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Hiring event held at Demopolis Civic Center
The Demopolis Career Center partnered with West Alabama Works for a Marengo County Hiring Event June 13 at the Demopolis Civic Center. Employers included Skilled Trades of West Alabama, Premiere Service Company Inc, Whitfield Regional Hospital, the Alabama Department of Corrections, WestRock Eutaw, West Alabama Mental Health Center, GD Copper USA and the Alabama Public […] The post Hiring event held at Demopolis Civic Center appeared first on The Demopolis Times.
Patrick Braxton is set to become the first Black mayor of this Alabama town after legal battles delayed him for four years
Patrick Braxton is finally set to become the mayor of Newbern, Alabama after nearly four years of legal battles. Although Braxton became mayor-elect in 2020, he was blocked from entering office by his white predecessors. He and the town officials who refused to acknowledge him as mayor have reached a settlement that would allow him to officially serve his first term. Braxton will become the first Black mayor in Newbern’s 166-year history once the court approves the settlement.
ACTION 8 LIFESAVER RADAR: Local leaders grateful to have this new tool
Local government and emergency officials are already expressing thanks as they find out about Action 8’s new Lifesaver Radar. “This is the fulfillment of a dream,” Demopolis Mayor Woody Collins said. The new Climavision radar system has been installed near the Alabama/Mississippi state line to provide an earlier,...
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