The sleight of hand in Alabama’s gambling politics
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
If the devil went down to Georgia in the 1950s, he probably wouldn’t have made it past Phenix City, Alabama. The city on the western bank of the Chattahoochee River offered a level of vice that would make Las Vegas blush. Gambling, illegal booze, drugs, and prostitution were commonplace. Babies were even for sale. The bedlam culminated in 1954 when organized crime assassinated Albert Patterson, the Democratic nominee to become Alabama’s attorney general. Today’s gambling debates seem tame by comparison, so it’s easy to miss the political sleights of hand.
Alabama Bicentennial projects conclude in Phenix City
News | January 6, 2021
Former Vice Chancellor Dr. David White seated next to Albert Patterson at the dedication ceremony on June 26.
In January 2017, former Phenix City Vice Chancellor Dr. David White formed a committee of civic, community, and TROY volunteers to plan local events and projects in Phenix City and Russell County in celebration of the Alabama Bicentennial, a three-year celebration of the people, places, and events that form Alabama’s history.
The Alabama Bicentennial Committee in Phenix City and Russell County recently produced a series of successful projects as a result of over three years of planning and dedication. One project involved the commission of a full-sized statue of Albert Patterson, a prominent politician and attorney in Phenix City, Alabama, with funding from the Russell County Commission, Russell County Tourism, Alabama Department of Tourism, CTV Beam, WestRock, the Roy Green
Firefighters hold special graduation parade for daughter of fallen Dallas firefighter
By Blake Hanson
Firefighters hold special graduation parade for daughter of fallen Dallas firefighter
The drive-thru graduation parade has become a hallmark of 2020, but the firepower at Breyana Moore-Davis’ stood out thanks to the brother and sisterhood of firefighters.
MANSFIELD, Texas - Anytime a firefighter is lost in the line of duty, there is an overwhelming show of support from the brother and sisterhood across the country.
What some people might overlook is that the support continues many years after that hero is gone.
There was evidence of that in Mansfield on Saturday.