Posts by Austen Shipley — Page 62
Alabama Power has withdrawn its notice of intent to attain a license to open and operate a pumped storage hydro facility on Chandler Mountain the company announced today.The decision follows many families in the area voicing their disapproval of the location proposed by the company.
Mac Jones is known as an exceptionally intense competitor willing to do just about anything to bring his team home a win.Earlier this week, however, fans and critics alike got to see a side of Jones that isn't often displayed to the public.
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing, LLC is set to make a major investment in its Montgomery plant. That investment is set to come in the form of $290 million which will go towards enhancing the company's sports utility vehicles.
Alabama A&M, the largest HBCU in the state, is set to grow even more it appears. The school has reported that its freshman class of 2027 will be the institution's largest yet with over 2,000 first time students enrolled.
In front of a crowded room at the Von Braun Civic Center, U.S. Congressman Dale Strong discussed his time so far in Washington D.C., reflecting on both challenges and accomplishments.
For it's annual campaign drive this year the United Way of West Alabama has its sights set on breaking the record for the most amount raised in the history of the drive. The organization is hoping to pull in at least $4.5 million.
Last month’s Rock the South country music festival in Cullman did not get off to a smooth start. Due to the threat of lightning on the opening day of the festival, 35,000 fans were denied entry into the venue. Part of the accurate forecasting for the severe weather that day was made possible by technology […]
With dove hunting season fast approaching, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that registration for the department's annual Fall youth dove hunts is set to open at 8 a.m. on August 21, 2023.
"Who likes free?"Those were the words of the Warrior EMS Academy announcing their free and now full EMT certification program that is meant to eliminate the cost barrier for people seeking EMT certification in west Alabama.
C-Spire, the broadband giant, has announced that it has been selected for the Middle Mile grant program award, a Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) led initiative, worth $26.2 million in funding.
Today, the Alabama Wildlife Federation announced that it has formed a partnership with both Vulcan Materials and Cooper Marine in order to take on an important Gulf Coast environmental restoration project. Vulcan Materials will provide the limestone from its Tuscumbia Pride quarry in order to be used as oyster cultch, which is a material laid down to furnish points of attachment for recently settled oysters or “spat”.
A Limestone County couple was recently named Outstanding Young Farm Family (OYFF) of the Year.Brady and Anna Peek, went into the farming business in 2010 and have increased their row crops yields and efficiency since that time.
A former Barbour County sheriff will be an inmate at the corrections facility he once controlled. Leroy Upshaw was sentenced to ten years split to serve three for using his office for personal gain according to Attorney General Steve Marshall. He will also have to pay a $30,000 fine.
Two individuals, one from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) and the other from Auburn University were recognized and honored by the Alabama Farmer's Federation(AFF) Thursday in Mobile for their service and contributions to the state's agriculturalists during the organization's Farm & Land Expo.
Iran has a history of taking American hostages that goes back to the 1970's and the Carter Administration. The latest group of hostages taken, Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, Emad Shargi, and two Americans who at this time wish to remain anonymous were held in Tehran's Evin Prison for several years.
Walker County Public Fishing Lake near Jasper, Alabama, is temporarily closed due to the resignation of the lake manager. To fill the vacancy, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is now currently accepting applications for the position.
Huntsville City Schools is now the recipient of a $6.7 million grant from the Toyota USA Foundation. It was announced Thursday at a press conference that the grant will be going towards educating students in the Rocket City and in turn growing the workforce in Alabama particularly in STEM related fields.
Over $2.1 million was awarded to 15 small businesses throughout the Yellowhammer State Wednesday thanks to Innovate Alabama's third round of supplemental grants.
Today is National Book Lovers Day so it was only fitting for Governor Kay Ivey to announce the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program that's goal is to inspire a love of reading by providing free books every month for children up to the age of 5.
Trendco USA, a company that produces medical-grade examination gloves in Louisiana, will be launching a $43 million manufacturing operation in Tuskegee, Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday.
Auburn fans can now look forward to taking part in what may be the school's most storied tradition. The rolling of the oaks on Toomer's Corner after a big win started in the 1960's, when Toomer's Drugstore had the sole telegraph in the entire city making its employees the first to know the outcome of away games.
Samford University's Moffett and Sanders School of Nursing was recently awarded $2.6 million in order to better train primary care nurse practitioner students, some of whom will begin careers in rural and underserved areas.
It wasn't great news, but it wasn't terrible either. Alabama, according to Broadbandnow, ranks 24th in the country for the states with the best and worst Internet.

