Posts by Austen Shipley — Page 66

Livestock producers throughout the country, including those in Alabama, are encountering a problem that has begun to effect their businesses total income.

When eight year old Cam Johnson and his mother opened a lemonade stand they experienced some surprising pushback from their community.

Innovate Alabama sets board meeting

Oak Mountain State Park is now set to be the location of the second board meeting of the year for Innovate Alabama. The organization announced Thursday that its event will be taking place on June 27th at 2p.m. at the park's Interpretive Center.

Mammograms recommended for women 40 and over

If you are a woman with an average risk for breast cancer and you are 40 or older, you should be having regular mammograms, according to a USA Health physician. This is the new draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which had previously suggested 50 as the age to begin breast cancer screenings.

ULA launches penultimate Delta IV Heavy rocket

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has added yet another successful launch to its resume. As of yesterday the company maintains a 100% success rate bringing its total number of complete missions to 156.

Austal USA recently held a keel laying ceremony at the company's Gulf Coast shipyard for the USS Pierre, an Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship that the company has been commissioned to build by the US Navy.

Pre-med internship program aims at rural care

Eleven college students have been selected for an internship that will give them both access to professionals and a larger understanding of their chosen field of study.

Legislation designed to remove politics from the selection of federal leases or property buildings has been introduced by Senator Tommy Tuberville. This comes after reports that President Biden has considered overriding the Air Force's decision which selected Huntsville, AL as the future home of SPACECOM.

The U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Children's Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham among the best children's hospitals in the entire country. This is the 14th year in a row that the Report has named the hospital as a part of the distinguished group.

HudsonAlpha, gener8tor host AgTech showcase

An event that is designed to help startups within the AgTech industry is set to take place at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. The event, the AgTech Investment Accelerator Showcase, will feature five startup companies including Terra Bioforge, Khepra, OmniVis, SAVRpak and Bloom Labs.

Since taking office, Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been at the forefront of combating the push by China to gain influence within the United States. In his latest effort, Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would block Chinese ownership of American crypto companies. Tuberville sent oversight letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the […]

For Birmingham Legion F.C. its been an amazing few weeks. The team made history in late May when it took down Charlotte F.C., an MLS team, and as of today gained a very notable member of its ownership club.

The University of Alabama announced earlier this month that it will begin renovations and the re-opening on the historic University Club. The club, which is located just a short walk from campus and Bryant-Denny Stadium was built in 1834.

Giddyup! Stallions out to defend USFL title

The defending USFL champions, the Birmingham Stallions, are set to defend their title after becoming the first team in the league to clinch a playoff spot. The Stallions (8-2), the South Division's No.1 seed, will be taking on the New Orleans Breakers (7-3), the division's No. 2 seed, in a rematch of the South Division's championship, this Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, in Birmingham at Protection Stadium.

Decatur-built ULA rocket to boost DoD satellite

Few places in the United States are more synonymous with space and rocketry than Florida's Cape Canaveral. The cape has been the site of various launches since 1958, when NASA was officially formed.

The University of West Alabama Women's wrangling team beat out 325 other teams from across the country at the 2023 College National Finals Rodeo over the weekend to take home its first ever national championship. The title was also only the second national title in school history.

DHR announces child care bonuses

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) has announced that on Tuesday, June 20th it will begin accepting grant applications for its next round of child care employee bonuses.

Mobile based Silver Ships Inc. has been awarded a massive Naval contract worth as much as $48.25 million the company announced Wednesday. The contract specifies that the corporation will construct and deliver as many as 246 High-Speed Maneuvering Surface Target (HSMST) custom vessels to the Navy.

Chronic wasting disease was found in a deer that was hit by a car in the Florida Panhandle recently, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced. Due to how close that deer was to southeast Alabama, the agency said it will step up CWD sampling surveillance efforts in the southeastern portion of the […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) said in a release Thursday that multiple Open Woods Weeks at the Forever Wild Sipsey River Complex in Tuscaloosa County will be taking place from June through September.

It appears that Senator Tommy Tuberville will soon be losing a top member of his staff. William & Jensen, a leading independent law firm based in Washington D.C., has announced that it has hired Jordan Mills, Tuberville's Regional Director, as its Senior Director of Government Relations.

Wellborn Cabinets to open plant in Oxford

Wellborn Cabinet Inc., an Alabama based family owned manufacturer, is set to begin a $17 million expansion project in Oxford. Don Hopper, executive director for the Calhoun County Economic Development Council (EDC) discussed the role team work played in getting Wellborn to open up in Oxford and was excited for the company to begin operations.

Tuberville's GOAL to lower cost of grad school

New legislation to help lower the cost of graduate schools has been introduced by Senator Tommy Tuberville. The Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act was created in order to combat rising tuition costs by re instating a limit on the the amount of federal loans a graduate student can take out.

Historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham is set to host a major sporting event next year. Built in 1910, it is the oldest professional ballpark in the country, and will be the site of the 2024 MLB Field of Dreams game.