SCOTTSBORO — The Mountain Lakes region of the Yellowhammer State boasts an abundance of natural beauty, serving as a prime location for families and industry to take advantage of everything the area has to offer. One locality in particular, Scottsboro, the seat of Jackson County, has benefited of late from new investment and growth spurred […]

Alena Analeigh, a resident of Texas’s greater Fort Worth area, was recently accepted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine for the academic year 2024. An advanced academic well beyond her years, Analeigh graduated high school in 2021 at the age of 12. Analeigh is currently a junior at both Arizona […]

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) has announced the establishment of the Alabama Business Intelligence Center (ABIC), which will serve to identify growth opportunities for the state. The EDPA made the announcement Monday at the Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA) Conference in Point Clear. According to a release, the ABIC will generate actionable […]

On Sunday, former University of Alabama wide receiver John Metchie III announced that he had been diagnosed with a form of leukemia. Metchie announced his diagnosis in a statement through the Houston Texans, who drafted the former UA standout early in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. “Recently I was diagnosed with APL […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has seen his popularity among the national GOP base skyrocket since early 2020 when the Sunshine State’s chief executive emerged as a staunch opponent of federal government COVID-19 pandemic mandates and restrictions. Placing President Joe Biden and White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci in his crosshairs has paid […]

The State of Alabama could take action against Google should the multinational tech giant manipulate search results for crisis pregnancy centers, according to Attorney General Steve Marshall. In a Thursday release, Alabama’s chief law enforcement officer warned that such a move could place Google at the center of investigations for violation of antitrust laws and […]

The National Cement Company of Alabama on Thursday joined with local and state officials to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its $300 million Ragland plant expansion. The plant’s new bio-friendly production line represents the largest investment in St. Clair County history. Local affiliate CBS 42 reports that the cement plant’s addition is a rotary kiln […]

Alabama reached yet another record low unemployment rate in the month of June, according to newly released labor statistics announced Friday by Gov. Kay Ivey. June’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted 2.6% unemployment rate is down from May’s rate of 2.7% and nearly a full percentage point below June 2021’s rate of 3.5%. The state of Alabama […]

Wednesday, the U.S. Senate considered a comprehensive plan that would have brought the federal budget to balance over the course of 10 years. The continuing resolution, offered by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), failed to pass the upper chamber of Congress by a vote of 34 to 65. Alabama’s Senate representation was divided over the […]

Auburn University head football coach Bryan Harsin faced a barrage of accusations aimed at his program this past offseason. Shortly after posting a 6-7 record in his first season at the Plains, Harsin found himself at the center of a university-sanctioned inquiry into the stability of the football program. Among the litany of allegations thrown […]

Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Secretary Fitzgerald Washington has been elected president of the National Association of Government Labor Officials (NAGLO). Washington’s election was held during the association’s 2022 summer conference in Maryland. Founded in 1914, NAGLO is a bipartisan association that holds a membership consisting of labor commissioners, directors and secretaries of labor across […]

NASA officials on Wednesday announced three targeted launch dates for the Huntsville-assembled Space Launch System (SLS), which will mark the beginning of the agency’s Artemis I mission. During a news conference, Jim Free, the associate administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, said that the launch would occur either August 29, September 2 or […]

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) joined his fellow Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee GOP colleagues in a letter opposing a new plan proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). The proposal, called the Equitable Housing Finance Plans, was developed by federally-backed home mortgage companies and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mae and Fannie […]

Tuesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that it had awarded a $150,000 grant to Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Selma. The grant, which was awarded from the organization’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, will address termite and water issues. Additionally, the funds will be utilized to replace the tower cupolas’ […]

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would designate areas within the 19 counties of Alabama’s Black Belt region as a National Heritage Area. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham), the designation would preserve the region’s rich history and pave the way for enhanced funding and tourism opportunities. The bill passed […]

After officially clinching the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Senate, Katie Britt is receiving the formal support of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn). Britt defeated U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) 63.02% to 36.98% in the June 21 senatorial primary runoff election for the seat currently held by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa). Asking […]

During a Tuesday hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) attempted to present a photograph showing an unborn infant grasping the hand of a physician during an in-utero surgery. Known as the “Hand of Hope,” the photograph was taken in 1999 by photojournalist Michael […]

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently presented its “Wright Stuff Award” to U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) for his career work in securing federal investment for the nation’s defense industry. Shelby, who serves as vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, has long advocated for and successfully increased funding for […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban headlined the second day of 2022 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Media Days on Tuesday at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Hotel in Atlanta. The issue of name, image and likeness (NIL), an NCAA instituted rule that allows collegiate student-athletes to profit from their personal brand, […]

Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, congressional Democrats announced their intentions to offer legislation federally enshrining the right to an abortion. This past week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills that would extend abortion protections well beyond what was afforded in the now-defunct 1973 landmark case. The “Women’s Health […]

For nearly eight years, federal agents investigated a case involving a Chinese restaurant in Mobile over suspicions that it was employing and housing illegal immigrants. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began looking into the matter in 2014 after receiving a tip that the now-defunct China Super Buffet was harboring the unauthorized workers. In June 2021, federal […]

Trade associations can display political prowess through various means. This can be expressed in the form of campaign finance, fundraising capability, successful lobbying efforts, grassroots deployment, among other methods. For the Alabama Forestry Association (AFA), the state’s most prominent landowner and timber industry advocacy organization, its influence in the U.S. Senate race was exhibited most […]

The 2022 primary election cycle saw great success for University of North Alabama (UNA) graduates. Multiple alumni of the institution secured their respective parties’ nominations and advanced to November’s general election in their bids for federal and state offices. In a release touting the candidates’ electoral success, UNA president Dr. Ken Kitts praised the individuals […]

A special meeting of the Alabama Ethics Commission was held this past Wednesday, during which members debated whether or not the body had an obligation to disclose certain evidence to individuals under investigation for violating state ethics law. Nearly six decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an accused party had the right to […]