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One on one with Fort Deposit Mayor Madelene Means

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Voters in Fort Deposit elected a new mayor back in January. We caught up with Mayor Madelene Means to talk with her about her first 100 days in office. Means says she’s spent the first 135 days on the job working through her pre-election check list. She says she’s also been working to improve city…

Dallas Co. Sheriff Mike Granthum to retire, won’t seek re-election

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Big news coming out of Dallas County tonight regarding Campaign 2026. Action 8 News has learned that Sheriff Mike Granthum — will not seek reelection this year. After two terms in office — Dallas County Sheriff Mike Granthum — has decided to retire. He says it was a bitter-sweet decision — that wasn’t made lightly….

Municipal special election looms in town of Fort Deposit

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The municipal election is not quite over in one Lowndes County town. Voters in Fort Deposit could be headed back to the polls in January for a special election. The results of the mayor’s race — and the District 2 town council race were thrown out — after a judge ruled that hundreds of absentee…

Candidates in Selma mayoral runoff react to election results

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Voters in Selma voted for a new mayor to lead the city — but they haven’t quite decided who it will be yet. Johnny Moss, III and Aaron Roper will meet in a mayoral runoff election in four weeks. Moss lead a list of eight candidates with 35-percent of the vote — followed by Roper’s…

Wilcox Co. Commission candidate contests November 5th election

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A candidate for Wilcox County Commissioner is contesting the outcome of the November 5th election. Arthur Broadnax of Pine Hill ran for the District 5 seat on the county commission — as an independent candidate. Broadnax was defeated in the race — by incumbent Quarre Calhoun. According to court documents — Broadnax is claiming that…

Selma and Dallas County gear up for Election Day

From the West Alabama Newsroom– With the general election now less than a week away — folks in the Selma-Dallas County area — are gearing up for a big day. Organizations like Foot Soldiers Park — are working to get out the vote. “Our aim is to engage the community to inspire them to go ahead and vote. And step…