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ASU renames building for civil rights icon

The historically Black university removed former Gov. Bibb Graves' name last year due to his ties to the KKK.
September 20, 2021

Jacksonville State considers renaming Bibb Graves Hall

As municipalities and schools across the South grapple with monuments devoted to the Confederacy post-George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer, Jacksonville State University looks toward its own Bibb Graves Hall, named for the former governor and Klu Klux Klan member.  Matthew Reeves, a 2020  graduate of JSU, started an online petition … Continued
June 10, 2020

Governor, state officials assess tornado damage in Wetumpka

Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Emergency Management Agency officials were on the ground in the historic section of Wetumpka Monday, which was hard hit by an EF2 tornado late on Saturday. “Though the tornado damaged & destroyed several homes, churches & other community buildings, we’re all grateful there wasn’t any loss of life,” Ivey said on … Continued
January 22, 2019