Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell was recently appointed to a national agricultural trade advisory committee. The president of Alabama’s largest farm organization is one of 25 new members to serve across seven different committees, announced U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this month. Parnell, a fifth-generation beef cattle […]

The same day that the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC) named a new president, Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that the non-profit organization has partnered with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to create a statewide plan to provide more electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Yellowhammer State. Michael Staley, a longtime chief […]

The National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) research center this week released a national survey on the state of small business amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application is set to close on August 8 after Congress extended this deadline to allow more small business owners to participate. In a […]

National Right to Life, the nation’s largest pro-life group with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters nationwide, on Tuesday announced its endorsement of Tommy Tuberville in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate general election. In a release announcing the endorsement, National Right to Life cited Tuberville’s support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act […]

Ben Robbins has announced his candidacy to seek the Alabama Republican Party’s nomination in the special election for District 33 of the Alabama House of Representatives. The seat became vacant upon the death of State Rep. Ron Johnson (R-Sylacauga), who had held the seat since 1978. Robbins — a Talladega County native, Sylacauga resident and […]

Incoming Auburn University freshman Max Johnson on Thursday won the 75th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship at Goose Pond Colony Resort in Scottsboro. Johnson fired a 14-under par and won the annual amateur event by four strokes.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket built in Alabama is in final preparations to launch NASA’s Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover. On Monday, NASA tweeted that the Launch Readiness Review has been completed for the launch, which is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, at 6:50 a.m. CT. This begins a two-hour […]

Two North Alabama cities have been named in a list of the best metropolitan areas in which to live after the COVID-19 pandemic. Business Insider recently took a look at the top U.S. cities to move to after the pandemic ends, and the publication on Sunday spun that nationwide list off into a separate ranking […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan on Monday afternoon strongly criticized State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville), stopping short of calling for his resignation. Dismukes on Sunday posted a picture of himself at a birthday celebration for Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a Confederate general and the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. As […]

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) on Monday announced that it has received multiple reports of seeds being delivered unsolicited to residents across the state, with China as the origin. A release advised that the shipments are coming through the United States Postal Service (USPS). The packing is often mislabeled as some type […]

Marion Military Institute (MMI) has been named as the seventh-best community college in the United States. Niche recently released its 2020 “Best Colleges” rankings, which featured separate rankings for two- and four-year colleges and universities. MMI is a public military junior college in Marion, Alabama. Founded in 1842, it is the official state military college of […]

State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) is once again drawing bipartisan criticism for posting pictures of himself with the Confederate flag. Dismukes in recent months voiced support for the Confederate Memorial Park in his district, after which the Alabama Democratic Party released a picture of him wearing a “Prattville Dragoons: Sons of Confederate Veterans” shirt and called […]

Birmingham-based Southern Research recently announced a significant expansion to its ongoing support of COVID-19 vaccine development. The Alabama non-profit organization in February announced a collaboration with New York-based Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. to develop and conduct testing of the pharmaceutical company’s TNX-1800, a potential vaccine designed to protect against COVID-19. The new expansion will include […]

MONTGOMERY — U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) will lie in state in the Alabama State Capitol on Sunday, as part of a publicly announced “Celebration of Life” for the civil rights icon. Lewis, who was born and raised in Pike County, passed away last Friday after a bout with stage IV pancreatic cancer. RELATED: Alabama […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued a statement on Friday supporting the cancellation of the portions of the 2020 Republican National Convention scheduled to occur next month in Jacksonville, Florida. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the cancellation due to large gatherings being a substantial risk for spreading COVID-19. Certain business portions of the […]

Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill has been elected as the Southern Region vice president for the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). The election occurred during the association’s 2020 virtual summer conference, which concluded on Wednesday. According to a release from Merrill’s office, he will serve a one-year term, ending July 2021. He […]

The Alabama Business Hall of Fame on Thursday announced that seven esteemed individuals will be inducted as its 2020 class. Established in 1973 to honor those who brought lasting fame to the state through their business contributions, the hall of fame is housed at the Culverhouse College of Business’ Bidgood Hall at the University of Alabama. […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Thursday morning remotely interviewed on Talk 99.5’s “The Matt & Aunie Show.” The Republican congressman from North Alabama spoke to Andrea Lindenberg and guest co-host Andrew McClain in a wide-ranging discussion that lasted more than 17 minutes. Beginning his comments, Brooks addressed President Donald Trump the previous day speaking about […]

The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control on Wednesday approved the AHSAA’s Return to Play “Best Practices” recommended guidelines and reaffirmed plans to start fall sports on time. The action occurred at the association’s annual summer meeting in Montgomery. Under the approved plans, fall sports teams now have the option to begin […]

A non-profit group is currently running a television advertisement in Alabama urging U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) to support small businesses and local jobs. “One Nation,” a 501(c)(4) organization with ties to Alabama native and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), began running a TV ad in the Yellowhammer State on Tuesday. Entitled, “Delay,” the […]

The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Tuesday upheld Alabama’s photo voter identification law, which was originally enacted in 2011. In a lengthy opinion written by Judge Lisa Branch and joined by Senior Judge Ed Carnes, the circuit court upheld a full summary judgment previously granted for the State of Alabama […]

A Birmingham native has invented a new card game based on the legendary quotability of President Donald J. Trump. The game, “Two Trumps and a Lie,” was created by Seth Griffin, chief creative officer for Magic City-based Telegraph Creative. In summary, each card has three quotes on it: two real things Trump has said and […]

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) on Monday announced plans to add a new Innovation Factory Hub in Huntsville, which is already the Fortune 500 company’s second-largest single location. This marks the latest expansion of SAIC’s Innovation Factory nationwide network where the Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal government agencies can evaluate new technologies […]

More than half a century ago today, Alabama powered humans to the surface of the moon for the first time in world history. Monday marks the 51st anniversary of Apollo 11 touching down on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module “Eagle” touched down on the moon at 2:17 p.m. CT on July 20, 1969. NASA […]