Atmore
Judge tosses bill
A Montgomery judge on Tuesday blocked a controversial school bill that would give parents a tax credit to send their children to private school as ...
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Atmore
Flex bill passes with last minute changes
While state Republican lawmakers lauded an education bill as ground-breaking, state school officials were crying foul Friday and Democrats were considering a lawsuit to stop ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Friday, March 1, 2013 8:57 pm
Atmore
Swift leaves legacy
Byard Swift never wanted any credit for what he did, but over the years he built a lasting legacy for his community, his industry and ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:48 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
Public opinion calling for repayment
Young Boozer had good advice when lawmakers told him they wanted some money from the state’s oil and gas trust fund.
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2:32 pm
Atmore
Bentley addresses state
Gov. Robert Bentley is proposing a 2.5 percent teacher pay raise, he announced Tuesday night in his State of the State address, which opened the ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Tuesday, February 5, 2013 10:16 pm
Atmore
Habitat to build local home
Plans are under way for a local family to have a new home soon.
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Monday, January 14, 2013 11:31 am
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT
Teachers’ heroism not surprising
Every morning, my husband leaves our son at pre-school with a question: “What are you going to do today?”
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:28 pm
Atmore
Local schools prepared to protect
A law enforcement tactical team regularly patrols local schools after hours, practicing what they would do in the event of a mass shooting like the ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Friday, December 14, 2012 8:37 pm
Atmore
Officials question registrar
For members of a county board of registrars in Alabama, politics has to stop at the office door.
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Monday, December 10, 2012 10:56 am
PICTURE FLIPPER
New school board members sworn in
On the same day that the Escambia County School Board gained two new members, they found out they will be losing their paperwork.