In 1901 – when people in Lowndes County numbered almost 36,000 – those planters pushed a state constitution to legalize white supremacy, and build a tax system to favor the rich. And then they ...

The Trump administration has rescinded a historic settlement designed to improve wastewater treatment services for residents in majority-Black communities in Lowndes County, Alabama, where ...

For the last 14 years, when it rains in Lowndes County, Alabama, contaminated standing water builds up around Annye Burke’s home. When the septic tank breaks down, raw sewage backs up into her ...

The Alabama Department of Public Health says it will not resume issuing fines and citations to Lowndes County residents for inadequate sanitation. However, residents of the rural county are still ...

Lowndes County Sheriff Christopher West stands beside a portrait of slain Sheriff Big John Williams at the courthouse in Hayneville, Ala., on Thursday November 12, 2020.

For the last 14 years, when it rains in Lowndes County, Alabama, contaminated standing water builds up around Annye Burke’s home. When the septic tank breaks down, raw sewage backs up into her ...

The DOJ halted its investigation into discriminatory sanitation practices in Alabama's Lowndes County affecting Black residents. This decision follows President Trump's executive order against ...