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Blackwell announces run for senate

Blackwell announces run for senate

Blackwell announces run for senate
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel
At the monthly Republican breakfast Saturday in Fort Payne, John Blackwell announced he will be running for the 8th district senate seat, currently held by Sen. Shadrack McGill, R-Macedonia. Blackwell is a partner with Inkana Healthcare Development in ..... Read More

Meet your elected officials Tuesday

Meet your elected officials Tuesday

Meet your elected officials Tuesday
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel
Meet your elected officials Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the Tom Bevill Lyceum on the campus of Northeast Alabama Community College. The event, sponsored by The Greater Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce, Rainsville ...

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Jackson, DeKalb lawmakers to meet public

Jackson, DeKalb lawmakers to meet public

Residents of Jackson and DeKalb Counties are invited to a special event on Tuesday, November 13th at the Northeast Alabama Community College campus.

Municipal and county-wide leaders will be on hand to meet constituents and talk about their plans for upcoming terms. The event is sponsored by the Ft. Payne and Greater Jackson County Chambers of Commerce as well as the legislative delegations for DeKalb and Jackson Counties.

Newly elected officials, as well as some who weren't up for reelection in 2012 will be on hand for the event. It will include county commissioners, mayors, city council members, probate judges, school board members as well as state representatives and senators.

The event is at the Tim Bevill Lyceum on Highway 35, between Scootsboro and Ft. Payne.

Turnout in Fort Payne likely low for amendment vote

Turnout in Fort Payne likely low for amendment vote

Turnout in Fort Payne likely low for amendment vote
Times-Journal
Turnout in Fort Payne likely low for amendment vote Huck Treadwell Times-Journal | 0 comments. Poll workers said the number of individuals trickling in Tuesday for the vote on a state budget amendment was fairly light. The constitutional amendment ...

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A long wait for Oct. 9 runoffs

A long wait for Oct. 9 runoffs

A long wait for Oct. 9 runoffs
Times-Journal
Tuesday's elections settled the next city government in Fort Payne, but other areas still must get through runoffs before the mayor and council are set. Out of a desire to help get absentee ballots to military personnel overseas, cities were forced to ..... Read More

Spending ramped up before election

Spending ramped up before election

Spending ramped up before election
Times-Journal
The Breakdown. Fort Payne. Mayor. Larry Chesser: Beginning balance of $766.41, cash contributions of $2,505 (Cooper Hosiery Mill, Fort Payne, $500; Mack Cooper, Fort Payne, $1,000; miscellaneous contributions of $525 and $480), a $504 in-kind ..... Read More

Exercise your rights Tuesday

Exercise your rights Tuesday

Exercise your rights Tuesday
Times-Journal
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday in most DeKalb County towns — including Fort Payne and Rainsville — for municipal elections. The Times-Journal's editorial board made its recommendations last week: • For Fort Payne mayor, Bill ..... Read More