Elections Woodfin, Daniels endorse Hendrix for District 55 "I'm honored to have the support of these remarkable public servants," Hendrix said. Jacob HolmesSeptember 13, 2023
Local news Book-censoring battle moves to Fairhope Fairhope City Council President Jay Robinson said the council does not have input into library content. Jacob HolmesSeptember 12, 2023
Courts Plaintiffs ask special master to consider VRA remedial plan as remedy The VRA plan was rejected by the Republican House majority in favor of a plan by Speaker Pro Tem Chris Pringle, R-Mobile. Jacob HolmesSeptember 12, 2023
Local news Prattville councilman Gornto threatens legal action against critical citizen The dispute began during Tuesday night's council vote on a contract for library services and continued in a series of events on Thursday. Jacob HolmesSeptember 11, 2023
Local news Ozark citizen calls on council to censure mayor for behavior in library debate Fontenot told the council that it should censure Blankenship due to the mayor’s contact with a citizen. Jacob HolmesSeptember 8, 2023
Local news Prattville library will require children under 16 to be accompanied by parent/guardian The board said this is in response to parents' request for more parental control of what their children read. Jacob HolmesSeptember 8, 2023
State Inside Clean Up Alabama’s plan to jail librarians for giving LGBTQ+ books to kids If Clean Up Alabama were to meet its goals, librarians would face up to a year in jail for having LGBTQ books on the... Jacob HolmesSeptember 7, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Book challengers risk moving dystopian story into the nonfiction section What is a dystopian story if not a grim window into one of our worst possible futures? Jacob HolmesSeptember 7, 2023
Local news Prattville council votes down library contract Supporters of the library walked in opposition to the contract, and spoke out against moving books at the council meeting. Jacob HolmesSeptember 6, 2023
Courts Federal court rejects latest Alabama congressional map The judges criticized the state for failing to follow the Supreme Court order to create a second opportunity district for Black voters. Jacob HolmesSeptember 5, 2023