Courts Fired Prattville library director officially files suit against board Former Director Andrew Foster alleges the board committed at least four violations of the Open Meetings Act when they fired him. Jacob HolmesApril 4, 2024
Legislature House passes bill to change Alabama’s ethics law The House passed HB227 by Rep. Matt Simpson on a vote of 79-9, largely along party lines. Jacob HolmesApril 3, 2024
Local news Prattville Library Board hires new attorney for pending litigation The board authorized a contract with attorney Bryan Taylor, who just lost a primary race to be the next chief justice of the Alabama... Jacob HolmesApril 3, 2024
National ALGOP chair joins chorus criticizing alignment of Easter, transgender visibility day The White House has rebuffed the characterization that Biden prioritized the Transgender Day of Visibility over Easter. Jacob HolmesApril 2, 2024
Local news Prattville library board calls special meeting to discuss pending litigation The meeting comes just over a week after former director Andrew Foster demanded that the board reinstate him as director. Jacob HolmesApril 1, 2024
Elections Wahl urges closed primaries amid claims Dems swayed Dale County election Legislation would need to be passed to make that a reality. Jacob HolmesApril 1, 2024
Local news Another top Prattville librarian fired in wake of chaos Assistant Director Kaitlin Wilson was fired days after being disciplined for speaking to APR. Jacob HolmesMarch 29, 2024
Local news Huntsville-Madison Library updates policies to “uphold intellectual freedom” As challenges have popped up at libraries across the state, the Huntsville system has become the focus of controversy multiple times. Jacob HolmesMarch 28, 2024
Local news Prattville Library attorney won’t retract statements that fired director calls defamatory Clark responded on Tuesday, stating that the charge of defamation against her falls short on multiple fronts. Jacob HolmesMarch 27, 2024
State Prattville Library Board chair says he never intended to move LGBTQ books New recordings provide support for Boles’s statements that he wanted to distinguish “sexual content” from “LGBTQ content." Jacob HolmesMarch 26, 2024