The deaths of a 32-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter who were found dead in a Sumter County river have been ruled a murder-suicide after months of investigation. Â
Demopolis City Council on Dec. 18 approved a contract for $28, 845 with Eaves Construction to tear down the house at Fire Station No. 1 on US 80. The plan has been in the works but the council had to put the demolition on hold to get more bid…
A military veteran in Marion, Perry County, Alabama, has been struggling to get her house repaired to assist with her disability and reached out to the Black Belt News Network for help. BBNN paired her with Aaron Roper, a Selma veteran who st…
The Marengo County and Demopolis school systems are engaged in a legal battle with a Texas contractor over almost $10 million of electrical work performed at both systems. Marengo County Board of Education claims the contractor, Schneider Ele…
Monks associated with the Ancient Sacred Buddhist Scripture Stupas have been on a Walk For Peace traveling from Houston in late October to Washington, D.C., set to arrive in February. This week they walked through the Black Belt. They made a stop in Demopolis for rest and walked the Edmund P…
A man from Montgomery faces a minimum of ten years and up to life in a federal prison after being convicted of multiple drug trafficking-related crimes.Â
Marion Military Institute (MMI) has received a Torch Award from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) during a meeting that recognized student success, affordability and outcomes.Â
Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) has co-introduced a bipartisan legislation with Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03) that will supposedly expand access to cardiac rehabilitation care.Â
The Goodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast serving at-risk youths in Clarke County and elsewhere is among others to benefit from a round of grants by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).Â
A cleanup effort has begun at the site of the derelict Country Inn & Suites by Radisson building on Carmichael Road in Montgomery, said an announcement from officials on Thursday.Â
The Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Board Thursday approved an emergency, temporary rule regulating the sale of consumable hemp products, over the opposition of a state representative who sponsored the law leading to the regulation.
Top headlines: Monks walk for peace through Black Belt, Marengo County schools in a lawsuit, Marion veteran has housing issues, Demopolis baseball coach makes HOF, new Voices & Visionaries segment and more.
Wares Ferry Road Bridge in Montgomery has closed until further notice due to structural damage that will need to be addressed with repairs, said an announcement from city officials.Â
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – State Rep. Phillip Ensler, D-Montgomery, is preparing to announce a run for lieutenant governor, according to sources with knowledge of his plans.
Tyler Windham grew up in the car business. His father James Windham started Windham Motor Company in Demopolis, Alabama, in 1979. On this edition of Voices & Visionaries of the Black Belt, Tyler talks about his dad, and how his dad taught…
The Marengo County and Demopolis school systems are engaged in a legal battle with a Texas contractor over almost $10 million of electrical work performed at both systems. Â
The Selma Police Department and the Dallas County Sheriff's Office have charged a man with several crimes related to sex with a minor that allegedly took place in Selma.Â
