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Local News

Town Hall to discuss amendment proposing additional 15% sales tax on lawfully sold medical cannabis

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify revenues from the tax will fund additional personnel in the DA’s office. ... Read more

Columns

(Column) Nearly 100 years later, AACC still a driving force

The Alabama Association of County Commissions has been a powerful organization in Alabama politics for almost a century. ... Read more

Columns

(Column) Local news strengthens our democracy

For more than 30 years, I worked among fellow journalists who were passionate watchdogs reporting on the actions ... Read more

Columns

Armstrong Williams: Media needs must police misinformation

The role of the media, once hailed as the “Fourth Estate” of democracy, is increasingly suspected of partisanship. ... Read more

Local News

‘New’ open records law sets timelines for agencies to produce public records

Amendments to Alabama’s Open Records Act which went into effect Tuesday, Oct. 1, mean state agencies will have ... Read more

Columns

Armstrong Williams: Who holds the future of America, Harris or Trump?

Is Vice President Kamala Harris the future of the Democratic Party? Her ascendancy has been meteoric, fueled by ... Read more

Uncategorized

Education Referendum: What you need to know about Act 2024-111

The Pell City Board of Education and city of Pell City have collaborated on information to educate the ... Read more

Local News

State releases Nov. 5 General Election sample ballots

Special to The News-Aegis Secretary of State Wes Allen announced that the sample ballots for the November 5, ... Read more

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(Column) How falsehoods about Haitian immigrants consumed America

We’ve seen this xenophobic rodeo before. The blood libel accused Jews of using the blood of Christians in ... Read more

Editorials

Our view: Threat assessment begins, but doesn’t end, solely with us

“See something, say something” is a national campaign headlined by Homeland Security to raise public awareness of the ... Read more