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Schools and colleges across the state of Alabama will benefit from a state bond issue approved on Thursday.
Local schools, Bevill State to benefit from $1.25 billion bond issue

Both the Walker County and Jasper City school systems, as well as Bevill State Community College, are set to benefit from a $1.25 billion bond issue.

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Jermichael Harris
Two injured in Cordova shooting
CORDOVA—Cordova police are searching for a man believed to be connected to a shooting that happened Sunday morning on Gardners Gin Road. Cordova Police Chief Billy Dill said witnesses at the … more
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Hundreds of applications for absentee ballots, like the different ballot versions stored here at the Walker County Circuit Clerk's Office, have been received already, more than a month before the Nov. 3 General Election.
Absentee voting hits record level in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabamians are voting by absentee ballot in record numbers this year after pandemic rules made it easier to do so, even lining up on Saturdays to cast votes. And as … more
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Shoe fund sign-ups start Monday
The Daily Mountain Eagle will begin signing up local families for its annual Christmas Shoe Fund giveaway Monday afternoon.Parents or legal guardians of children living in Walker County can call the … more
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Oakman will be hosting a Halloween event this year that will allow for social distancing.
Oakman Halloween event scheduled
OAKMAN — Children in Oakman will have the opportunity to trick or treat on Halloween. The Oakman Parks and Recreation Department and the Oakman Senior Center will host a drive-by trick or … more
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Natural Bridge Park, an area tourism landmark with the longest rock natural bridge east of the Rocky Mountains, is up for sale by the family who has owned it for 40 years.
Natural Bridge Park up for sale, discussed as state park
Natural Bridge Park, an area tourism landmark with the longest rock natural bridge east of the Rocky Mountains, is up for sale by the family who has owned it for 40 years - and one legislator is … more
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Mary M. Helmer, the president and state coordinator with Main Street Alabama, presents the Leadership Award to the Walker Area Community Foundation on Tuesday. Accepting was the foundation's executive director, Paul Kennedy.
Main Street awards given out by state leader
Jasper Main Street handed out several awards - including a rare statewide Leadership Award to the Walker Area Community Foundation - to local entities Tuesday at the Jasper City Council meeting, as … more
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Brad Ingle
Ingle to serve second term on AASB Board of Directors

Walker County Board of Education President Brad Ingle will serve a second term as District 7 director for the Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB).

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**FILE** This file photo from Sunday, July 26, 2020, shows mourners gathered at the Alabama Capitol following the death of Rep. John Lewis. Alabama voters will decide whether to remove racist, segregation-era language from the state's 1901 Constitution in the upcoming election. If approved, the measure would go back to legislators and another statewide vote. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett)
Voters could remove racist phrases from Alabama Constitution
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters once again have the chance to remove the racist language of Jim Crow from the state's constitution, which was approved in 1901 to enshrine white supremacy … more
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The statue atop the Confederate monument outside the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville is lifted away from the monument early Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 in Huntsville, Ala. (Paul Gattis/al.com via AP)
Confederate monument removed from Madison County courthouse
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A 115-year-old Confederate monument that was the subject of protests in Alabama this year was removed from outside a county courthouse early Friday. News outlets … more
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