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Marion woman raises safety concerns following school fight

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Marion woman says three students jumped her 14-year-old daughter at school earlier this month. But the punishment they got — was like a slap on the wrist. Cellphone video of the incident shows Jamiyah Murphy — getting pulled out of her seat — dragged to the floor — and punched repeatedly. Two students involved…

Tuskegee will wait to play, SIAC Suspends sports through Fall

  ATLANTA, Ga. (July 9, 2020) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has made the very difficult decision to extend the suspension of all sporting and championship events through the Fall of 2020. This decision was primarily predicated on the overarching concern shared by all SIAC member institutions with regard to the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, students,…

Second Troy University Fraternity Suspended for Alleged Hazing

Another Troy University fraternity has been suspended for rules violations, including possible hazing. According to university officials, the chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon is now under investigation for the alleged incidents. The Dean of Student Services Herb Reeves says the situation was brought to the university’s attention after the DKE national organization received a report through its hazing hotline. So…

Protesters Rally at Hearing for Justice Roy Moore

A court is considering whether suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore should lose his job for an order on gay marriage. The Alabama Court of the Judiciary held a hearing Monday on judicial investigators’ request to remove Moore from office. Moore denies any wrongdoing and is asking the court to dismiss administrative charges filed earlier this year. Moore is accused…

Tallapoosa Co. Judge Suspended over Sexually Charged Messages

Courtesy of tallapoosaprobate.com/judge DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama judge is suspended after being accused of sending sexual messages to a woman he met when she went to his office to wed another man. State judicial investigators filed administrative charges against Tallapoosa County Probate Judge Leon Archer on Wednesday. The complaint says Archer met a woman in 2013 when she…

Federal Judge to Decide Roy Moore Suit Without a Hearing

A federal judge in Montgomery says he will decide Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s lawsuit against state judicial investigators without a hearing. U.S. District Judge Harold Albritton issued an order Wednesday saying his eventual decision will be based on legal documents alone. Albritton canceled a hearing set for Thursday in the same order. The decision came after the judge conferred…

Trial Date Set for Suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore

A court has set a tentative date for the trial of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. An order released Monday by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary says Moore’s trial on judicial ethics charges will begin Sept. 28 if the case isn’t over before then. The case could come to an earlier end if the court agrees with judicial…

Suspended Chief Justice, Roy Moore, Defends His Marriage Memo

Alabama’s suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore is defending his January memo to probate judges regarding same-sex marriage. The state’s Judicial Inquiry Commission has accused Moore of disrespecting the judiciary by telling judges the state’s injunction against gay marriage remained in effect despite the Supreme Court’s ruling that gays and lesbians have a fundamental right to marry. Moore responded in an…