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Lilly Ledbetter speaks about her friendship with Ginsburg

When anti-pay-discrimination icon and activist Lilly Ledbetter started receiving mail from late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ledbetter’s attorney told her to save the envelopes. That’s how unusual it is to get personal mail from a member of the nation’s highest court. Ledbetter, 82, of Jacksonville, Alabama, shared her memories of her contact with … Continued
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September 22, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a champion of women’s rights and voter protections on the nation’s highest court — died Friday at the age of 87 from complications from metastatic pancreas cancer. The justice died at her home in Washington D.C., surrounded by family. Only the second woman ever to be … Continued
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September 19, 2020

Former Tallapoosa Soil and Water Conservation District employee convicted of theft

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday that the former district administrative coordinator for the Tallapoosa County Soil and Water Conservation District, Amanda M. Milford, has been convicted of theft of property in the first degree. Milford, age 40, lives in Alexander City. She pleaded guilty to an information, a procedure in which felony charges are … Continued
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August 20, 2020

Judge dismisses lawsuit against statewide face mask order

A Montgomery judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Kay Ivey’s statewide mask order was illegally adopted.  Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin dismissed the lawsuit, filed by Debbie Mathis, a real estate agent, retired sheriff’s Deputies Larry Lewis and Barry Munza, which alleged that the Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955 does not give … Continued
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August 12, 2020

DA defends imprisonment of disabled vet for marijuana charges

West Alabama District Attorney Andy Hamlin defended the court decision to revoke Sean Worsley’s probation, sending the Black disabled veteran to state prison for 60 months on felony marijuana charges. Hamlin spoke to APR in a phone interview about the case. Sean Worsley is a Black disabled veteran who was arrested on felony marijuana charges … Continued
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July 17, 2020