BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Dr. Dylan Ferniany, the gifted education program specialist for Birmingham City Schools, has seen significant success through her use of  TEDTalks to advance her students’ learning. So on September 22, Ferniany is participating in an event at UAB to educate others how to utilize TEDTalks in the classroom. The wildly-popular TEDTalks are part of TED, a […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill joined members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Tuesday in declaring September 2015 “National Voter Registration Month” as well as September 22 National Voter Registration Day. NASS members explained that they established September 22 as National Voter Registration Day as a “non-partisan means of encouraging voter […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The United States is no stranger to cybersecurity attacks. Sony Pictures, Target, Apple iCloud, and most recently, Ashley Madison, are only a few American companies that have faced serious cyberattacks. But on Monday Regions’s Operations Center in Hoover was on full display to show Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) how the Alabama-based bank has invested […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Thursday morning started just like any other for Huntsville man Trent Griffin. However, his involvement in the community gained him a very public thank you. Griffin is more than a NASA physicist at Marshall Space Flight Center and is part of a team that’s developing hardware for long-term use in space,  he spends his free […]

(Video Above: Congressman Bradley Byrne speaks in support of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) and Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2)  called on the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday to approve legislation eliminating all federal funding to Planned Parenthood. In his speech, Byrne referenced the Planned Parenthood clinic in Mobile, Alabama that […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Glennon Doyle Melton, author of the popular blog “Momastery” and the New York Times best-seller Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life is coming to Birmingham. Melton will be speaking on Sunday, October 4th in Mountain Brook’s Canterbury United Methodist Church on love, faith and perseverance. Through her Momastery blog, […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old student who was arrested earlier this week for bringing a home-built clock to school, was offered a scholarship to Space Camp by an Alabama author. Mohamed was arrested at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas for bringing what was suspected as a “hoax bomb” to school. However, Mohamed’s “hoax bomb” was actually a […]

DADEVILLE, Ala. — Dadeville City Councilman Frank Goodman who is currently pushing for a new local ordinance  banning saggy pants says that God wants the sartorial slippage to be illegal. Goodman said ever since he took office in 2008, he’s wanted to pursue legislation to prohibit saggy pants, but the legislation has never gotten off the ground […]

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Crowdfunding sites are often used to help individuals raise large sums of money online for a variety of causes, from mission trips to service projects to medical bills. An Alabama man, however, chose to crowdfund to raise $10 for a 20 pc. McNugget Meal from McDonald’s. The GoFundMe page of Michael Panik, a […]

(Video above: University of Mobile’s recap of Project Serve 2014, a day of service to the Mobile, AL community) MOBILE, Ala. — On September 25, the University of Mobile is closing the doors of their classrooms and sending students into the community for a university-wide day of service called Project Serve. Project Serve was started on the […]

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. — According to a new study from Business Insider, Mountain Brook, an affluent suburb of Birmingham is currently the most educated city in Alabama. The report used Census Bureau data to determine the most educated town in each state. For the purposes of the map below, Business Insider defined “educated” as the percentage […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan recently urged legislators who ran on the Party’s platform of smaller, more limited government to keep their promises and not raise taxes while they deliberate a package of tax increases Thursday. “We do know that there have been five tax referendums over the summer, and that voters […]

(Video Above: McSweeney Designs promotes the new Nick Saban Signature Series Sprinter Van) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama Crimson Tide has a new accessory this year. It’s not new cleats or helmet designs, but rather a $200,000 Mercedes-Benz luxury van. University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban has helped design and launch a limited […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Hillary Clinton is now shifting her focus to Alabama and other Southern states in an attempt to potentially offset setbacks in the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primary, where Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is slated to do very well, according the New York Times. Clinton’s advisers are assuring supporters that strong […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — According to a new analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by Bloomberg, Huntsville ranks as one of the top cities with the most technical workforce. A workforce which, according to Bloomberg, will power the U.S. economy. 16.7 percent of Huntsville workers have jobs in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM jobs), making […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Three restaurants from Alabama made Southern Living’s list of the 30 best restaurants in the South for 2015. Southern Living magazine’s list of The South’s Best Restaurants 2015 features the personal favorites of some of the South’s top chefs, and states the “eateries that everyone needs to try stat.” The list wasn’t ranked in […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced Thursday his initiative aimed at making Mobile an international tourist destination, revealing the city is in the final stages of a deal to bring a Carnival Cruise lines back to the Port City. Stimpson took an economic development trip to Miami, where he posted a photo on his Facebook in front […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. —  Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) released details Thursday of his call for a second Special Session of the State Legislature to address the General Fund budget, including several proposals which have previously proven unpopular with lawmakers. “This call is designed for the Legislature to solve the budget crisis that exists in the General Fund […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Small business hiring is on the rise in Alabama, and more so than most of the other states, according to a new study by Intuit. Intuit’s Small Business Employment Index provides monthly information on revenue, hiring and compensation trends of small businesses. Intuit uses the SBEI to measure the growth of employment […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill joined members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in declaring September 2015 “National Voter Registration Month” in a press release Tuesday, reminding citizens of the importance of exercising the right to vote. NASS members explained that they established September as National Voter Registration Month as […]

DOTHAN, Ala. — A Dothan man faces a felony drug charge after police found Smarties candies suspected to be laced with a compound similar to LSD in his car on Friday, August 28th. Dothan police were performing a routine traffic stop Friday evening when they found the drugs in the vehicle driven by Zachary McMurphy […]

AUBURN, Ala. — With college football season finally in our midst, Alabama and Auburn fans are counting down the days until the legendary Iron Bowl. However, off the field, Alabama and Auburn fans go head-to-head in another competition—the Iron Bowl of grammar and spelling. Grammarly, an automated proofreading company, ranked the current AP Top 25 […]

(Video above: Oregon Duck’s mascot ‘Puddles’ spoofs the sorority recruitment video made by Alpha Phi at University of Alabama.)  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It’s only been a few weeks since the Alpha Phi recruitment video went viral, but a new university recruitment video is currently sweeping the Internet. This time, the Oregon Ducks are poking fun at Alabama with their […]

Birmingham, Ala. — After months of stalling, Birmingham City Council members met with ridesharing company Uber officials in an effort to finally bring the service to the Magic City. The app-based transportation company made a pitch to the city council on Wednesday with several councilors vocally supportive of the business coming to Birmingham. “We definitely want […]