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Voter Protection Corps recruiting local organizers in Alabama

The national nonprofit March On is recruiting regional leaders for its Voter Protection Corps, a grassroots network of organizers who will be trained to spot and counteract voter suppression ahead of the 2020 election in 14 key states, of which Alabama is one. “With closed polling places, broken machines, long lines and the assault on … Continued

Micah Danney

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August 13, 2020

Small businesses faring better than chain stores as sales economy rebounds, retail group says

The state collected more in sales tax from stores, restaurants and online retailers in the first half of this year than in the same period last year, and that bodes well for Alabama’s retail sector, according to the Alabama Retail Association. Revenue from state sales taxes and the simplified sellers use tax program for online … Continued

Micah Danney

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August 13, 2020

More than 100,000 Alabamians have contracted the coronavirus

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported an additional 875 positive cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in Alabama, bringing the total number of infections since March to more than 100,000. The number of known cases in the state has reached 100,801. More than half of those cases — 52,213 cases — … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 13, 2020

Two top officials at Taylor Hardin resign as continued staff shortages result in assaults

The facility’s director and director of nursing both abruptly resigned around July 24, and although there have been rumors as to why among staff, there’s no clear indication why the two top facility officials left.

Eddie Burkhalter

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August 12, 2020

Alabama Democratic Party Chair Chris England applauds Biden’s VP pick

Alabama’s Democrat Party Chair, Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, on Wednesday applauded former Vice President Joe Biden’s pick of Sen. Kamala Harris for his 2020 running mate.  “Joe Biden made the right choice by selecting Senator Kamala Harris to be his running mate and I could not be more excited. No one has a more impressive … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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August 12, 2020

Two Lawrence County schools to start online after worker tests positive for COVID-19

Two Lawrence County schools announced Wednesday that both will begin the school year online after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.  Moulton Middle School and Moulton Elementary School will both begin with online learning until at least Aug. 26, the schools said in separate Facebook posts.  The employee tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday and … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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August 12, 2020

SEC moving forward with football even as PAC 12, Big 10 postpone season

The Big 10 and PAC 12 conference presidents both voted to postpone all fall sports including football to the spring. The decision follows similar decisions by the Ivey League, SWAC (which includes Alabama State and Alabama A&M), University of Connecticut, MAC, and Mountain West. Four of the ten Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences will … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 12, 2020

Edmund Pettus descendant calls for bridge to be renamed

A California man who bears the surname at the center of a debate about how history is remembered has come out in support of renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge. “I share that name of Pettus with secessionists, slave owners, and traitors to the United States,” David Pettus, 72, wrote in a statement he sent to … Continued

Micah Danney

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August 12, 2020

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Someone should be fired for Decatur’s racist housing practices

Decatur Housing Authority employees admitted to the segregation practices, in which they routinely bypassed Black applicants on the waiting lists.

Josh Moon

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August 12, 2020