Commission approves bid for safe room in Thankful community
The Calhoun County Commission on Thursday approved a bid for the construction of a safe room in the Thankful community. The lowest bid, at $82,000, came from Survive-A-Storm.
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Sex abuse allegations put spotlight on Roy Moore’s allies
A week after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, some local Republican politicians remain in a bind. "I think I'm in the same boat as a lot of people," said state Rep. Koven L. Brown, R-Jacksonville.
Alabama House Democrats stall vote on redistricting plan
In a bid to stall a plan to redraw most state House districts, Democrats in the Legislature on Tuesday evening asked that the Republican-drafted plan - hundreds of pages long - be read aloud. "We're doing it to show that we are serious about redistricting," said Rep. Barbara Boyd, D-Anniston.
Calhoun County officials react to Mike Hubbard verdict
James Bennett, chairman of the Calhoun County Republican Party, said Hubbard should follow up his book titled "Storming the State House" with another, and call it "Storming the Jailhouse." "We watched the Democrats do this for years and now we find ourselves in the same hot water," Bennett said.