Sen. April Weaver Presents $10,000 Donation to Bibb County Child Caring Foundation
Sen. Weaver presented the donation at a ceremony in the Bibb County Board of Education offices to a foundation that has served local children for more than 30 years, screening over 3,000 kids a year.
Source: Bibb Voice
Centreville Baptist Church Gets a New Roof
Crews are replacing the roof of the historic church on Centreville’s Court House Square as routine maintenance, continuing the building’s long history since its 1968 sanctuary dedication.
Source: Bibb Voice
Alabama Politics
In Affordability Push, Alabama Democrats Highlight Decades-Long Effort to Repeal Grocery Tax
State Democrats are leaning on their long-running push to eliminate Alabama’s sales tax on groceries as a centerpiece of an affordability message heading into the election season.
Source: Alabama Reflector
Meet the Candidates: Alabama’s Race for Attorney General
Republican Katherine Robertson and her opponent are making their closing cases to voters ahead of the general election for Alabama attorney general.
Source: FOX10 News
Alabama Education
Alabama Superintendent Warns Schools Could Close as Historic Enrollment Decline Continues
State Superintendent Eric Mackey says a projected loss of 11,000-12,000 students this year could force school closures, larger class sizes and the loss of roughly 800 state-funded teaching positions.
Source: ABC 33/40
Alabama’s Specialty Schools Have Opened Admission
Applications are now open for the 2027-28 year at Alabama’s four tuition-free specialty high schools, including the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis, with students eligible from all 67 counties.
Source: Alabama Political Reporter
Economic Development
Helix Electric has broken ground on an advanced fabrication campus in Jackson County, a designated rural “Target County,” that will build prefabricated electrical components and bring 160 jobs.
Source: Office of the Governor
Nucor Plans $60 Million Expansion in Decatur, Adding 60 Jobs
Nucor Corp. is expanding its Morgan County manufacturing facility with a $60 million investment expected to create 60 additional jobs, Gov. Ivey announced.
Source: ABC 33/40
Rural Health
Huntsville Hospital System Receives Federal Rural Health Funding
Athens-Limestone Hospital is getting nearly $900,000 to connect its medical records to the wider Huntsville Hospital system, part of a larger rural health funding push that also supports telemedicine, EMS and rural residency programs.
Source: WAFF 48
Gov. Ivey awarded 34 grants covering maternal health, EMS, stroke care, cancer screening and rural workforce training, completing year one of the federally funded Rural Health Transformation Program.
Source: Office of the Governor
Compiled automatically for Bibb Voice from Alabama news coverage of the past 24-48 hours.
