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Saturday is Rosa Parks Day

Saturday, December 1 has been designated as Rosa Parks Day by the Alabama Legislature and there are a number of activities to honor the Civil Rights legend. Under Alabama’s Jim Crow era laws, the law required that any Black person must give up their seat in the front of a bus if a White person … Continued
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November 30, 2018

Assistant Attorney General Monet Gaines appointed as Montgomery County district court judge

Attorney General Steve Marshall on Wednesday congratulated Assistant Attorney General Monet Gaines on her appointment as a Montgomery County District Court Judge. Judge Gaines was notified of her appointment Monday by Governor Kay Ivey. “I join the entire staff of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in expressing great pride in Monet Gaines’ appointment to a … Continued
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November 29, 2018

Former district attorney and judge Jimmy Fry dies at 68

The Alabama District Attorneys Association announced Tuesday that former District Attorney Jimmy Fry, who also served on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and was the former executive director of Legal Services Alabama, died Monday night following heart surgery. He was 68. Fry was a native of Athens, was district attorney for Limestone County from … Continued
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November 14, 2018

Greg Reed re-elected Alabama State Senate majority leader

Wednesday, the twenty-seven Republican members of the Alabama Senate met in Montgomery for their first caucus meeting as a group following their election victory on Tuesday. The Alabama Senate Republican Caucus re-elected Greg Reed of Jasper to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The election was unanimous. Reed was first elected to the State Senate … Continued
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November 9, 2018

Mashburn-Myrick running hard as a Democrat in deep-red Baldwin County

Last year’s shocking upset in which former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones defeated Republican stalwart Judge Roy Moore has energized Democrat like Democrats have not been energized in over a decade in Alabama politics. Not only are they targeting purple districts and vulnerable Republicans; but they are also targeting Republicans deep in Republican territory. Nowhere has … Continued
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November 6, 2018

Maxwell receives funding for new air traffic control tower

Wednesday, U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, announced that Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery will receive $18 million from the Air Force’s Fiscal Year 2019 military construction account for a new air traffic control tower. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, praised the Air Force’s decision to direct $18 million to Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB) … Continued
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November 1, 2018

Montgomery attorneys ask DA to investigate AG Steve Marshall

Two Montgomery attorneys on Thursday asked Montgomery District Attorney Daryl Bailey to investigate Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s acceptance of campaign donations that appear to violate state law. Julian McPhillips and Melissa Isaak have submitted a letter to Bailey outlining the $735,000 in donations to Marshall from the Republican Attorneys General Association and illustrating how … Continued
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October 26, 2018

Complaint to be filed against Marshall in Montgomery court today

The election is only twelve days away and there is no shortage of drama, nowhere more so than in the Attorney General’s race. Wednesday, Montgomery attorneys Julian McPhillips and Melissa Isaak announced that they are filing a complaint against Republican incumbent Steve Marshall with Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey. The duo are alleging that … Continued
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October 25, 2018
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Frank Johnson: the Legend and the Free State of Winston

Those of us who are Baby Boomers remember the tumultuous times of the 1960’s. We lived through the Civil Rights revolution. Those of us who grew up here in the Heart of Dixie witnessed the transpiring of racial integration first hand. Most of the crusades and struggles occurred here in Alabama, especially Montgomery. A good … Continued
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October 24, 2018