The message from the U.S. Education Department to schools has been to work toward positive school climates and less punitive approaches to school discipline. While much of the focus has been on reducing suspensions, another punishment is regularly debated -…
As Alabama News Network reported last week, The Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative is going to build a $20-Million memorial to the hundreds of people lynched by mobs in The South. National media outlets are writing about the planned six-acre…
State senators will debate a division of Alabama's oil spill settlement funds that could help fill an $85 million hole in the state's Medicaid budget. The Alabama Senate is expected to take…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma voters trim a crowded field of five mayoral candidates -- down to two. State Representative Rev. Darrio Melton -- and former Selma mayor Rev. James…
Longtime incumbent Johnny Ford's loss to City councilman Tony Haygood. After serving as Tuskegee mayor for decades Johnny Ford is now the out going mayor after tonight's election. Tuskegee will have a fresh face…
The Alexander City mayoral election will be going to a runoff between Jim Nabors and the incumbent Charles Shaw. There were four total candidates in the running for mayor. Jim Nabors received 47% of…
Voters in Prattville decided to re-elect Bill Gillespie to another 4 years in office. He defeated challenger David Melling with 92% of the vote. Bill Gillespie 3,579 David Melling 326 With his big win,…
Troy city officials are pleased with voter turnout at the polls and they are excited to have Jason Reeves as Mayor once again. Mayor Jason Reeves will now serve a 2nd term as…
It was a crowded field of four heading into Tallassee's mayoral election. After some questions about whether or not some candidates even lived in the city, the election comes down to a runoff.…
Mayor Jerry Willis beat out his opponent, Emmitt Johnson, Jr, in a landslide vote 781 to 421. Willis says he is the first mayor in the city's history to win three consecutive terms.…
Funeral plans are set for George E. Curry, a journalist, civil rights activist and publisher whose syndicated column ran in hundreds of black-owned newspapers around the United States. The Laurel, Maryland, resident died suddenly over the weekend. He was 69.…
An Alabama sheriff says the suspect in the slaughter of five adults was armed with an ax as he attacked them in their sleep, using the weapon to strike one of his first victims in a reclining chair and then…
Click here for election results from city elections in our area. Voters in many cities and towns across Alabama cast their votes in municipal elections. However, this is not an election year for the city of Montgomery. People in Selma, Prattville,…
A proposed state lottery will not go before voters in November. Lottery opponents in the House of Representatives on Tuesday used a procedural rule to block a committee from considering the bill. The bill needed to clear committee by Tuesday,…
Governor Robert Bentley has approved sending an additional Alabama National Guard UH-72 helicopter and pilot to Marana, Arizona to assist with protecting the U.S. border with Mexico. In April, the Governor honored the National Guard Bureau’s first request to send…
Auburn University football fans will enjoy rolling the two new Auburn Oaks at Toomer’s Corner with toilet paper this fall, marking the return of one of college athletics’ best-known traditions. “This is a tremendous day for the Auburn Family and…
Today is an election day in the smaller cities across the river region. Here are some things you'll need to know before you head to the polls…
Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! Here’s what to look for on Alabama News Network this morning from 5-7 a.m. – Today is an election day in the smaller cities across the river region. – Find out what you need to…
A neighborhood landmark that was stolen out of a man's front yard in late July was returned last Saturday. The Outlaw family sign had stood in 84-year-old Carlos Outlaw's front yard…
Montgomery State Senator Dick Brewbaker has resigned from the Senate Republican Caucus. Brewbaker tells Alabama News Network he resigned over the way the lottery proposals have been handled in the current special session of the legislature. He also says he doesn't share…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma voters get set to head to polls Tuesday to choose a mayor, a city council and a city school board. Eight of the nine council seats…
Lottery legislation is getting a public hearing in the Alabama House of Representatives. The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday afternoon on the proposal to establish a state lottery. State senators approved the lottery…
With Tuesday's election, the city of Tallassee is looking for change. There are several issues on everyone's mind, not the least of which are jobs. There are four candidates vying for the…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced that a federal court judge has granted a motion for a preliminary injunction by Alabama and 12 other states staying the Obama administration’s transgender school restroom access order. The U.S. District Court ruling allows schools in Alabama and…
On Thursday, August 25th from 7 am – 11 am, the city of Tallassee will be collecting items for the Flood Victims in Louisiana. Members of the Tallassee Police Department, city officials, Tallassee City School Employees and more will be accepting donations…
