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🌱 Jones awaits recount after Battles takes Senate oath

Centre, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Centre! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Jones awaits recount after Battles takes Senate oath
  • Battles sworn in as District 10 recount remains pending
  • Davis blames veterans agency overhaul for Jones' election troubles

Also on today's calendar: Rotary Club and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clouds and sun with a shower, temps: high: 63, low: 42.
  • Friday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 53 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Andrew Jones Awaits Recount After Battles' Swearing-In (weisradio.com) — Centre Sen. Andrew Jones says he trails Jesse Battles by 72 votes and will await an automatic recount, despite Battles already taking the oath of office. The District 10 results remain unofficial, with county canvasses scheduled for Friday, November 13, and a recount required if the certified margin meets Alabama's threshold.
   

• Jesse Battles sworn in as state senator for District 10 (1819news.com) — Jesse Battles took the oath of office Tuesday as District 10's state senator, with an automatic recount still pending in his race against Centre incumbent Andrew Jones. Battles, who ran as an independent after being removed from the Republican primary ballot, held a reported 74-vote lead after provisional and write-in ballots were counted.
   

• 'Military veterans made this upset happen' — Former ADVA Commissioner blames Ivey-backed department restructuring for midterm losses (1819news.com) — Former Alabama veterans affairs commissioner Kent Davis says veterans helped put Centre Sen. Andrew Jones on the brink of defeat because he sponsored a restructuring of the department. Davis attributes several Republican losses to backlash against the law, which gave the governor authority to hire and fire the commissioner, but the report offers no independent evidence establishing that connection.
   

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    I don’t know what it pays or anything about it. I would just pass along the information. (Nextdoor Big Nose)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Sparks Fly over Bonus at Cedar Bluff Council Meeting (weisradio.com)

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  • Football Preview: Piedmont Brings Road Win Streak to Collinsville's House + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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