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GOP crackdowns on noncitizen voting ensnare newly naturalized Americans
Esternita Watkins, 42, became an American citizen nearly two years ago, wearing a green dress and a big smile at her naturalization ceremony in Montgomery, Alabama. She’d been living in the U.S. since 2015, when she arrived from the Philippines on a fiancée visa to marry Christopher Watkins, 54, now her husband, whom she’d met on Facebook. Soon after she earned citizenship, she registered to vote and was looking forward to casting her first ballot in this year’s presidential election. But she got a letter this month saying state Secretary of State Wes Allen had flagged her for having a noncitizen identification number and deactivated her voter registration.
Alabama Lawmakers Set Out Guidelines for New School Funding Formula
Alabama lawmakers set out guidelines for developing a new funding formula for public education in the state at a meeting Thursday. The Legislative Study Commission on Modernizing K-12 School Education Funding had a second meeting to learn more about a weighted student funding model, part of conversations about whether to adopt a new funding model. […]
Alabama kiosks offer job seekers easy access to opportunities
West AlabamaWorks has launched an initiative to connect local residents with job openings in the area, according to a WVUA 23 report. The organization has installed kiosks in various locations throughout the region, providing easy access to job listings. The latest kiosk was unveiled at the Piggly Wiggly on Alabama...
Montgomery mayor formally endorses Figures in 2nd District race
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed formally endorsed Shomari Figures Wednesday in the race to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District. The state capital is the largest city in the district, which also includes a portion of Mobile in a court-ordered overhaul of the district boundaries.
Tigers open regular season at home Friday
Regular season play begins this week for high school football and the Tigers will open their season at home. The T.R. Miller Tigers are playing host to the Straughn Tigers with a 7 p.m. kick off at Brewton Municipal Stadium adjacent to the school. T.R. Miller is opening the season after a milestone win last […] The post Tigers open regular season at home Friday appeared first on The Brewton Standard.
WSN Eagles travel to Excel for season opener
The W.S. Neal Blue Eagles will take to the road this week for their regular season opener against Excel. The Eagles are coming of a dominating win last week over Central-Hayneville taking the win by a 36-to-6 win. Excel, hosting the Eagles, is coming into the came from a loss to Lee-Scott Academy losing 33 […] The post WSN Eagles travel to Excel for season opener appeared first on The Brewton Standard.
Florida’s Largest Home Show hosts storm protection extravaganza this weekend
Hurricane season has officially begun, and alongside it, one of the region’s greatest purveyors of home goods is making sure Tampa is prepared. The 39th annual Florida’s Largest Home Show is back and hosting a Labor Day Weekend extravaganza from August 30 to September 2 at the Florida State Fairgrounds, and this particular rendition of the celebrated showcase is an expo of all things storm protection and storm-preparedness.
Alabama Power gets green light to cut payments to third-party energy producers
Alabama Power is paying less for power generated by third-party energy producers and imposing a cost for those companies to connect to its electricity grid. The rule was approved by the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) in March; took effect in April and applies to companies that can generate at least 100 kilowatts of electricity. […]
Ranking the state's top running back recruits of all-time
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, AL.com will explore the best of high school sports in Alabama. We hope you join the conversation. Continuing our countdown of the state of Alabama’s top high school recruits in the last 30 years, we’ve reached the running backs. If you purchase a...
Butler County Arrests Aug. 12 – 25
Aug. 12 * Demario Cortez Bailey, 41 – Domestic violence third harassment, child support, attempt to elude, two counts failure to appear/comply/pay * Raymond Devon Booker, 43 – Criminal trespassing third Aug. 13 * Jerome Calhoun, Jr. 32 – unlawful distribution of a controlled substance Aug. 15 * Anthony Darnell Mack, Jr. 34 – Possession […] The post Butler County Arrests Aug. 12 – 25 appeared first on The Greenville Advocate.
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