Gov. Robert Bentley’s recent executive order to remove four Confederate flags from a Civil War monument near the state Capitol has resulted in a lawsuit. According to the Norman Transcript, Melvin Hasting, a private attorney based in Cullman, filed the suit against Gov. Bentley on Tuesday, July 14, in Montgomery Circuit Court. Hasting’s suit claims … Read moreAlabama Governor Sued for Taking Down Confederate Flags
University of South Alabama student Jaimie Witcraft had been on her way to see her boyfriend on the weekend of July 4. But as she sat in traffic on I-10 in Mobile, a semi truck barreled into her car. Witcraft, who was a nursing major and a member of the Air Force ROTC, had been … Read moreUniversity of South Alabama Student Honored with Candlelight Vigil After Tragic Car Accident
Throughout the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, Alabama residents have already paid more in state income tax and sales tax than they did last year — and, despite how it may sound, this is actually good news. According to AL.com, the fact that residents have paid more state taxes since the fiscal … Read moreWhy Alabama Residents Are Paying More Income and Sales Tax This Year
