Saks News

During a recent meeting with constituents in Lee County, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, was asked the prospects for impeaching President Barack Obama.

The Alabama Senate voted 20-1 today to pass a bill that would allow the Weaver City Council to approve Sunday alcohol sales within city limits.

A heated exchange between an Auburn businessman and an Alabama congressman on the impact sequestration is having on his business was captured on video and later featured on the website Huffington Post Wednesday.

A BIT of unfinished business on Minnie Lou Vice, whose funeral was Sunday afternoon at Oak Grove Baptist Church in the northern end of the county.

One of several local bills approved Thursday MONTGOMERY - The Alabama House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal a 1971 law that determines how Calhoun County distributes its gas tax - a bill that could make the county $300,000-per-year richer, and the county's cities that much poorer.

An Alabama representative is among a bipartisan group of Congress members calling on the Department of Defense to rethink its plans to furlough civilian workers.

As the school year winds to a close, let's remember to thank the wonderful teachers, principales, school staff and board members who give so much to further the education of our children.