A push to reopen bingo parlors

Fresh off their perceived victory after the state Senate scuttled the Sweet Home Alabama bill, bingo hall operators in the Bessemer Cutoff are moving forward to reopen their locations.

More than 11,000 signatures have been collected to take to a rally in Montgomery.

And 13 bingo hall operators in the cutoff have formed an alliance to fight to open their operations.

The alliance is holding a noon rally on Friday at the Fairfield City Hall, featuring Rev. Jesse Jackson as the main speaker.

—Tribune staff report