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Empowering the Future Workforce: BCCA Invites 8th Graders of Bibb County to Experience Career...

On Friday, October 20, 2023, the Bibb County Career Academy (BCCA) hosted an enlightening Career Tour event for 8th-grade students from West Blocton Middle School (WBMS) and Centreville Middle School (CMS). This event offered...

Truth about the face: Is Henry Wells the face in the courthouse window?

By P.J. Gossett, Journal Record (Hamilton, AL) CARROLLTON — Most north and west citizens of Alabama have at least heard about the “Face in the Courthouse Window” or the “Ghost in the Garret” in Carrollton...

Rightside Way: Peace Through Strength

By former State Senator Phil Williams This past week marked an incredible series of events in Israel. For years, Israelis have lived under daily threat of attack from neighboring states and regional bad actors for...

Tuberville Stands up for Alabama Farmers

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in a new bipartisan effort to urge Senate Agriculture Committee leadership to secure Southeastern agricultural priorities in the Senate Farm Bill draft. The Senators’ top priorities...

Child Care is Key in Helping Parents Return to Work

By Rep. Anthony Daniels As if it wasn’t already hard enough, working parents and families in Alabama are now facing even more challenges. The federal child care stabilization grant program ran out at the end...

Social Security and SSI Benefits to Increase by 3.2 Percent in 2024

In an announcement made by the Social Security Administration (SSA), over 71 million Americans will receive an increase of 3.2 percent in their Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits in 2024. This...

Bibb County CSPWA Head Start Earns Coveted 5-Star Rating in Alabama Quality STARS

In a resounding testament to their unwavering commitment to excellence, Bibb County CSPWA Head Start, located at 1006 Walnut Street, Centreville AL 35042, has proudly achieved a prestigious 5-Star rating in the Alabama Quality...

Inside the Statehouse: The Shorty Price Story

By Steve Flowers Alabama has had its share of what I call “run for the fun of it” candidates. The most colorful of all these perennial “also ran” candidates was Ralph “Shorty” Price. He ran...

Upcoming Halloween Events in Bibb County

Trick or treat, smell my feet – these upcoming Halloween events can’t be beat! Be sure to mark your calendars, folks!    Fall Festival and PTO Chili Contest   Cahawba Christian Academy   5:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, October...

Hymn History: You Never Mentioned Him to Me

Undeniably in life, no matter how close we are to someone, some conversations are just hard to have. Whether it’s because they are awkward in general or require exposing vulnerability on our end, heavier...