BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Montgomery Circuit Court Judge Monet Gaines has denied a request from 11 Alabama public charter schools to block State Superintendent Eric Mackey from notifying county revenue commissioners how to distribute countywide tax revenue among school systems.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Eleven Alabama public charter schools are asking a Montgomery circuit judge to block the state superintendent of education from finalizing annual countywide property tax distributions to other public schools until the court…
District Attorney Robert Turner Jr. has unveiled “Project Zero,” a community-driven initiative with an ambitious goal: zero homicides across five counties.
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The town of Marion is reeling after the tragic death of 21-year-old Jayden Tubbs, a young man described by many as a beacon of kindness and respect, who was fatally shot Sept. 14 while trying to break up a dispute over the weekend.
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The Perry County Commission approved a $400,000 capital budget for courthouse repairs.
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A man from Marion is dead after a shooting that is the first for the city in 2025.
The upcoming 11th Perry County PREP Center commencement ceremony will celebrate 400 graduates since beginning in 2022.
Breakthrough Charter School in Marion, Perry County, Alabama players and coach talk about their young football team at Black Belt Media Day at Wallace Community College Selma in August.
A former state trooper from Montgomery, Michael Anthony Evans, 52, and his co-defendants have all been sentenced for a conspiracy to traffic cocaine from Mexico to Alabama.
Marion Mayor Dexter Hinton will face Travis Perkins in a runoff Sept. 23.
Uniontown will see runoffs for mayor and City Council Districts 1 and 2.
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Marion Military Institute celebrated construction starting on a $35 million Math & Science building on Aug. 15. Todd and Cindy talk about this major investment in the Black Belt Newscast.
The upcoming $35 million Math & Science building at Marion Military Institute (MMI) was celebrated with a groundbreaking by officials on Aug. 15.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is searching for answers after a man from Perry County was hit and killed by a vehicle in Green County on Friday.
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $8,875 Selma and Blackbelt Regional Abuse Sanctuary serving Dallas, Perry and Wilcox counties.
The City of Marion in Perry County has partnered with another city in Georgia to train locals to be workers with the water system. The city recently got grants to make water system repairs and are now training workers to maintain the water sy…
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is investing almost $3 million for water infrastructure improvements in Pickens and Perry counties, said an announcement from Rep. Terri Sewell on Friday.
The city of Marion has secured more than $7 million in grants to start rebuilding their outdated water and sewer system.
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Absentee ballots and elections supplies are now available to Marion residents as the municipal election approaches.
The U.S. Air Force's Aim High Flight Academy graduated a group of Marion Military Institute (MMI) cadets on July 27.
Respondents on a survey by A Mission for Michael ranked Perry Lakes Park in Marion #2 for go-to spots for natural therapy.
The City of Marion is partnering with the Institute of Water and Health at Georgia Southern University and the Alabama Water Institute at the University of Alabama
The Main Street Marion program has been awarded a $148,000 grant to develop a comprehensive economic growth plan for both the city and Perry County.
The Aim High Flight Academy program moved its classes from Vaiden Field in Marion to Craig Field in Selma this summer where 38 students from all over the country have been learning to fly. It is a US Air Force program sponsored by Marion Mili…
The Perry County Chapter of the Alabama New South Coalition will host a political forum for Marion election candidates at the Perry County Courthouse on July 24 at 6 p.m.
