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July 20, 2023

Alabama Politics

A fight for rights and control in a Black Belt town without elections

Newbern, Ala., has never had an election. Now it has two men claiming to be mayor.

By Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com

Guest opinion: ‘Stop fishing clause’ could save money, lives

Rather than de-escalating a situation, police fishing expeditions often turn into heated confrontations.

By Dr. Robert White

Katie Britt penning ‘warm, humble’ memoir releasing Election Day 2023

"God Calls Us To Do Hard Things" details "how a determined young woman decided to enter the arena and make her mark," her publisher said.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

Redistricting: Alabama Senate approves congressional map with 1 majority Black district

Alabama is under a court order to approve a new map by Friday.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

Alabama Department of Education employee charged with sexual abuse of child

Cole Wagner, a government relations employee with the state Department of Education, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

Jefferson County Commission sponsors Litter Gitter trash filtering device in Beaver Creek

The Turkey Creek Watershed’s first “litter gitter” device was installed in Beaver Creek at Pinson Bicentennial Park earlier this month to intercept floating litter from stormwater runoff in the waterway, according to a press release from local nonprofit Freshwater Land Trust (FLT).

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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