Chilton

Elections

April Weaver wins Senate District 14 special election

Republican April Weaver garnered a four-to-one victory over Democrat Virginia Applebaum.

July 14, 2021

Special elections today in parts of Shelby, Chilton and Bibb Counties

Polls will be open for the House District 73 and Senate District 14 elections on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

July 13, 2021

Amanda Baxley announces candidacy for circuit judge

Municipal Court Judge Amanda Baxley is running for circuit court judge in the 19th judicial circuit.

May 19, 2021

April Weaver wins Senate District 14 Republican primary

April Weaver won 82 percent of the vote in the Senate District 14 special Republican primary.

March 31, 2021

Republicans head to polls in Senate District 14 special primary

Joseph Barlow, Donna Strong and April Weaver are running in the special Republican primary in Senate District 14.

March 30, 2021

Tornados sweep through Central Alabama, leaving at least 5 dead

Five people are dead in Calhoun County after a line of severe weather and tornadoes swept across Alabama, destroying homes and impacting lives.

March 26, 2021

Chief justice says the state needs 21 more judges

Chief Justice Tom Parker says that Alabama needs more judges to deal with a backlog in the court system.

March 8, 2021

Russell Bedsole wins House District 49 special election

Bedsole is a captain with the Shelby County sheriff's department and an Alabaster city councilman.

November 18, 2020

Special general election today in House District 49

Voters are deciding between Republican Russell Bedsole or Democrat Cheryl Patton.

November 17, 2020

Republican runoff Tuesday in House District 49

Republican voters in House District 49 head to the polls Tuesday to nominate their next representative. Miriam “Mimi” Penhale faces Russell Bedsole in the special Republican primary runoff. During the special Republican primary, the election was very tight between the two. Penhale received 829 votes, or 31.4 percent of the votes cast, and Bedsole received … Continued

September 1, 2020