Tuberville addresses Jefferson County Republican Party
Tuberville urged everyone to vote on Tuesday and to vote to re-elect President Donald Trump.
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Rep. Allen Treadaway’s wife, Susan, has died
Saturday, Susan Treadaway. The wife of State Representative Allen Treadaway (R-Morris) has died from a battle with cancer. She was 55. Governor Kay Ivey (R) said on Twitter, “I offer my prayers and condolences to Rep. Treadaway in the loss of his wife, Susan. May our God of comfort surround him and his family in … Continued
Palmer campaigns in Gardendale
Monday, Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, addressed the North Jefferson County Republican Party at their monthly meeting. “We are two weeks away from what I think is the most important midterm race in our lifetime,” Congressman Palmer said. We have never been this divided as a country, Palmer said. Palmer said that members of Congress have … Continued
Alabama Democrats hold forum in Gardendale
Monday, Alabama Democrats held a general election campaign kickoff event at the Gardendale Civic Center. Approximately 250 people were present at the event hoping to kick off a Democratic campaign effort that they hope will lead to a “Blue Wave” election on November 6 up and down the ballot. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter “Walt” Maddox (D) … Continued
Walt Maddox, statewide candidates host forum in Gardendale
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox will headline a forum for Democratic candidates at the Gardendale Civic Center on July 30 at 6 p.m. Maddox will be joined by a host of other statewide legislative and local candidates. Maddox claims that he offers voters a path forward out of the state’s corruption and funding crisis. “It’s the … Continued
Debate over formation of city school boards dominates Senate committee meeting
By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter One committee meeting in the statehouse on Wednesday was met with debates over the qualifications to start a school board by city governments. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, would raise the requirements for the formation of school boards by increasing the population requirement from 5,000 to … Continued
Federal court rules, on grounds of race, that Gardendale can’t secede from county schools
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A federal appeals court led by Judge William Pryor, a former Alabama attorney general, ruled Tuesday that the largely white Birmingham suburb of Gardendale cannot secede from the Jefferson County school system to form its own municipal schools. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, a three-member court headed … Continued
Bryan Peeples addresses North Jefferson County Republicans
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 24. 2017, US Senate Candidate Bryan Peeples (R) addressed the North Jefferson County Republican Club at their monthly meeting at Jim and Nick’s Barbecue in Gardendale. Peeples warned that, “Our country faces very serious problems right now.” The drip, drip, drip of alleged Trump – Russian collusion … Continued
Roy Moore campaigns in Gardendale
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 24, 2017, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy Moore (R) spoke to a packed crowd of the North Jefferson County Republican Club at Jim and Nick’s Barbecue. Chief Justice Moore thanked, “Bill Armistead my Chairman who has done such a great job and my … Continued
Palmer Speaks to Rainy Day Patriots and 60-Plus
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sixth District Congressional Candidate Gary Palmer was at Hoover Tactical Firearms on Thursday, July 10 to speak at the candidates forum being hosted by the Rainy Day Patriots and the Alabama Chapter of the 60 Plus Association. Palmer is a candidate in the Republican Primary Runoff on Tuesday, July … Continued