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Moores sue political strategists for allegedly smearing him during the 2017 campaign for US Senate

Wednesday, Judge Roy Moore, his wife Kayla, and their defense team held a press conference at the Gadsden Courthouse to announce a defamation suit against several of the political PACs and operations that ran campaign ads against him in November and December. Moore claims that the groups ran the ads knowing that the allegations against … Continued
July 26, 2018

Ivey orders sheriffs not to pocket excess prisoner food money

Tuesday, in two memos, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that sheriffs may no longer personally profit from a very small portion of jail food funds: those state funds allocated for services in preparing and serving food to people in their jails. In a statement, Governor Ivey said: “Public funds should be used for public … Continued
July 12, 2018

Phil Williams says GOP will defend Senate District 10

Saturday Etowah County Republican Party Chairman Phil Williams told the Etowah County Republicans that the Republican Party would make sure that Cherokee County cattle farmer Andrew Jones will have the resources needed to defend the Senate District ten seat that Williams is vacating. On June 5, Jones defeated state Representative Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City. Most … Continued
June 19, 2018

Craig Lipscomb speaks to Etowah County Republicans

House District 30 candidate B. Craig Lipscomb on Saturday addressed his fellow Etowah County Republicans. House District 30 is composed of parts of St. Clair and Etowah County. Lipscomb and former Ashville Mayor Robert McKay are in a Republican primary runoff election on July 17. “I am a local registered architect, small businessman, and family … Continued
June 18, 2018

A wild sheriff’s race in Etowah County

The Etowah County Sheriff’s race seems fun. For the past several weeks, current Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin has dealt with national news stories over his spending of money allocated for jail food. Now his opponent in that race, Jonathan Horton, is facing his own bad news. On Tuesday, a website — www.exposethesnake.com — went live, and … Continued
May 23, 2018

Merrill addresses Etowah County Republicans

Saturday, Secretary of State John Merrill spoke to the monthly Etowah County Republican Breakfast. “There are a lot of things to consider when you elect someone,” Sec, Merrill said. “I have a record.” Merrill said that when he came into office that he, “Wanted to ensure that every eligible citizen of the United States who … Continued
May 22, 2018

Moore team files motion to disqualify special prosecutor in son’s case

Wednesday, the Moore teams filed a motion with the court asking that James Hedgspeth be removed as special prosecutor in the case against Caleb Moore. Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s son, Caleb, is being investigated for criminal trespass. In the filing, the defense asks that Hedgspeth be removed for bias, conflict of interest and … Continued
April 13, 2018

Etowah County sheriff’s deputies win Law Enforcement Medal of Honor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Three Etowah County Sheriff’s deputies were awarded the 2018 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement on Thursday. Deputies Hayden Clements, Tyler Cline, and Andy Reed received the honor for their heroism in going into a burning jail to in Etowah County’s maximum security section to rescue the … Continued
March 12, 2018

Etowah County Commissioner Jeff Overstreet seeks fourth term

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Etowah County Commissioner Jeff Overstreet announced he will seek a fourth term in District 4 for the office in 2018. Overstreet said that being a local business owner has served him well during his time on the Commission. “My years in business have afforded me the opportunity to learn … Continued
February 15, 2018