Local educator Craig Jelks considers independent bid for U.S. Senate
The educator cited frustration with both political parties and emphasized conservative principles in his potential independent bid.
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Big 10 Mayors demand overhaul of Alabama’s flawed online sales tax system
Alabama's largest city leaders are backing lawsuits and legislation to reform the state's outdated online sales tax structure.
July 16, 2025
City of Mountain Brook votes to join Tuscaloosa in lawsuit over online sales tax
As online sales tax revenue has grown, so have arguments over how the funding is distributed.
David Silverstein announces campaign for Mountain Brook City Council
A local businessman and attorney, Silverstein touted his vision for Mountain Brook.
June 25, 2025
Victory for moderates, incumbents in Mountain Brook City Council election
Incumbents and moderates were challenged by a slate of outsider candidates.
Mountain Brook council candidate faces controversy over controversial post history
Christopher Powanda has received criticism over past social media posts perpetuating falsehoods and misinformation concerning the 2020 election.
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See recent postsThe real lesson of that awful salute in Mountain Brook
The Heil Hitler salute symbolizes a regime that committed genocide on its Jewish citizens and others in the Holocaust.
Masking policy hotly debated before Mountain Brook Board of Education
Parents and doctors debated mandatory masking of school children before the Mountain Brooks Board of Education.
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See recent postsBirmingham’s political inside man
"A good many of Alabama’s political leaders have found their way to the home of 'ole' Joe Fuller."
Hundreds show for Mountain Brook protest over police brutality, death of George Floyd
Allison Coleman asked for a reporter’s pen and wrote a cell number on a bit of paper as she stood among the several hundred people gathered in Mountain Brook to protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The Birmingham resident said she needed the number to call a … Continued