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BamaCarry holds legislative conference

The Second Amendment rights group BamaCarry held their 2019 Legislative Conference on Saturday at the Jasper Civic Center in Walker County. Over 230 people were on hand to promote the expansion of gun rights in Alabama. “Thank you so much for helping with the campaign,” said Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth. “I am one of you; I … Continued
February 12, 2019

Ed Sanders elected chair of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education

Jasper attorney Charles Edward “Ed” Sanders, Jr. has been elected chair of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE). Sanders was appointed to the Commission in 2012, by then Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey (R). Alabama is beginning a new quadrennial with many new lawmakers and changes on education committees in the House and Senate. “I … Continued
December 13, 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
November 9, 2018

Brooks comments on attempted abduction of a Jasper woman by an undocumented immigrant

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, on Friday condemned an attempted abduction of a Jasper woman by an illegal alien and what his office called, “The open borders immigration policies that have again led to the victimization of American citizens by an illegal alien.” “It is tragic and infuriating that American citizens in Jasper, Alabama have been … Continued
August 27, 2018

Former Alabama kindergarten teacher sentenced to 10 years for child porn

Charles Mark McCormack, 54, of Muscle Shoals was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for producing child pornography between 1997 and 1998. Acting Assistant Attorney General John Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town of the Northern District of … Continued
April 4, 2018

Constitution Party meets in Prattville

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, August 26, 2017, Alabama Constitution Party activists and supporters from across the State gathered for a summer meeting at the Islamorada Fish Company in Prattville, inside Bass Pro Shop. David King announced that he and his family and Constitution Party volunteers had already gathered enough signatures of valid … Continued
August 29, 2017

Walker County has no easy answers for financial mess

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 21, 2017, State Senator Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and State Representative Connie Rowe (R-Jasper) met with the Walker County Commission six days after voters went to the polls and rejected a sales tax that the Commission had billed as Walker County’s only way to avoid bankruptcy.  The voters … Continued
August 24, 2017

Voters reject tax vote, Walker County on verge of bankruptcy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Walker County officials, stunned by voters rejection of a massive tax increase, now are not sure what to do. February 2017, former Governor Robert Bentley (R) set the special election for the US Senate seat formerly held by Jeff Sessions for November 2018.  Three months later, the law finally caught … Continued
August 21, 2017

One of Alabama’s Richest Men has Died

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter One of Alabama’s richest residents, Garry Neil Drummond, died on Wednesday, July 13. The longtime Chairman and CEO of the Drummond Company was 78. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) wrote: “My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Garry Neil Drummond, who passed away today at the age of … Continued
July 14, 2016

Animal Cruelty And Neglect Are No Laughing Matter

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford   It blows my mind that we still have to deal with animal cruelty and neglect in 2015. But unfortunately there are still sad stories like the one that just came out of Walker County. A man there owned more than 50 dogs. When his house was foreclosed on, he … Continued
November 5, 2015