From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma City Treasurer Renita Wade has been on paid administrative leave for about the last six months. Wednesday morning Wade was in court — fighting to go back to work. Wade has been removed from the treasurer’s job by the mayor — and reinstated by the city council — three times. Montgomery attorney Julian McPhillips…
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office says the officers, Sgt. Jeffery Hardy, 45, Sgt, Kendall Thomas, 38, and Lt. Tory Neely, 48, are charged with: “knowingly falsifying, concealing or covering up material or making a false or fraudulent statement in a matter under investigation by the Attorney General’s Office, a violation of Code of Alabama §36-15-62.1 The crime is a class…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The power struggle between the Mayor Darrio Melton and the Selma City Council over the city treasurer continues. City treasurer Renita Wade was again reinstated by the city council after being terminated by the mayor for a second time. The vote came after a due process hearing in the council chambers Tuesday afternoon. Wade’s attorney,…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city council voted to reinstate Ronita Wade as city treasurer Tuesday night. Wade was placed on administrative leave last month and fired by the mayor a week later. Montgomery attorney Julian McPhillips is Wade’s lawyer. “I’m hoping the mayor will have the good sense, maybe reluctantly but nonetheless the good sense, to allow her…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A former Selma city employee has filed a six figure — verified notice of claim against the city and Mayor Dario Melton. Former Planning and Development Director Gerald Chestnut is claiming $100,000 dollars in damages from the city due to civil fraud. “Its step number one in a lawsuit,” said Julian McPhillips, the attorney representing…
