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Verify Your Voter Registration Before You Go To The Polls

Several Bibb County voters went to their usual polling place on August 4th to vote in the House District 49 race. This is the special election that was designed to replace April Weaver who...

Cynthia Cash Winegard Wants To Provide Leadership To Brent

I am running for the office of Mayor of Brent.  Bibb County is where I grew up and went to school.  My husband Jerry and I built a home in Brent 2 years ago.  ...

Senator Ward Presents Grants To Local High Schools

Friday August 7 2020 Press Release Courtesy of Amy Young Legislative Intern Shelby County Legislative Delegation On Thursday, July 30, Senator Cam Ward traveled to Bibb County High School and West Blocton High School to present grants for $1500...

Wearing a Mask: Show That You Care

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – The idea of wearing a mask has been a somewhat controversial issue. Some Americans question the effectiveness that wearing a mask has on the prevention of spreading or contracting COVID-19....
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Cost of Littering On The Rise In Alabama

(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) – Litter continues to be an issue along Alabama roadways, and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has launched an anti-litter campaign that highlights the recent increase in litter fines and penalties. The...

House District 49 Race Heads To A Runoff

The short run up to the special election to replace April Weaver in the House District 49 slot saw a low voter turnout yesterday and the winner will be determined by a runoff vote...

Secretary of State Dispatching Election Observers For Municipal Elections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2020 - MONTGOMERY –The District Attorney for Bibb, Dallas, Hale, Perry and Wilcox Counties, Michael Jackson, formally requested the office of the Secretary of State monitor the election processes for...

Brent Fire Department Adds New Equipment

The Brent Volunteer Fire Department recently made an equipment upgrade with the purchase of a new 2020 Ram First Attack Truck which can navigate small streets, tight places and get off road to extinguish...

Guest Editorial: “Common Sense”

From the Publisher:  Steve Gilbert is a dear "old" friend.   First met him when he was DJ on local WBIB-AM radio around 1979.    We worked together for over 30 years on so many...
NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility

West Blocton HS Grad > Director of Historic NASA Rocket Plant

You know sometime as I go about my regular day to day activities and events, I come across something that just makes me sit up and take notice.   This occurred for me yesterday as...