MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore says he didn’t know he was dealing with comedian Sacha Baron Cohen when he agreed to appear on a television show, his lawyers wrote in court filings last month. Moore in September filed a $95 million defamation lawsuit over his appearance on Baron Cohen’s “Who […]
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Civil rights icon John Lewis to give commencement address at Bates
LEWISTON — John Lewis, a Georgia congressman who has been called “one of the most courageous persons the civil rights movement ever produced,” will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at Bates College on May 29. Lewis is the only living member of the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement, […]
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William H. Brayboy
1932 – 2015 LEWISTON — William H. Brayboy, 83, died May 1. He was born in Montgomery, Ala., son of William Sr. and Mable Brayboy. Survivors are wife, Juanita Brayboy; daughter, Geneva Moyer; stepdaughter, Celeste Williams; brother, James Brayboy; aunt, Sally Jay; son-in-law, Jesse B. Moyer; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
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Eric C. Griffey, MD
1943 – 2015 LEWISTON — Eric C. Griffey, MD, 71, of Auburn, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Known to many in our community simply as Dr. Griffey, he was born in Mobile, Ala., on Oct. 25, 1943, to Bernard and Hazel Griffey. He enlisted in the United […]
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Collins traveling to Selma for civil rights commemoration
AUGUSTA — Sen. Susan Collins is heading to Selma, Ala., this weekend to honor the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights marches there. On Saturday, Collins and other lawmakers will visit the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where white police beat demonstrators advocating for black voting rights on March 7, 1965, which was called “Bloody Sunday.” […]