DETROIT (AP) — Joe Biden's Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand up to President Donald Trump the way their ancestors … more

Secretary of State John H. Merrill encourages those who are concerned about contracting or spreading the coronavirus to vote via absentee ballot for the upcoming elections - and has added additional resources for absentee voting applications to his office's website. more

DORA - Matt Diffy has withdrawn from the Dora City Council race, according to Dora Mayor Randy Stephens on Wednesday. 

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WASHINGTON (AP) — At the last minute, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, are searching for places to impressively yet safely accept their parties' presidential … more

Old political maxims clearly played out true to form in the GOP runoff for our junior U.S. Senate seat on July 14. Tommy Tuberville ran a very wise and disciplined campaign. He steadily stayed on … more

Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer's fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay Tuesday in Missouri's … more

Mayor David O’Mary and city council members Danny Gambrell, Willie Moore, Jennifer Williams Smith and Gary Cowen were each presented Certificates of Election during Tuesday’s Jasper City Council … more

Walker County appears now to be on its way to following the wishes of Secretary of State John Merrill to switch to electronic poll books by the Nov. 3 elections, as Help America Vote Act funds are … more

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt reversal, President Donald Trump now is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail after months of criticizing the practice, and … more

With some help from Secretary of State John Merrill, the Walker County Commission has agreed to start the process that will allow the county to lease upgraded vote tabulation machines in time for the … more