Birmingham Legion FC today announced Minnesota-based Post Consumer Brands – producers of such cereals such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles and Malt O Meal Bag Cereal – as the club’s first corporate sponsor for its inaugural 2019 season. “Legion FC is proud to partner with such a community-oriented company as Post Consumer Brands,” said […]

Hundreds of people are expected to gather at Avondale Park in Birmingham on Saturday, May 5th to workout for a great cause. Birmingham based Neverthirst and Iron Tribe Fitness will partner to host the 9th annual Workout for Water, their largest fundraising campaign of the year. This year’s goal is to raise $450,000 to serve […]

Trattoria Pizza and Italian will soon be opening its newest location at OWA, Coastal Alabama’s award-winning resort destination. Trattoria Pizza & Italian has quickly become a regional favorite being recently voted both best pizza and best kept restaurant secret in South Alabama. Trattoria is scheduled to open early Summer 2018. “Having an Italian offering at […]

Incumbent Republican Ritchie Whorton has announced that he is seeking a second term as the State Representative for District 22. District 22 covers the Northeast section of Madison County and parts of Northwest Jackson County. Whorton is inviting the public to attend his kickoff event and meet and greet on Saturday, May 5th from 4-7 […]

Huntsville, Ala – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology researchers announce the discovery of a measurable indicator in blood plasma that could identify patients who have colon polyps. The finding is an important first step in developing a blood test to screen for colon polyps that could become cancerous or even for colon cancer. The study was […]

The First-Time Homebuyer and Second-Chance Savings Account (FHSA) bill, HB 248, passed the Senate last week with a vote of 22-2. The House unanimously concurred Thursday morning with a vote of 97–0. The bill now goes to Governor Ivey’s office for consideration. “On behalf of our 14,000 members, thank you to the Alabama Legislature for […]

The Alabama Legislature has approved a bill to create a resource center housed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System to provide support for nonprofit, rural, public hospitals in the state that are facing economic pressures. The bill, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, and in the House by Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Cullman, would […]

Rick Pate, The Mayor of The Town of Lowndesboro and President of Pate Landscape Co. held a press conference and announcement for his campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, coinciding with The SLE Rodeo at Garrett Coliseum. Pate is a Cattleman, a successful businessman and an active in many Agribusiness and Civic Associations. He […]

No matter the size of the business, the number of workers it employs, or the industry it supports, workplace safety is the responsibility and should be a chief priority of all businesses. Every worker deserves a safe and healthy workplace. As Chairman of the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee, I recently convened a hearing to examine […]

    MONTGOMERY—Rep. Randy Davis, who represents the House District 96 counties of Baldwin and Mobile, is the 2018 recipient of the Energy Institute of Alabama’s Leadership Award. Davis received the award at the group’s Energy Day, held last week. “Representative Davis has been a staunch supporter of clean, affordable, reliable energy production in Alabama. […]

(Opinion) Across East Alabama, I know our hearts and prayers have been with all of those affected by the recent tragedy at Parkland High School. Any time innocent lives are lost – especially the lives of young people – it shakes us to the core. The Parkland tragedy was the culmination of terrible mistakes and […]

    The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division is hosting an Alabama Red Snapper Conference Thursday, March 22, 2018. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mobile-Downtown/Historic District Holiday Inn at 301 Government St., Mobile, AL 36602. The purpose of the conference is to highlight recent management and research of red snapper ecology […]

Kirk Wickizer of Huntsville, Ala., is the winner of this year’s Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest with his painting of a male Red-breasted Merganser. The winning artwork will be used as the design of the 2019-20 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp, which is required for licensed hunters when pursuing waterfowl in Alabama. This was Wickizer’s first time […]

  Washington County Public Fishing Lake temporarily reopened on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. The lake will close on April 30, 2018, for draining and restocking – a process that will take about two and half years to complete. Temporary operational hours will be sunrise to sunset, seven days a week. The lake is located at 809 State Lake […]

    Wayne Reynolds, EdD of Athens has officially declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Alabama State Board of Education District 8. “I am excited to announce that I am running for the District 8 seat on the Alabama State Board of Education. I have served nearly 30 years of my work in […]

  For 110 years, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has been protecting the state’s natural resources. Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey and department officials celebrated that service and dedicated a memorial to 12 Conservation Enforcement Officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. “On behalf of our entire state, I thank […]

    The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board (CAB) will hold its first scheduled meeting of 2018 on Saturday, March 3, in Montgomery, Ala. The meeting will take place at the Alabama State Capitol Auditorium, 600 Dexter Ave., Montgomery, Ala., 36104. Visitors should use the entrance behind the Capitol on North Union Street. Registration for those wishing […]

    (GADSDEN, AL) – Tim Choate, Etowah County Commissioner for District 6, has officially qualified with the Etowah County Republican Party to seek a fourth term on the County Commission. Commissioner Choate won the seat during a special election in 2005 and was re-elected three times thereafter. Commissioner Choate stated, “We are making excellent […]

    Monday September 18, 2017 Fairhope, Alabama: Today Judge Michelle Thomason announced her candidacy for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Judge Thomason, an active member of Baldwin County’s Republican Party, will seek election to the seat that is currently held by Judge Craig Pittman. Judge Pittman, who will be retiring at the end […]

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris, a lifelong resident of Lee County, has filed qualifying papers and will seek his 6th consecutive term to serve the citizens of Lee County as Coroner. Harris has over 30 years’ experience serving in the Lee County Coroner’s Office with 19 of those as Coroner. The Lee County Coroner’s Office […]

  Dist 4 County Commissioner Jeff Overstreet has announced he will seek a 4th term for the office in 2018. Overstreet was first elected in 2006. Being a local business owner has served Overstreet well during his time on the Commission. “My years in business have afforded me the opportunity to learn the basics about […]

    Proncey Robertson has qualified to run for the Alabama House of Representatives District 7 in the Republican Primary. District 7 covers parts of Lawrence, Morgan, Franklin, and Winston Counties. The Republican Primary is June 5.  Robertson is currently serving the public as a Police Lieutenant at the Decatur Police Department, where his primary […]

  The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reminds hunters that a regulation prohibiting the importation to Alabama of whole carcasses and certain body parts of any deer from a Chronic Wasting Disease-positive state now includes Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recently announced that a deer in that state has […]

  Birmingham – State Auditor Jim Zeigler qualified with the Republican Party last week to seek a second term. He filed to run in the June 5 GOP primary. In a release, Zeigler said “state government needs a watchman against waste and mismanagement.   I have added that role to the state auditor’s office.” Zeigler was a critic of former Gov. Robert Bentley, […]