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Bibb County Election Results: Tuberville Carries Bibb, April Weaver Wins Big Republican Tommy Tuberville carried Bibb County in the governor’s race 4,357 votes to Doug Jones’ 1,781 on a 41.3% turnout, while State Sen. April Weaver won 74% of the Bibb vote and Candice Deerman Rice led incumbent Morris Moody 942–372 in the local Board of Education race. Source: The Bibb Voice Centreville Main Street Honors Hometown Heroes Ahead of Veterans Day Centreville Main Street is hanging 27 “Hometown Heroes” banners honoring local veterans around the town square, with a few spots still open ahead of the Nov. 11 Veterans Day celebration. Source: The Bibb Voice |
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Tuberville Declares Victory in Governor’s Race, Jones Hasn’t Conceded Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville declared victory over Democrat Doug Jones in a closer-than-expected race for Alabama governor on Tuesday, though Jones had not yet conceded as of Wednesday. Source: Alabama Daily News Republican Barry Moore Wins Alabama’s Open U.S. Senate Seat U.S. Rep. Barry Moore won Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, keeping the seat in Republican hands following his June primary runoff win. Source: Alabama Daily News Democrat Shomari Figures Flips Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District Democrat Shomari Figures defeated Republican Rhett Marques in Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District, a race that had been closely watched for its national implications. Source: Alabama Daily News |
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Republicans Win Three Alabama State Board of Education Races, Keep Majority Republican candidates won three contested seats on the Alabama State Board of Education on Tuesday, preserving the GOP’s majority on the board. Source: Alabama Daily News Alabama Public School Spending Lost Ground to Inflation, New Data Show New state data show Alabama’s per-pupil K-12 spending has not kept pace with inflation in recent years, a point likely to surface in the next budget debate. Source: Alabama Daily News |
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Ivey Announces $9.3 Million in Growing Alabama Funding for Rural Industrial Sites Gov. Kay Ivey announced more than $9.3 million in Growing Alabama Tax Credit awards to improve industrial sites in Aliceville, Dothan, Guntersville, Pell City and Walker County, with more than 35% of this year’s funding going to rural “Targeted Counties.” Source: The Bibb Voice |
