MONTGOMERY (AP) – Sen. Bradley Byrne will take the helm of the state’s troubled two-year college system after the school board voted 8-1 to appoint him Thursday contingent on his resignation from the Senate and contract approval.
Byrne, a Fairhope lawyer who served eight years on the state school board, said he plans to start in about two weeks after wrapping up cases and looks forward to “coming back home.”
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