Smiths Station Mayor F.L. "Bubba" Copeland died by suicide Friday, 48 hours after 1819 News published its initial story, which included what it alleges are photos of Copeland in women’s bras ...

F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, the eastern Alabama mayor who died by suicide after photos of him dressed in women’s clothing were made public, will be buried Thursday. The interment will follow a ...