Tag: Black Belt
Steve Flowers: What will our Congressional districts look like after the...
Preparations are being made to take the 2020 Census. This process is not just a fun game to spell out demographic changes and interesting...
Terri Sewell leads effort to address wastewater systems in rural Alabama
Alabama 7th District U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell joined local officials and experts in Lowndes County on Monday to address what she referred to as a "public...
Hunters vie for big bucks — and money, too — in...
Colder temperatures in the region have the deer in Alabama’s Black Belt on the move, and a boost in the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association Big...
Steve Flowers: Are we now a two party state?
As we enter the 2018 campaign season, many of you have asked me to look back and analyze the 2017 Special Election Senate race...
Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $1.4 million Head Start grant
Thanks to a new federal Head Start grant, an estimated 307 children in Alabama’s Black Belt will be able to receive critical investment in their...
Robert Bentley paramour Rebekah Mason behind effort to shut DMV offices...
Rebekah Mason, Gov. Robert Bentley’s former top adviser and illicit lover, pushed to close 31 offices of the Alabama Department of Motor Vehicles in...
Robert Bentley vetoes bill requiring longer driver’s license office hours in...
A widely passed bill requiring driver's license offices across the state to be open a minimum of two days a week was pocket vetoed...
John Merrill announces ‘civic engagement and environmental conservation’ events
Robert C. Hatch High School (RHHS) and Francis Marion High School (FMHS), two schools in Alabama's Black Belt region, will be taking part in...
Bill Cosby to advocate for education in rural Alabama
Embattled actor and comedian Bill Cosby will visit Alabama on Thursday and Friday for events aimed at highlighting schools in one of the poorest...
