Alabama’s Attorney General Luther Strange says the state's litigation against casinos will go forward despite the governor's order that local law enforcement should take over gambling enforcement.
Strange said yesterday he had been assured by the governor's legal adviser that the executive order issued by the governor had no impact on the state's pending litigation.
Gov. Robert Bentley signed an executive order recently saying local district attorneys and sheriffs should be in charge of gambling enforcement.
The attorney general's office said appeals to the Alabama Supreme Court involving the seizure of 1,600 gambling machines from VictoryLand casino will move forward.
Strange's office has asked the Supreme Court justices to stay a judge's order to return the gambling machines to VictoryLand by mid-November.
Strange said he expects the ongoing case to help clarify the law.
Music lovers in New York City's Carnegie Hall will soon be hearing music inspired by Alabama's civil rights movement. The concert hall is hosting a performance this Saturday of a Montgomery-based musical work composed by Mohammed Fairouz.
“Deep Rivers” is a set of songs commissioned by ClefWorks and the JK Lowder Family Foundation that commemorates the anniversaries of the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March and the end of the Civil War.
Leah Stephens is a spokeswoman for ClefWorks. She says this isn’t the first time a piece related to her group has been performed in Carnegie Hall.
“We're thrilled. It is actually the second piece ClefWorks has had a connection to that has been played at Carnegie Hall. We are all about encouraging music, particularly chamber music, and the creation of new music.”
ClefWorks will be hosting concerts in the Montgomery area in the upcoming holiday months.
AP’s #7 Alabama welcomes #4 L-S-U to Tuscaloosa for an SEC West showdown Saturday night.
The Tigers are undefeated at 7-0 while the Crimson Tide is 7-1.
Coach Nick Saban says in order for his team to defeat LSU, they need to focus on containing sophomore running back and Heisman front-runner, Leonard Fournette…
“I think Leonard Fournette is probably in my opinion, I haven’t seen all the players but he’s as dominant as any player in the country in terms of the way he plays and what he’s capable of doing as a running back, both running the football and as a receiver.”
Fournette has more than 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground this season and averages 7.7 yards per carry. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. on CBS.
Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson will be holding his annual bicycle race next April, and more than 2,000 participants are expected to join him.
Jackson announced in a news release yesterday that his fifth annual "Bo Bikes Bama" charity ride will take place April 30, 2016.
The two-sport athlete from Auburn began the ride began after the April 2011 tornadoes to help rebuild homes and construct community storm shelters. It has continued in the years since.
The ride will begin and end in Auburn. Proceeds go to the Governor's Emergency Relief Fund. Jackson will also host a silent auction event the night before the ride.