Posts by Erica Thomas

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) won the GOP primary Tuesday against challenger Mike Vandenheuvel.

The race for Alabama House District 95 is headed to a runoff between incumbent State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones (R-Foley), and Gulf Shores businessman Joe Freeman.

Baldwin County Sheriff Anthony Lowery won his first election Tuesday after a battle against Baldwin County Commissioner Matt McKenzie.

A former state senator and a local businessman are running for Alabama Senate District 34 after State Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) announced his campaign for Agriculture Commissioner.

State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) lost Tuesday’s primary to Danielle Duggar, a Baldwin County mother who has fought for medical freedom since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith lost Tuesday’s primary race with 22% (3,144) of the votes.

It appears Lee County voters are going in a new direction after unofficial election results showed Sheriff Jay Jones lost in the Republican primary.

 Cullman County native and longtime deputy Chad Whaley won 67% of the votes and will become the county’s next sheriff.

Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry won the Republican nomination for Public Service Commission Place 1.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch won the GOP primary race against former Mobile Police chief Paul Prine on Tuesday. He will not be challenged in the November general election.

Alabama voters passed a statewide amendment allowing judges to deny bail for shooting or discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling or other occupied space, or for any solicitation, attempt or conspiracy to commit murder.

The 63 voting precincts in Baldwin County saw a low turnout Tuesday morning for the primary election.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit overturned the dismissal of a case filed by Mobile Baykeeper against Alabama Power Company over coal ash.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a woman was struck by an Amtrak train Monday evening.

State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) said he wants to know more about a bomb found underwater at the J.R. Converse Reservoir dam.

Clarke County Commissioner for District 3 Barry Chancey is being challenged in the Republican primary by Coffeeville resident Joe Parden.

Escambia County Republican voters will elect a new commissioner in the primary on Tuesday.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has officially closed both Interstate 59 ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road in Trussville.

State Sen. Merika Coleman (D-Pleasant Grove) appeared on Substack Live with former Obama-appointed U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance.

Ella Langley has come a long way from her humble roots in Alabama and the country music superstar proved it Sunday at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

Tax renewals for the Russell County School District and Phenix City Schools will be on ballots for Russell County residents Tuesday.

Donna Lowery spends most of her days at The Mortgage Firm in Trussville, helping clients secure loans for their dream homes. Even after she leaves work, she stays connected and keeps pounding the pavement. However, she quickly learned just three weeks ago that one step can change everything.

A Baldwin County man is alive and well thanks to the quick actions of Danielle Duggar, who is running for Alabama House of Representatives District 96.

A Baldwin County jury found a Foley man guilty of secretly recording a child changing clothes in a bathroom.

State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) addressed mailers his team sent a cease-and-desist over during the Eastern Shore Republican Women’s luncheon Thursday.

A proposal to shoot stray dogs with a .22 caliber rifle is causing an uproar in Sylacauga. However, that proposal is now off the table.

After earning his GED and working as a lineman in Moulton, one U.S. Navy sailor is now aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.