Local Wiki
Russell County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 4, 2026- County Commission meets
- 9:30 AM, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month (work sessions 5:00 PM the preceding Monday; can shift around holidays).
- Meeting location
- Russell County Courthouse, 1000 Broad Street, Phenix City, AL 36867.
- Judge of Probate
- Belinda Strickland · (334) 298-7979
- Agendas posted at
- No standalone public agenda-posting page found (russellcountyal.gov blocked automated fetch) — minutes posted at rcala.com/russell-county-commission-meeting-mintues/.
- Chairman, County Commission
- NOT ex officio — Chairman Chance Corbett (District 6), a different person from Probate Judge Belinda Strickland. Roster: Gentry Lee (D1), Scott Chambers (D2), Rod Costello (D3) — District 4/5 names are a genuine, unconfirmed gap.
Sources
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Phenix City · School District
- Russell County · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Hurtsboro · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024