Washington County News

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A limited number of H1N1 Swine Flu vaccines will be available Wednesday in EVERY county in Alabama, but only to people in high risk groups.

CHATOM, Ala. -- Kimberly Nichole Rainwaters fought a ferocious battle in Washington County Circuit Court to have her longtime relationship recognized as a marriage.

State Sen. Marc Keahey, D-Grove Hill, says he won't endorse a candidate in the special election to fill his former House seat.

Those who support alcohol sales in Washington County say this isn't a moral issue but those who oppose it have a difficult time agreeing with that.

Lisa Mills, left, and Beverly Jo Scott, right, will make a rare appearance together Wednesday evening at Veet's on Royal Street.

Former teacher Charlene Schmitz remains on the payroll despite serving a 10-year sentence for enticing a student for sex.

A candidate for the state House of Representatives who lost a primary election last month by margin of 80 percent to 20 percent has asked officials to investigate what he contends was a conspiracy to steal the election.

The 2004 changes in the Alabama teacher tenure law were to make it easier to fire bad teachers.

Republicans plan to give priority to a bill that would stop Alabama teachers from continuing to receive pay and benefits while in prison on felony convictions that they are appealing.

With imminent construction abutting their properties in rural Washington County and north Mobile County, a handful of people pleaded with state environmental officials Tuesday to stop a 300-acre landfill from being built.

A regional landfill near the north Mobile County line that has been in the works for more than two years is nearing final approval from the state.

The well publicized horror stories involving Alabama's flawed tenure law underscore the need for reform, but the greater damage may come from the cases that are largely unknown, the cases of incompetence that are not pursued because the law makes it so difficult and expensive for school systems to do so.

ThyssenKrupp's $4.65 billion steel mill is seen taking shape in this file photo.

Boosted by Alabama Education Association money, Elaine Beech has decisively outraised and outspent Ozelle Hubert, her Democratic primary opponent in the upcoming special state House District 65 election, according to campaign finance reports.

Democratic candidates for a southwest Alabama State House seat said they will try to create more jobs, build roads and foster bipartisanship if they win the upcoming special election.

The outcry for teacher tenure reform has gotten increasingly louder in Alabama since it was discovered that a former Washington County teacher now serving a 10-year federal prison sentence for trying to entice a 14-year-old student into having sex is still collecting her paycheck.

Shelby Lynne plays the Mobile Saenger Theatre on Sept. 10. It will be her first Mobile concert since 1991.

John McDonald, the 42-year-old man shot Tuesday during a methamphetamine lab bust in north Mobile County, was out on $50,000 bail on similar charges when the shooting happened, online court records show.

John McDonald, the 42-year-old man shot Tuesday during a methamphetamine lab bust in north Mobile County, was out on $50,000 bail on similar charges when the shooting happened, online court records show.

John McDonald, the 42-year-old man shot Tuesday during a methamphetamine lab bust in north Mobile County, was out on $50,000 bail on similar charges when the shooting happened, online court records show.