Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Friday evening officially launched his reelection campaign at a packed kickoff event featuring special guests, family, friends and supporters at Guntersville Civitan Park’s Jeff Cook Performing Arts Stage. Guests included Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL), Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) and country music star Riley Green, who performed at […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday officially announced he will seek reelection to a second term in 2022. Marshall was first appointed attorney general in 2017 before resoundingly winning a first full term in 2018. He previously served as district attorney of Marshall County and is a lifelong prosecutor known to be tough on […]

AIDT, Alabama’s official state workforce development agency, on Thursday morning announced the selection of its virtual reality training program as the 2021 Workforce Program of the Year award by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, the association that represents more than 3,000 state and local workforce leaders in all 50 states. The prestigious distinction […]

Huntsville-based Hometown Lenders (HTL) has announced their second Back the Blue charity event. HTL CEO Billy Taylor originally launched this night of appreciation to honor America’s hardworking law enforcement officers and the sacrifices they make to keep our cities safe and secure. “It is time for our country to support our police departments, not work […]

Governor Kay E. Ivey (R-AL) on Wednesday announced she will seek reelection to a second full term in 2022. Ivey, currently on the executive committee of the National Governors Association, became Alabama’s 54th governor in 2017 when she was sworn into office following the resignation of former Governor Robert Bentley. Ivey was overwhelmingly elected to […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) will kick off his reelection campaign on Friday in Guntersville, his campaign has announced. Members of the public are invited to join Ainsworth and special guests for the celebratory occasion, including Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL), Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) and country music star Riley Green. Ainsworth was first […]

Huntsville’s Kieran Moise decided to give back in a big way this Memorial Day weekend. Moise, 17, is bound for the U.S. Air Force Academy, per a report from Fox News. He is a recent graduate of New Century Technology School, a public magnet school in Huntsville. On Saturday, he cut his 19-inch afro, his first […]

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s reelection campaign on Tuesday launched its first TV advertisement of the cycle, highlighting Stimpson’s record of success leading Mobile’s revitalization, economic development and infrastructure improvements. The 30-second ad, entitled “Not Done Yet,” features major city successes that Stimpson spearheaded while outlining that Mobile’s momentum continues to surge forward under his leadership. […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) this past week delivered remarks on the floor of the United States Senate ahead of Memorial Day, reflecting on the sacrifice of America’s tremendous military service members and their families. “Our Gold Star families have given a great sacrifice to our country,” said Alabama’s junior senator. “The United States stands […]

The future USS Savannah (LCS 28) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico recently, Alabama’s Austal USA announced on Friday. LCS 28, an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, is the fourth Austal-built ship for the U.S. Navy to complete acceptance trials in the last year, despite the global COVID-19 pandemic. The USS Savannah was […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Friday reacted to President Joe Biden releasing a $6 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2022, which features spending levels that have not been seen in America in generations. The massive budget would even represent a higher percentage of the economy than the country saw […]

Cullman City Schools Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff on Friday announced that over 250 seventh grade students from Cullman Middle School and over 250 ninth grade students from Cullman High School next year will have unprecedented access to community opportunities and resources that will help prepare them to be Life, Career and Citizen ready graduates. Additionally, each […]

The U.S. Navy last weekend commissioned the USS Mobile (LCS 26), which was built at Austal USA’s world-class manufacturing operation in its namesake city. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship becomes the 16th ship Austal has delivered to the Navy over the last five years. LCS 26 was delivered to the Navy in late 2020. U.S. Senator […]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama ranks highest in member satisfaction among commercial health plans in the East South Central Region, according to the J.D. Power 2021 Commercial Member Health Plan Study. Since J.D. Power first published the study in 2007, BCBS of Alabama has ranked highest in member satisfaction in the region for […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she has vetoed Democrat-sponsored SB 94, which would have delayed implementation of the Alabama Literacy Act’s retention component by two years. This aspect of the Literacy Act, passed by the legislature in 2019, is set to take effect following the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year. It would require […]

Birmingham-based Protective Life Corporation this week announced that Michael J. Morrissey has been appointed chairman of its board of directors. Morrissey has served on Protective’s board since May 2020. He is the former president and CEO of the International Insurance Society (IIS). “Serving as a member of the Protective Board of Directors for the past […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Wednesday delivered remarks at a press conference regarding the rising prices of goods and the direct impact inflation is having on Alabamians under the presidency of President Joe Biden. “I went through inflation back in the 1970s growing up,” Alabama’s junior senator began. “And it wasn’t a pretty sight.” Tuberville […]

The Reese’s Senior Bowl on Wednesday announced that, in collaboration with the National Football League, it will hold the HBCU (Historically Black College & University) Combine in Mobile, Alabama. The 73rd annual Reese’s Senior Bowl will kick off on February 5, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. CT at Hancock Whitney Stadium. With representatives from all 32 […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate’s (R-AL) 2022 reelection bid. Pate, currently serving his first term as commissioner after being elected in 2018, announced his GOP reelection candidacy earlier this week. “Commissioner Pate has done an outstanding job leading the Department of Agriculture […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s office on Wednesday afternoon announced that she has signed two additional bills following the conclusion of the Alabama Legislature’s 2021 regular session last week. Ivey has newly signed HB 285 and HB 314. Sponsored by Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), HB 285 bans curbside voting. Previously existing Alabama law did not currently provide for […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday that he has notified the Supreme Court of Alabama that Clarke County Sheriff William Ray Norris tendered his resignation to Governor Kay Ivey on May 24, to become effective on June 1. This comes as the Supreme Court had ordered Norris to appear and answer a two-count information of […]

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has launched a new high-speed notification system known as CodeRED, designed to notify residents of missing person alerts throughout the state. The system was unveiled on Tuesday to highlight National Missing Children’s Day. “Our Alabama Fusion Center (AFC) will use the new state-of-the-art system to issue alerts in the […]

Alabama State Treasurer John McMillan on Tuesday announced that directors of the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program approved a 10% increase to the current rate paid by the program for tuition and fees. This increase is effective starting with the upcoming fall 2021 semester. McMillan serves as the chairman of the PACT board. “I […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin and Birmingham Promise Inc. executive director Rachel Harmon on Tuesday announced $7 million in corporate gifts to support college scholarships and other services provided through the groundbreaking organization. The gifts include the largest private donation to Birmingham Promise to date: a $5 million commitment from Vulcan Value Partners, an investment management […]