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Chris McCool addresses Alabama Republican Assembly

Chris McCool is running for Place 2 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. McCool addressed the Alabama Republican Assembly Tuesday in Northport. “I was honored to have the Republican Assembly’s endorsement,” McCool said. McCool said that even people who should know better are not aware that the primary runoff elections are Tuesday, July 17. … Continued
July 12, 2018

Inside the Statehouse: Judicial races highlighted – June 5 primary

This is not just a gubernatorial year in the Heart of Dixie. We have every constitutional office up for election which includes Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor and Agriculture Commissioner. We also have a good many of the State Judicial races on the ballot. We have nine seats on our … Continued
June 19, 2018

Judicial candidates campaign in St. Clair County

Thursday, several statewide Republican judicial candidates attended the St. Clair County candidate’s forum in Pell City. Debra Jones is running in a three-way Republican primary for associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. She is a judge in Calhoun and clay county. Jones said, “I would love to serve,” on the Supreme Court. “I bring … Continued
May 28, 2018

Longtime Pickens County prosecutor Chris McCool qualifies for Criminal Appeals race

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Longtime Pickens County prosecutor Chris McCool, district attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit, recently qualified to run for the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. McCool, who serves as the lead prosecutor for Fayette, Lamar and Pickens County, will seek the Republican nomination for Place 2 on the June 5 … Continued
January 23, 2018

Longtime West Alabama prosecutor Chris McCool announces run for Court of Criminal Appeals

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter In Alabama legal circles, you can’t go too far without hearing Chris McCool’s name. The West Alabama district attorney has been on the job for nearly two decades and has served as the president, vice president and treasurer of the Alabama District Attorney’s Association. Now, he’s ready to change … Continued
July 20, 2017

Candidates Announce in Winston County

By Brandon Moseley Friday, April 7, 2017 Republican gathered for the annual Winston County Ronald Reagan Dinner in Double Springs. U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R from Haleyville) was there and he presented Winston County Republican Party Chairman Jerry Mobley with a letter signed by President Donald J. Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R) … Continued
April 10, 2017

Sources Link AG’s Chief Deputy to Plot to Remove Hart from Hubbard Investigation

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Forces inside the State’s Attorney General’s Office are once again conspiring to derail the public corruption investigation of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard and others. Sources from both within and outside of the Attorney General’s Office have confirmed that Luther Strange’s Chief Deputy, Kevin Turner, is orchestrating a … Continued
August 18, 2014

Chris McCool Switches To Republican Party

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Since the demise of the Whig Party the Alabama Democratic Party has dominated politics in rural Alabama.  Alabama Democrats controlled the Court Houses and the Sheriffs’ offices even when those counties were voting for Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan, and two Bushes.  That legacy appears to be fading into history.  Alabama … Continued
December 27, 2012

Todd to introduce Medical Marijuana Bill in House

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Representative Patricia Todd (D) 54th District, Jefferson County, has called for legislation that would make medical marijuana legal in Alabama. To be called the “Michael Phillips Compassionate Care Act,” Todd says that this act is designed to, “Alleviating the pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with a variety of … Continued
December 21, 2011