Alabama Legislative Report
ALABAMA SCHOOLS TO SEE SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING INCREASES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO COLLEGE
May 5, 2019 by April Weaver
As this column goes to press, the Education Trust Fund budget for K-12 public schools, community colleges, and four-year...
Wireless High Speed Broadband Project Announced For Centreville
April 30, 2019
Bibb County has a Internet Speed & Connectivity problem, just like most of rural Alabama and America. Lack of high speed internet access is a problem for businesses, students, anyone employed in...
College Credits at Bibb Schools this Summer
The recession last decade saw an increase in community college enrollment of up to 33% because of the financial advantage of attending a two-year school versus a four-year university. Considering that cost of tuition...
Community Building: Centreville Police Chief Rodney Smith
I sat down with Chief Rodney Smith on Friday, to ask how his first two months in office have gone. The Chief offered a positive outlook for the department, and stressed the importance of...
BCHS Baseball Playoffs: Boys Beat Troy, Move to Quarterfinals
With number 9 Brooks Cooner sending in two RBI on a double in the bottom of the 4th inning, Bibb took the lead 6-4 and never gave it back. Two more RBI by number...
Arbor Day: What the Talladega National Forest Means to Bibb County
Every year the state of Alabama receives money from the federal government as payment for the state's part of a certain industry's revenue. The State gives part of that to Bibb County. What do...
Jail Food Bonanza May Be Derailed
The Alabama Senate voted Tuesday to change a decades-old system that has allowed some sheriffs to pocket leftover jail food funds, a practice that has created concerns and scandals centering on whether inmates were...
Clean Up and Get Healthy in Brent This Saturday
Mayor Bobbie White and City of Brent are teaming up with Brent Walmart and manager Kevin Hutchinson to host a community clean up day on April 27, 2019 from 7:00 AM-12:00 PM. Volunteers are...
State Representative April Weaver Gets 40 Lashes From House Speaker
In his first words as Alabama Speaker of the House, three years ago, State Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) declared “the days of the imperial speakership are over.”
McCutcheon was elected by a vote of 68...
Possible Courthouse Modifications, County Employee Wellness Program, and New Job Opportunities
Commissioners showed up dressed up Monday afternoon to have new photos taken for the County's new website and publicity materials that are currently in production. "They clean up well," was overheard from several in...
