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ALGOP Chair Terry Lathan selected as 2020 RNC Convention deputy permanent co-chair

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan has been selected to serve as a deputy permanent co-chair for the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte later this month, the ALGOP announced Saturday. The announcement was made by Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel. “To say that I am honored for this appointment is a true … Continued

August 4, 2020

ALGOP rejects change that would have stripped voters of power to elect convention delegates

The 435-member Alabama Republican Executive Committee on Saturday voted to reject a proposed bylaws change that would have taken away the ability of Alabama Republican primary voters to elect the delegates to the Republican National Convention every four years. Under the proposal, the Executive Committee themselves would have picked all of the delegates. The controversial … Continued

August 3, 2020

Alabama Republicans will hold summer meeting August 1

The Alabama Republican Party announced Tuesday that the state executive committee will meet on Saturday, August 1. The Alabama Republican Party Summer Meeting is scheduled to be at the Trussville Civic Center, 5381 Trussville Clay Road, Trussville, AL 35173. “We will be meeting in person and will be following all social distancing guidelines as applicable … Continued

June 3, 2020

Federal grand jury indicts Gadsden man on multiple carjackings charges

A federal grand jury indicted a Gadsden man on Friday on charges related to two Nov. 25, 2018, carjackings. The indictments were announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr. Luis Sebastian Tello, 23, is charged in a five-count indictment with stealing a vehicle at gunpoint from a … Continued

March 11, 2019

Danny Garrett to serve as House majority whip

House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, announced that State Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, will serve as House Majority Whip during the 2018–2022 quadrennium and hold the third highest position in the Republican Caucus’ leadership structure. Whips, which are utilized by most caucuses and legislative bodies around the world, are tasked with conducting vote counts on … Continued

December 20, 2018

Marsh may draft legislation to keep animals from being left in vehicles

State Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, announced on Facebook that he is considering writing legislation making it a crime to leave pets unattended in cars. We have all been to a big box store parking lot and seen people who for some reason took their pet(s) with them to town and inexplicably left … Continued

July 9, 2018

St. Clair County residents go to polls Tuesday to vote on tax increases

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Residents of St. Clair County vote today on a large property tax increase to benefit the school systems in the county. St. Clair County is served by the Trussville City School System, the St. Clair County School System, the Pell City School System, and the Leeds City School System. … Continued

January 30, 2018

St. Clair voters vote on whether to raise taxes on Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, St. Clair County voters go to the poll to decide whether or not to raise property taxes. The large tax increase is to support the schools in St. Clair County. St. Clair County School System Board Attorney John Rhea said in a statement that the board asked him … Continued

January 29, 2018

Trussville man sentenced for child pornography

By Staff Tuesday, a federal judge sentenced a Trussville, Alabama, man to more than 15 years in prison for distributing and possessing child pornography. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor sentenced Brian Wayne Ray, age 55, to 15 years … Continued

January 25, 2018