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John Rich Calls Out Alabama Power | Birmingham News

Country music star John Rich, now a Special Envoy for American Landowners, is publicly confronting Alabama Power over a land dispute involving Shelby County resident Fenn Church. Rich calls the utility’s decision to communicate through a lawyer instead of directly with him—a “slap in the face”—especially since he represents landowners at the White House level. Church, 60, fears his dream home plans are jeopardized by a proposed transmission line easement; he seeks to move it 200 yards away, citing cleared land on neighboring properties. Alabama Power says the 74-mile project began in 2021 and…

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