how Newbern's elections will be handled in the future and gearing up for his first city council meeting. Newbern, Alabama, Mayor Patrick Braxton was sworn in following a legal battle with the ...

The town of Newbern, Alabama and a Black man who was prevented from becoming the town’s mayor after winning his 2020 election, have reached a proposed settlement, according to federal court ...

Newbern, a tiny Alabama town with a population ... to keep hold of their positions despite the election’s outcome. Despite the town’s Mayor Haywood “Woody” Stokes III failing to file ...

Newbern, Alabama, about 40 miles west of Selma with a population of 133 has a mayor-council government but has not held elections for six decades. Instead, town officials were 'hand-me-down ...

Following nearly four years of legal battles, Patrick Braxton is about to become the first Black mayor of Newbern, AL. The town of 133 people has about 80% Black residents and hasn’t held an ...