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The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after he says White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according to results posted by the town. His …

Alabama Man Once Barred From Office by Rivals Is Elected Mayor  The New York Times Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election  AP News Black Alabama Mayor Once Blocked by White Town Leaders Wins Reelection  Capital B News Patrick Braxton, the first Black mayor of an Alabama town who was once barred from office, secures election …

The Florida State Seminoles will open their 2025 season by hosting the 8th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and unveiling their updated Doak Campbell Stadium after a two-year renovation that began after the 2023 season. The football program and it’s fans are hoping these opening ceremonies will exorcise the demons from the 2024 football season. Florida State and Alabama will meet for …

Alabama is one of 40 states that received letters from the Trump administration on Tuesday demanding the removal of gender ideology, such as a student’s choice of preferred pronouns, from a sex education curriculum that is funded with a federal grant. The Administration for Children and Families, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, told states to …

As Tomahawk Nation’s Curt Weiler wrote on Sunday, the time for talk is over; game week is finally here. With Alabama just days away and the final scouting reports being put into place, it’s time to take stock of the Seminoles heading into Saturday. After the release of FSU’s first depth chart, what position groups do the coaching staff sound …

North Alabama Municipal Election Results – Aug. 26, 2025  WHNT.com Decision 2025: Alabama to hold 140+ municipal elections Tuesday  WSFA Full election results: 2025 municipal races across Central Alabama  WVTM Polls closed across the Tennessee Valley following 2025 municipal elections  WHNT.com Voter turnout concerns loom ahead of Alabama municipal elections  WBMA Source link

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – With the announcement of a nine-game Southeastern Conference football schedule beginning in 2026, Alabama is making adjustments to its preexisting nonconference matchups. Alabama and West Virginia have mutually agreed to cancel their home-and-home series, which was set to begin in Morgantown, W.Va., in 2026, with West Virginia returning the trip to Tuscaloosa in 2027. New to the Crimson Tide’s future football …

Arkansas Depth Chart for Alabama A&M Week  247Sports Alabama A&M at Arkansas advance look  247Sports Sam Pittman talks receiver shakeup after Arkansas football’s Week 1 depth chart released  Whole Hog Sports Still offensive line questions on Razorbacks’ depth chart released Monday  Sports Illustrated Arkansas injury update ahead of Alabama A&M season opener  On3 Source link

Hurricane Katrina was a terrifying experience for more than a million people affected across the Gulf Coast region. Nearly 1,400 people died, most of them in New Orleans — and 20 years later, some communities are still struggling to recover. The National Hurricane Center says the costliest hurricane in U.S. history — more than $201 billion based on the 2024 …

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday reported the first case of measles in the state since 2002, a child younger than 5 in north Alabama. According to the ADPH, the child was not vaccinated and contacted the measles while traveling outside the United States. The child did not attend daycare or school, and entities involved in the management …