Perry County News

It's your undeniable right as an American citizen: casting a ballot to determine the politicians that make it to public office.

MARION -- Secretary of State Beth Chapman spoke to a crowded chapel here tonight about election laws and alleged voter fraud in Perry County and other areas of Alabama.

The district attorney for Perry County says he will ask the Justice Department and the FBI to investigate an unusually high turnout and potential absentee ballot problems during the June 3 primary elections.

Former state trooper James Bonard Fowler has no trial date a year after being indicted for a fatal shooting in 1965 that became a catalyst for the historic voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

Samford University's fourth annual Old Howard 100 Bike Ride through the countryside of Perry and Hale counties will be Saturday, April 19. via WBMA

“I'm working on these slats right now”

SELMA -- Robert Perry doesn't plan to retire to a rocking chair life. He'd rather make them for other 'old' people. via Montgomery Advertiser

“James Orange was never missing in action”

ATLANTA -- The guard of the civil rights movement came together on Saturday to honor the Rev. via Montgomery Advertiser

“We hope the public will join us for this exciting event, and we encourage everyone in Perry County to support the Red Cross in its vital mission of helping keep our communities healthy and safe.”

The American Red Cross of Central Alabama will open an office in Perry County. The public is invited to attend a special open house from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at the new office, in the H & H Building on County ... via Montgomery Advertiser

The 43rd anniversary of a pivotal shooting in the civil rights movement will likely pass next month without a jury having an opportunity to sort out conflicting stories about what happened in a small west ... via Alabama Live

“We have so little of that habitat left. Let's keep it like a federal wilderness area.”

The Alabama Department of Conservation has made no decision about cutting down mature pine trees in the Marion fish hatchery woods in Perry County, and a Judson College biology professor hopes the agency will ... via Tuscaloosa News

Albert Turner , a County Commissioner in Perry County, Ala., is the source of that quote. via St. Louis CofCC Blog

“Several marches had been dispersed by the sheriff's department, but on this particular day, they decided they were not going to leave until they had their say on the courthouse square”

Malik Browne and his wife, Vassie Wellbeck-Young rehearse a scence from "O, Mary, Don't You Weep," which will be performed at the Eutaw Activity Center today at 3 p.m. Staff photo Tommy Stevenson MARION Many of ... via Tuscaloosa News

“This is definitely a personal thing”

CENTREVILLE -- A major stockholder in the Alabama Farmers Federation has sued it and three Alfa entities, claiming 'malicious prosecution' following his arrest last year at a regional meeting of the ... via Montgomery Advertiser

“Transferring this many inmates without incident required a massive logistical undertaking.”

More than 300 female inmates who had been moved to a Louisiana private prison in 2003 because of overcrowding at the Tutwiler Prison for Women are back in Alabama. via The Mobile Register Online

All female inmates that were being housed out of stat are now back hom in Alabama. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

The Holmes family of Folsom will hold a Fall in Folsom celebration Saturday at their Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation, according to a news release from the Holmes family. via Montgomery Advertiser

Posted by Ron Colquitt, Staff Reporter September 27, 2007 2:19 PM Categories: Breaking News Convicted sex offender Joseph Felder was arrested Wednesday in Perry County, Ala., on a Mobile County warrant charging ... via The Mobile Register Online