

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Brady Lum sentenced to 12 months in prison, making him ineligible for good-conduct credit

Former High Museum of Art executive Brady Lum was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison, one day shy of eligibility for ordinary federal good-conduct credit. Judge Michael L. Brown recommended that Lum serve his sentence at the minimum-security federal prison camp at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, although the Bureau of Prisons will determine his placement.

Montgomery, AL · 2d

Troy Messenger

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Pike County clashes with Cordova in playoff rematch 20 years in the making

The Pike County Bulldogs (7-3) are back in the playoffs and will host the Cordova Blue Devils (7-3) on Friday night in the first round of the Class 3A State Playoffs. Pike County missed the playoffs in 2023 and 2024 but made the playoffs last season before being eliminated in the first round. Now, PCHS heads into the first round this season as the No. 2 seed in Class 3A, 2.

Brundidge, AL · 2d

Greenville Advocate

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Butler County voters decide local races

Butler County voters returned Sheriff David Scruggs to office and elected Wayne Garlock as coroner Tuesday as several local races were decided in the 2026 general election. “I would like to thank everyone [who] came out and supported me and showed that they were behind me 100% with this,” Scruggs said following the election. “We're [going to] keep moving forward for the next four years.”

Butler County, AL · 2d

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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 · 2d

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Montgomery awarded $13.4M to replace aging I-65 and I-85 lighting

Montgomery will receive $13,407,200 in federal funding to replace failing lights along Interstate 65 and Interstate 85, where much of the lighting infrastructure is more than 50 years old. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the award October 30 through its fiscal year 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All...

Montgomery, AL · 2d

Troy Messenger

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Brundidge City Council approves revised public records request policy

The Brundidge City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with all five council members present. The meeting opened with approval of the minutes from the Oct. 6 and Oct. 20 council meetings before members entered a public hearing regarding assessments under the city’s weed control ordinance.

Brundidge, AL · 2d

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Honoring veterans: Retired Black Hawk pilot trades cockpit for escape rooms

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - Retirement did not end Army veteran Aaron Johnson’s drive to serve. Johnson, a retired Black Hawk pilot, runs Escape Enterprise, where his missions now feature ticking clocks, hidden keys and high-stakes puzzles. “Work together as a team to accomplish a shared goal, a shared mission,”...

Enterprise, AL · 2d