Local news Prattville Library settles suit with former director, payment details confidential The board terminated Foster after he responded to a public records request from APR. Jacob Holmes22 hours ago
Local news North Shelby Library Board fires back at “misinformation” by Rep. Susan Dubose, others The library board said the "community" did not take issue with the library's pride month display, and said librarians aren't indoctrinating children. Jacob HolmesSeptember 18, 2023
Local news Prosper awards funding to fuel efforts supporting Black-owned businesses Magic City Match will provide Black-owned businesses in Birmingham with help acquiring or maintaining their brick-and-mortar locations. StaffSeptember 15, 2023
Local news Shipt announces launch of Magic City Mentorship Program with The Birmingham Promise Through this program, Shipt aims to help prepare students for future successful careers, while bringing awareness to high demand job opportunities. StaffSeptember 15, 2023
Local news Montevallo shows off new electric vehicle charging station Montevallo now has a public EV charging station available in the heart of its downtown business district. StaffSeptember 15, 2023
Local news Alabama Big 10 Mayors announce city life photo competition winners In total, there were 197 photos submitted, and the overall winner received more than 1,900 votes. StaffSeptember 14, 2023
Local news Book-censoring battle moves to Fairhope Fairhope City Council President Jay Robinson said the council does not have input into library content. Jacob HolmesSeptember 12, 2023
Local news Prattville councilman Gornto threatens legal action against critical citizen The dispute began during Tuesday night's council vote on a contract for library services and continued in a series of events on Thursday. Jacob HolmesSeptember 11, 2023
Local news Ozark citizen calls on council to censure mayor for behavior in library debate Fontenot told the council that it should censure Blankenship due to the mayor’s contact with a citizen. Jacob HolmesSeptember 8, 2023
Local news Prattville library will require children under 16 to be accompanied by parent/guardian The board said this is in response to parents' request for more parental control of what their children read. Jacob HolmesSeptember 8, 2023
Local news Prattville council votes down library contract Supporters of the library walked in opposition to the contract, and spoke out against moving books at the council meeting. Jacob HolmesSeptember 6, 2023