Early Years
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry was born on June 5, 1825, in Lincoln County, Georgia. He was the son of William Curry, a merchant and member of the state legislature, and his first wife, Susan Winn Curry. As a young man he changed his middle name from Lafayette to Lamar. His mother died in 1827, and two years later his father married a widow with one son. Curry was educated in the local schools and for one year at Willington Academy, a school in Abbeville County, South Carolina, established by the noted educator Moses Waddel. In 1838 Curry’s family moved to Talladega County, Alabama.
Alabama held onto its congressional seats when Census numbers came out Monday, staving off a potential Survivor -like contest among the state’s U.S. House delegation.
But when redistricting begins later this year, there could be a push to draw a second majority-minority district for the congressional delegation.
It is a long shot for Democrats who could watch redistricting from the sidelines, and unlikely to appeal to Republicans with a shot at recapturing the U.S. House of Representatives next year. But it is something the state party says it will push for, possibly to federal court.
“It’s not representative and it’s a direct result of political gerrymandering,” said Wade Perry, the executive director of the Alabama Democratic Party. “I don’t know if a second majority-minority district is possible. (But) I think more than one congressional district should be competitive.”
Medical marijuana debate continues for Alabama lawmakers
According to lawmakers, the bill is ready for its third reading on the house floor
Lawmakers discuss latest on medical marijuana in Alabama By Tiffany Thompson | April 27, 2021 at 7:33 AM CDT - Updated April 27 at 7:33 AM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama lawmakers are debating whether medical marijuana should be allowed in the state, and as we near the end of the legislative session we may have an answer soon. My hips hurt all the time, my shoulder hurts all the time, but I have one lady in my Sunday school and she’s in chronic pain. She needs help.”