Monroe County

‘Mockingbird’ Courthouse Gets Preservation Grant

MONROEVILLE, Ala. (AP) – The south Alabama courthouse linked to Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is receiving a preservation grant. The program Partners in Preservation says the old Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville is receiving $125,000 to repair serious structural problems in a wall. Recipients were announced following an online vote. The 115-year-old old courthouse is now a…

Grandmother Sues Alabama DHR after Baby Girl’s Death

A woman is suing the Alabama Department of Human Resources, saying social workers never should have allowed her daughter to continue caring for her 11-month-old granddaughter. The lawsuit was filed in Monroe County. News outlets report Michaela Cunningham says state workers knew the 11-month-old girl was being abused before she was killed. She had been diagnosed with Shaken Baby Syndrome,…