TRUSSVILLE — Sen. Slade Blackwell, R-Mountain Brook, will host “Coffee & Conversation” at the Cracker Barrel in Trussville on Monday at 8:30 a.m. Blackwell will be joined by state senato... Read more
By H. Mac Gipson If there were a type of “do no harm” Hippocratic Oath that Alabama lawmakers would swear to abide by, they wouldn’t have anything to do with proposed legislation that would... Read more
By Slade Blackwell Over the last few weeks, Mac Gipson, the administrator of Alabama’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, has been telling anyone who will listen that removing the state of Al... Read more
By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council could soon meet with state legislators to discuss bills in the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama State Senate that cou... Read more
By Slade Blackwell With the next legislative session about a month away, discussions have focused heavily on the budgetary challenges facing our state. One of our two major state budgets, th... Read more
By Slade Blackwell On March 3, the Alabama Legislature will meet for the first regular session of the new four-year quadrennium. While many Alabamians may be familiar with some of the bigger... Read more
By Gary Lloyd GRAYSON VALLEY — Sen. Slade Blackwell will be the featured speaker at the Thursday, Jan. 8 meeting of the Republican Women of Trussville. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at Gray... Read more
By Slade Blackwell With Thanksgiving behind us, we are heading straight toward Christmas. For me, the holidays are a good time to reflect on the blessings in our lives, the need to help othe... Read more
By Gary Lloyd JEFFERSON COUNTY — It was a strong general election for Republicans. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley won another term, defeating Democrat Parker Griffith 64 percent to 36 per... Read more