James Lomax on Thursday announced his candidacy for Alabama House of Representatives, District 20, which is currently occupied by State Rep. Howard Sanderford (R-Huntsville), who is not seeking reelection. In announcing his candidacy, Lomax thanked Sanderford for his years of service in the Alabama Legislature. “First of all I want to say thank you to […]

The Alabama Board of Education (BOE) on Thursday voted to officially ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in state public schools. The resolution was passed along party lines, with all seven Republicans voting for its approval, while the board’s two lone Democrats voted against the measure. The board-approved resolution is titled, “The preservation […]

The Rocket City is officially the Yellowhammer State’s largest city in terms of population, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Huntsville now holds a population in excess of 215,000 people. Huntsville leads the state in total population at 215,006, with Birmingham and Montgomery following at second and third respectively, with populations of 200,733 […]

Alabama’s 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year Kimberly Johnson has been awarded a new vehicle by Alfa Insurance and the Alabama Farmers Federation, marking the 25th year the organization has presented the recipient with a year’s use of a new vehicle. Johnson, an intervention coordinator for Auburn Junior High School, was named Teacher of the Year […]

HPM was named one of the top 30 program management firms in the U.S. by Engineering News-Record, ranking No. 27 on the annual list, marking the eighth year the Birmingham-based firm has landed among the list’s top 50. HPM chief operations officer Ryan Austin praised the collaborative effort he said that enables the company to […]

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) on Thursday announced that he has cosponsored bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing access to affordable health care for senior citizens across the nation. The first bill, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2021, would make permanent flexibilities allowed through Medicare since January 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science this spring will become the home base for a new instrument designed to help scientists study aerosols in the atmosphere. UAH, along with Georgia Tech, will become only the second university in the Southeast to have procured this specialized tool. The instrument […]

The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday conducted this year’s second test launch of its Boeing-built Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The purpose of the operational test was to demonstrate the readiness of the nation’s nuclear forces. The Minuteman III is a product of Boeing’s Huntsville-based Missile and Weapon Systems division. Air Force Global Strike […]

U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Tim Scott (R-SC) on Tuesday introduced a resolution to officially recognize the week of September 6, 2021 as “National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.” The resolution would honor HBCUs by recognizing their contributions across the nation. With 15 historically black academic institutions, Alabama is home to more HBCUs […]

Huntsville will soon boast a new federal courthouse, which will be home to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the Bankruptcy Court of Northern Alabama. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it has awarded a $79.8 million construction contract to Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC. In addition to […]

Alabama is currently experiencing an alarming increase in hospitalizations associated with COVID-19, with some hospitals suspending elective surgeries due to the sharp spike in cases. To address this concerning rise, the Alabama Medical Association will host a Facebook Live webcast on Thursday to discuss the dire situation facing the state’s hospitals. Physicians who will participate […]

General Electric (GE) Aviation’s Auburn facility recently reached 100,000 shipments of additively manufactured fuel nozzle tips. The company’s Auburn site began producing fuel nozzle tips in 2015 and was the industry’s first mass manufacturing site for producing aircraft engine parts using additive manufacturing. The part is made for the CFM LEAP engine, which entered revenue […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Tuesday night passed an amendment to the Senate Democrats’ fiscal year 2022 budget resolution which strips federal funding from local governments that defund law enforcement departments. The amendment passed 99-0, with every Democrat voting in favor of Tuberville’s proposal, a noteworthy accomplishment for a freshman senator. In a surprising […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Rocket City has placed its industrial strength on full display this week as it plays host to leading defense industry titans, military leadership, and major stakeholders in the national space and missile defense network. Huntsville’s Von Braun Center is hosting the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, a prestigious event consisting of top […]

The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) announced that it has expanded dual enrollment scholarships to high school students who are interested in taking college-level STEM courses through their local community college. The announcement comes in response to the Alabama Legislature’s recent expansion of opportunities that encourage a stronger employment focus for math and science teachers, […]

Despite assurances from the bill’s most staunch advocates that it is a fiscally responsible proposal, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concluded that the newly-passed bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package will add $256 billion to the deficit over a 10-year period. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Tuesday slammed the Democrat-sponsored infrastructure bill as being […]

When U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) blocked an amendment aimed at fostering innovation in the cryptocurrency industry, it is unlikely he could have anticipated the ferocity of the reaction against him. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which was set to include an array of protections for the growing cryptocurrency […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Tuesday announced a joint initiative aimed at addressing censorship on social media platforms. As part of the initiative, a new website will allow the public to complete a “Social Media Censorship Complaint Form” if citizens believe their free speech protections have been violated […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) on Tuesday voiced his opposition to Senate Democrats’ newly unveiled budget plan, which calls for $3.5 trillion in spending. Senate Democrats released an outline of their multi-trillion-dollar spending agenda, which seeks to provide universal preschool education, free community college, Medicare expansion, and a plethora of additional items related to progressive […]

Tributes have poured in from the state of Alabama for Birmingham native and college football legend Bobby Bowden, who has passed away at age 91. The two-time national champion is the second-winningest head coach in the history of major college football. During his freshman year of college, Bowden played quarterback for the University of Alabama. […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development on Monday announced that the USDA is investing grants totaling $495,055 to support entrepreneurs and businesses in five rural Alabama counties, creating approximately 235 jobs. Acting Alabama State Director for Rural Development Allen Bowen hailed USDA’s investment in the Yellowhammer State as a victory for small business. […]

Gov. Kay Ivey, Lt. Gov. Will Ainswort and Attorney General Steve Marshall all boast strong fundraising numbers as they seek reelection to the state’s top constitutional statewide offices. Candidates for lower-level statewide offices are beginning to ramp up their fundraising efforts headed into August. Many political analysts view the state’s top elected officeholders as being […]

A three-company joint venture announced plans to create Madison Metal Processing (MMP), a company which will supply steel blanks to Huntsville’s Mazda Toyota manufacturing assembly and other automotive suppliers. Trial production has begun for the $40 million, 110,000 square foot Madison operation, with full-production slated to begin in mid-2022. The venture’s participating companies are Toyota […]

The Birmingham Committee on Foreign Relations (BCFR), a non-partisan, non-profit membership organization founded in 1943, has selected four area college students to represent Birmingham at the American Committees on Foreign Relations (ACFR) Young Leaders Initiative in Washington, D.C. The BCFR is an affiliate member of the ACFR, a collection of leading international study groups across […]