Sam Heflin Priceville Mayor

06/05/2026

Election Integrity Update from Secretary of State Wes Allen: “Noncitizen Pleads Guilty to Voting in Alabama Elections in Federal Court”

Montgomery, Ala.– Following a referral from Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to Trump’s Department of Justice, a Mexican noncitizen has pleaded guilty to voting in multiple Alabama elections. Homero Ramos, 45, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraudulent voting in Marion County, Alabama, after voting in both the 2022 and 2024 general elections.

“Earlier this year, my Office referred 25 noncitizens who illegally voted in Alabama elections to federal law enforcement authorities. A noncitizen residing in Marion County, who registered to vote prior to my election as Secretary of State, has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraudulent voting,” Allen said. “My Office will continue our efforts to identify noncitizens illegally registered to vote and voting in our elections and I will refer them to law enforcement and ensure that they are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I am thankful that President Trump shares my zero-tolerance policy for noncitizen voting and for his DOJ’s particular attention to election integrity.”

Secretary Allen thanks the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama—particularly Assistant United States Attorney Brett A. Janich—for their work investigating and prosecuting this case.

Wes Allen is Alabama’s 54th Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is Alabama’s Chief Elections Official. Additionally, Alabama law gives the Secretary of State more than 1,000 different duties. To learn more about the Secretary of State and his responsibilities and duties visit www.sos.alabama.gov.
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06/04/2026

Looking for a way to entertain the littles this summer without melting in the heat?
AMC Decatur is offering a selection of popular animated films for just $3 per ticket plus tax.

Movie line up:
Paddington in Peru – June 22nd & 24th
David – June 29th & July 1st
How to Train Your Dragon – July 6th & 8th
The Lego Movie – July 13th & 15th
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 – July 20th & 22nd
The Bad Guys 2 – July 27th & 29th
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants – Aug 3rd – 5th
Muppet Treasure Island – Aug 10th – 12th

06/04/2026

Come join the fun and celebrate the nation's birthday with us!

06/03/2026

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Wes Allen Returning Elections to Maps Approved by Alabama Legislature

“Tonight the United States Supreme Court ruled in my favor but, more importantly, ruled in favor of the State of Alabama. By returning our elections to the congressional maps approved by the Legislature instead of the maps drawn by unelected bureaucrats, this unprecedented wrong has been made right.” -Secretary of State Wes Allen

06/02/2026

The summer reading program started today with lots of kids and some special celebrity readers. Thank you to our Majorettes that came home from Alabama and Auburn to read to our kids.

05/29/2026

ALDOT will close I-65 northbound at Exit 318 at Lacon in Morgan County for one night next week to repair the deck of the northbound bridge over the CSX railroad.
Weather permitting, ALDOT plans to close the northbound roadway about 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, and detour all northbound traffic to US-31.
The closure will continue into Wednesday, June 3. The time required for the repair and the duration of the closure will depend on the amount of time permitted for work above the railroad. Crews can work only when there is no train traffic.
🚧Northbound detour
▪️ALDOT will temporarily reopen US-31 northbound for the duration of the I-65 closure. About one mile of US-31 just north of I-65 is currently closed for concrete slab replacement.
▪️US-31 southbound between on US-31 and Lacon Road/Old Highway 31 and I-65 will remain closed.
▪️A temporary signal at the junction of US-31 and the northbound off-ramp will regulate traffic.
▪️From US-31, passenger traffic can take Thompson Road in Hartselle to I-65.
▪️Commercial traffic must continue north to SR-67 in Decatur and return to I-65 in Priceville.
🚧Wide loads must detour at Exit 310 in Cullman and take SR-157 northbound to SR-24 eastbound in Moulton and then SR-67 northbound to SR-20 eastbound in Decatur.
▪️Message boards and signs will direct motorists. State troopers will assist with traffic control.
For real-time traffic and road condition information, visit ALGOtraffic.com or download the ALGO Traffic app.
Planned replacement
Design is ongoing for replacement of the I-65 bridges over the CSX railroad, as well as the bridges over Flint Creek immediately south of the railroad. ALDOT currently anticipates letting the project in late FY2027.

05/29/2026

The theme is unearth a story... come have fun with us all the month of June.

05/29/2026

05/27/2026

https://www.northalabama.org/blog/post/99-things-to-do-this-summer-in-north-alabama-2021/

Summer is here, and north Alabama has plenty of fun things to do!