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Dr. Dennis Willingham, right, superintendent of the Walker County School System, speaks with Parrish Elementary/Middle School Principal Thomas Kyzer after the Sept. 14 Walker County Republican Party meeting. Both men said that night they would run for superintendent in 2022.
Willingham, Kyzer will run for superintendent in 2022

With state qualifying deadlines four months away, number of Republicans announced their intention to run for office in 2022 on Tuesday, already setting up a race for county school superintendent. 

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Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, left, who is running for re-election, and former state Sen. Charles Bishop speak after the Sept. 14 Walker County Republican Party meeting.
Contested GOP races set up for House Districts 13, 14

With state qualifying deadlines four months away, contested primary races for House Districts 13 and 14 are already being laid out for 2022 as candidates have declared they would be candidates in those races.  

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State Rep. Connie Rowe, R-Jasper, talks with Coroner Joey Vick after Tuesday's Walker County Republican Party meeting, where she announced she will not run for re-election.
Rowe will not seek re-election to House
Rep. Connie Cooner Rowe (R-Jasper) will not seek re-election for the House District 13 seat she has occupied for two terms. more
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Jed Daniel
Daniel gives up council seat
Jed Daniel has resigned from his seat on the Jasper City Council after moving his family outside the city limits.  more
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Former gubernatorial candidate Tim James told reporters that he is considering another run for governor of Alabama. James made the announcement on Sept. 15, 2022 during a press conference on another subject on the steps of the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey is running for a second full term. James would face her in the 2022 Republican primary if he ran. (Kim Chandler/Associated Press)...
Former candidate Tim James eyes possible challenge to Ivey
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James said Wednesday that he is considering challenging fellow Republican Gov. Kay Ivey in next year's governor's … more
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Participants are seen Wednesday at the Get Well Walker County First Annual Fall Health Fair, which was organized by the Walker County Community Action Agency, along with Hospital Discount Pharmacy, Son's Discount Pharmacy and Carbon Hill Drugs. Along with a health fair, pharmacies give COVID-19 and flu vaccinations that afternoon at the Jasper Civic Center, while a number of agencies also interacted with the public. Exercise classes and drawings were also held.
PHOTO GALLERY: Health fair, vaccination effort held at Jasper Civic Center

Participants are seen Wednesday at the Get Well Walker County First Annual Fall Health Fair, which was organized by the Walker County Community Action Agency, along with Hospital Discount Pharmacy, Son's Discount Pharmacy and Carbon Hill Drugs. Along with a health fair, pharmacies give COVID-19 and flu vaccinations that afternoon at the Jasper Civic Center, while a number of agencies also interacted with the public. Exercise classes and drawings were also held. 

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Carbon Hill's HillFest has been delayed a week due to rains expected this weekend.
HillFest delayed a week due to weather

CARBON HILL - Mayor April Kennedy Herron said Wednesday in a text that HillFest, originally planned for Sept. 17-18 in downtown Carbon Hill, will be delayed a week due to expected rains this weekend. 

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Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, left, speaks Tuesday with Vicki Drummond, center, secretary of the Republican National Committee, and Mitsy Reed, wife of Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed, R-Jasper. Ainsworth spoke that night to the Walker County Republican Party.
Ainsworth critical of Biden, Facebook in Jasper speech

Lt. Gov Will Ainsworth said Tuesday night he believed President Joe Biden used his vaccination mandate to distract attention before making his pullout in Afghanistan, and was critical of Facebook's recent actions against himself and Gov. Kay Ivey. 

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Walker County Law Enforcement Foundation board members Joey Sanders and Nick Key stand near the primary helicopter used by the Walker County Sheriff's Office. The new foundation exists to support the financial needs of WCSO's aviation division.
Law Enforcement Foundation launched in support of WCSO aviation division
The Walker County Law Enforcement Foundation is now up and running.The foundation was cleared to operate earlier this summer while an application for nonprofit status is pending. It was formed in … more
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The Walker County Board of Education will have to select a new superintendent to finish out the term for which Dr. Joel Hagood was elected.
County schools have significant improvement in COVID fight

The number of people quarantined in Walker County Schools has drastically decreased since last week, as well as the number of those positive for COVID-19.

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