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Proposed Statewide Constitutional Amendment #3

  Alabama voters will go to the polls on November 6. In addition to the general election there are four (4) important Constitutional Amendments that will appear at the end of the ballot. These amendments...

West Blocton Firefighter Honored by U.S. Fire Service

Lt. Clint Hardemon, a Volunteer Firefighter from West Blocton, Alabama was honored during a National Ceremony held in Emmitsburg, Maryland today. Mr. Hardemon suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a fire call...

Proposed Statewide Constitutional Amendment #2 – Yes or No

  Alabama voters will go to the polls on November 6. In addition to the general election there are four (4) important Constitutional Amendments that will appear at the end of the ballot. These amendments...

Alabama Should Abolish The Death Penalty

According to Montgomery, Alabama's Equal Justice Initiative,"the death penalty in America is a failed, expensive policy defined by bias and error." Quoting directly from the EJI.org website: "It is a direct descendant of lynching. More...

Proposed Statewide Constitutional Amendment #1 – How I See It

Alabama voters will go to the polls on November 6. In addition to the general election there are four (4) important Constitutional Amendments that will appear at the end of the ballot. These amendments...

Judicial Transparency In Alabama

According to Campaign Finance Reports on file with the Alabama Secretary of State Republican Candidate for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker reported on August 1 that he had on hand a total...

KyKenKee Adding Jobs In Vance

  A Vance lumber company will create more than 70 new jobs after the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority’s approval of a tax abatement package. During its Thursday meeting (September 20, 2018), the authority approved the...

ALDOT Announces Road Widening Project In Vance

Thursday evening, September 20, ALDOT held a public information meeting in the Vance area to reveal preliminary information about a 5 lane road widening project along U.S. Highway 11 from the Daimler-Benz Facility to...

Can An Emergency Responder Find Your Property?

How fast can the fire truck get to your house?  Citizens help determine that response time.   Bibb County communities have had access to the 911 numeric address system for many years and yet many people...

Secretary of State Investigating Board of Education

In the last few weeks The Bibb Voice delivered a series of Articles on Alabama's Open Meetings Act. Here is a new twist on the act that appeared in a report found today on...