Alabama

Commercial photographers are being charged $500 for a permit to take pictures of buildings in a small, historic town in Northern Alabama.

Photographer Don Broome said he was served with a violation notice two weeks ago and was told to leave the town of Mooresville, Ala., because he didn’t buy the permit before taking pictures. The town has a mere 60 residents and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Alabama state Sen. Jabo Waggoner is sponsoring a bill that would protect magazine writers from revealing confidential sources in court.

Dale County Circuit Judge P.B. McLauchlin may be the first judge in the state of Alabama to determine whether a teacher’s personnel file should be made open to the public.

The Dothan Eagle submitted two requests to the Ozark City Schools for records pertaining to disciplinary action against middle school teacher Melinda Fenn. Last year, Fenn was given 25 days of unpaid leave for exposing a student’s medical disability to other students.