A standing-room-only crowd filled the Lowndes County Commission chamber on April 28 as residents delivered hours of testimony opposing a proposed billion‑dollar data center. The 800-acre site is in the Burkville area near the intersection of Highways 80 and 21 and being brokered by Cloverlea…
A standing-room-only crowd filled the Lowndes County Commission chamber on April 28 as residents delivered hours of testimony opposing a proposed billion‑dollar data center.
Todd Prater
Reporter
Data center projects being proposed for several Black Belt counties will be discussed at two public meetings this week.
Todd Prater
Reporter
Former Ft. Deposit Mayor Jacqulyn Boone, 51, and city council candidate Steven Thigpen, 49, have been arrested and charged with unlawful use of absentee ballots, said a statement from Attorney General Steve Marshall.
The RCA Foundation received $75,000 from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for its substance abuse treatment services.
Two bills moving through the Alabama Legislature would give neighboring school districts the option to merge if they have small and shrinking enrollment, including at least five systems in the Black Belt.
The Lowndes County Schools district will close three of its seven campuses, citing the costs to operate them amid declining enrollment.
