Sumter County

A Maryland-based renewable energy company is bringing hundreds of new jobs to West Alabama. Enviva is the largest producer of sustainably sourced wood pellets in the world. The facility will be located in the Epes Industrial Park next to the Tombigbee River.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the capital murder conviction and death sentence of a New Orleans man condemned to die for a contract…

EPES, Ala. (AP) — A planned factory will add badly needed jobs in an underdeveloped part of west Alabama.Gov. Kay Ivey's office announced Friday that the…

A former Alabama sheriff has pleaded guilty to giving an inmate a gun and the keys needed to escape jail.Al.com reports former Sumter County Sheriff…

The University of West Alabama takes a big step forward toward opening its own charter school today, amid some concerns that the school may siphon state…

Two more charter schools could be opening in the state next year, after the governing commission approved their applications.Al.com reports the Alabama…

The Alabama Supreme Court is holding an impeachment trial to determine whether a sheriff should be removed from office on grand jury charges of corruption…

As Mike Hubbard’s sentencing date approaches, prosecutors are recommending the former Alabama House Speaker should spend five years in a state prison for…