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Joe Arpaio will be speaking in Sylacauga this month

Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be the keynote speaker at the Alabama Patriots Dinner on Sept. 26 in Sylacauga. Arpaio earned national and international media attention during his 24 year tenure as the Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. Arpaio was recognized as “America’s toughest sheriff.” Arpaio fed prisoner bologna sandwiches for 50 cents a … Continued
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September 6, 2019

AltaPointe Health leaders say merger with Cheaha Regional Mental Health System has been a success

Two years after the behavioral health care and psychiatric hospital system in South Alabama, AltaPointe Health, merged with the former Cheaha Regional Mental Health Center in Sylacauga, Alabama, the leaders of both organizations say the merger has been “highly successful.” Cindy Atkinson, the former director of Cheaha Regional Mental Health Center, said the merger has been … Continued
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November 30, 2018
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Growing up in the “Home o’ Gomer” Sylacauga​.

By Jim Zeigler Sylacauga, Alabama’s own Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle) has died at 87. People who hear that I grew up in Sylacauga sometimes ask if I knew Jim Nabors growing up. For you yutes too young to remember, Jim Nabors was a nightclub singer who then became famous as Gomer Pyle on the Andy … Continued
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December 1, 2017

Innocence Inquiry Commission Moves to House

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—State Sen. Dick Brewbaker (R-Montgomery) is working to move his historic legislation forward to establish an Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission. An Innocence Inquiry Commission will hear a deathrow inmate’s case in lieu of a lengthy and costly appeals process, if there “…is physical evidence that can prove actual innocence, … Continued
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April 12, 2016

Law & Order Star’s Video on Death Row Inmate: Must See 10 Minutes

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—For over two decades, William “Billy” Kuenzel has occupied a 8×5 cell on Alabama’s death row awaiting execution. Evidence withheld by prosecutors in his 1988 trial to came to light in 2010, showing Kuenzel did not murder Linda Jean Offord. On the night of November 9, 1987, in Sylacauga, … Continued
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February 10, 2016