Fred L. "Bubba" Copeland (May 27, 1974 – November 3, 2023) was an American politician and pastor who served as mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama, from 2016 until his [a] suicide in 2023.

Nov 7, 2023 · F.L. "Bubba" Copeland said he was under an "internet attack" after an Alabama website published photos of him in women's clothing and makeup. His death puts a spotlight on media ethics.

Nov 9, 2023 · SMITHS STATION, Ala. (AP) — After the 2019 suicide of a local teenager, small-town mayor and pastor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland helped students place roadside signs in his Alabama community to try to reach others who might be hurting.

Nov 5, 2023 · F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, the mayor of Smiths Station and pastor at the First Baptist Church of Phenix City, "took his own life" on Friday evening, said Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones, according to...

Apr 3, 2024 · Copeland, a 49-year-old married father of three, died by suicide two days after the conservative news site published photos of him wearing women’s clothing and makeup.

Nov 7, 2023 · 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,...

Nov 5, 2023 · Smiths Station Mayor F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, who was also a pastor at First Baptist Church of Phenix City, fatally shot himself and was pronounced dead at 5:01 p.m. CT Friday, Lee County Coroner...

Apr 3, 2024 · Six days after Bubba Copeland killed himself and his family and community had been devastated, the editor in chief of 1819 News began to urge caution while continuing to assassinate his...

Nov 7, 2023 · F.L. “Bubba” Copeland — the mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama, and a pastor at First Baptist Church Phenix City — died by apparent suicide on Friday.

Nov 12, 2023 · Mr. Copeland, who was 49 and married with three children, had first been elected mayor in 2016 in the city of about 5,000, near where the Chattahoochee River forms the boundary between Alabama...