Creel Attends Attorney Generals Celebration Red Bay Police Chief Pat Creel attended a campaign celebration held at Montgomerys Embassy Suites Tuesday night. The celebration turned to a victory party after it was announced that Troy King was re-elected as Attorney General, Creel said. Only on 12: Attorney General Says School Board Must Release Purcell Evaluation The Alabama Attorney General has issued an opinion on controversial former Montgomery School Superintendent Carlinda Purcells job evaluation. It came down shortly before 5 p.m. Monday afternoon, and WSFA 12 news obtained one of the few copies now in public. Attorney appealing to Alabama Supreme Court PRATTVILLE, Ala. - An attorney trying to unseat four powerful Democratic state senators plans to appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court for permission to pursue his suit in Republican-leaning Autauga County. Mission accomplished for attorney general Troy King, a Republican appointee to the attorney generals office, won election in his own right Tuesday night over the Democratic challenger, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. People in business John Shafer has joined the Brentwood office of Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain PC as a senior auditor for risk services. Shafer was a senior auditor with the Dollar General Corp. State law on automatic recounts may not be triggered this time MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — For a few days, it appeared the 2006 general election might not be over. Alabamas law that requires an automatic recount when the vote is extremely close appeared to apply initially in at least one legislative race, but the leaders camp said Friday it wont apply. State law on automatic recounts may not be triggered this time For a few days, it appeared the 2006 general election might not be over. Alabamas law that requires an automatic recount when the vote is extremely close appeared to apply initially in at least one legislative race, but the leaders camp said Friday it wont apply. Montgomery board, with AGs letter, wants ex-chiefs evaluation The Montgomery County school board wants its former superintendent to give it a copy of her final evaluation, and now has a letter from the state attorney generals office saying ... You Decide 2006 : General Election Coverage Charlie Crist is currently the state attorney general. He grew up in St. Pete and graduated from FSU. He also earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in Alabama. He served in the state Senate and later as the states last elected commissioner of education. Write-in problems Writing in names on a general election ballot can help some candidates who have no other way to run a campaign, but sometimes it can be a nuisance for poll workers. | ||