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Last season, the Auburn Tigers’ defense gave the team a chance to win every game they played. The 2019 defense was not consistently dominant as a unit, but the defensive line boasted multiple All-SEC players who wreaked havoc in opposing backfields. Now that the unit’s 2019 standouts Derrick Brown and Marlon Davidson have moved on […]

7. New coronavirus test cleared by FDA The same saliva test that’s used for NBA players and was partially funded by the NBA and NBA Players Association has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, and it’s likely that the new coronavirus test could be available to the public in the coming weeks. The […]

It has been apparent for months that college football would not be spared the strangeness and uncertainty of 2020. Earlier this year, colleges and universities from coast to coast cancelled spring football and sent their athletes home due to COVID-19. As spring turned to summer, players returned to campus with stringent restrictions and protocols developed […]

Crimson Tide 2020 schedule -- Three key questions

Ten games in eleven weeks. That is the task ahead of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in the race to the 2020 SEC Championship. As part of a special Monday evening presentation on the SEC Network, the conference announced this year’s slate of games under the unique 10-game, conference-only format. In addition to the […]

7. Tuberville has faced higher pressure situations U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) spoke to the Madison County Republican Men’s Club and voiced his support for former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville in the U.S. Senate race, saying that “in the United States Senate, it’s not going to be the biggest pressure position he’s been in.” […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Are this week’s really good coronavirus numbers a sign that we are moving in the right direction? — Will similar messages from Alabama head coach Nick Saban and President Donald Trump […]

7. Black Sons of Confederate Veterans member wants monuments kept Daniel Sims is a black man and member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and during a now viral interview with a local news station, he advocated for keeping Confederate flags on display and leaving monuments up. In the interview, he displayed multiple depictions of […]

7. No surprise: People are losing faith in elections After years of the media and their Democrats declaring the current President of the United States a treasonous fraud and fake calls of voter suppression and attempts at creating vote-by-mail requirement because they cannot get over the fact that Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton, a majority […]

7. More funding for mental health programs Governor Kay Ivey has announced that from some of the funding the state received through the CARES Act, $6 million is going to be sent to community health provider agencies and $1 million for the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s (ADMH) Crisis and Recovery Services program.  ADMH will […]

7. Baldwin County Schools react to petitions calling for punishment At Daphne High School, a group of cheerleaders took a picture together with a T-shirt that said “I Love Redneck Boys” on July 4, and a fellow student started a petition that gained 10,000 signatures calling for the school to take disciplinary action. Baldwin County […]

7. This would make more sense if there was a VP pick for Biden Even though presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden hasn’t made, or announced, a final decision on who his running mate will be, the defense of that pick is already underway, referring to the coming criticism as sexist and […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Are the masks working? — How will the state react to the numbers after 200,000 college students are tested before school starts back? — Are President Donald Trump and GOP U.S. […]

7. Fauci is already looking at coronavirus next year Dr. Anthony Fauci has predicted that the coronavirus is going to be something that we live with for a while since it’s unlikely that we’ll be able to completely get rid of it due to how “highly transmissible” it is. Fauci said that we need a […]

7. 2016 issues are still reverberating With less than 100 days before the next 2020 presidential election, we are still learning the extent of the malfeasance committed by operatives in the Obama administration in regard to the Trump campaign as former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testified before Congress that presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee […]

7. Space and Rocket Center saved After a $250,000 donation was made by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville exceeded the $1.5 million needed to remain open and hold space camp in April 2021. Earlier this week, Boeing donated $500,000 to keep the center open. Donations came in […]

7. Schiff is launching another investigation The Department of Homeland Security is being requested by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) to provide information on how they conducted intelligence or monitored protests and riots in Portland, Oregon. Schiff is claiming that there was “deeply troubling” surveillance, asserting that there was “monitoring of peaceful protesters” […]

7. Overnight camp in Georgia sees outbreak The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Georgia Department of Public Health have published a report showing that 231 children and 29 adults at an overnight camp in Georgia tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the camp in June and after “camp attendees engaged in a variety […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Are this week’s really good coronavirus numbers a sign that we are moving in the right direction? — Did Alabama head coach Nick Saban and President Donald Trump similar messages on […]

7. Tuberville didn’t quarantine when he traveled to D.C. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has listed many states as “hot spots” and requires any “non-essential” visitors to quarantine for two weeks after arriving in the area, and while Alabama is on the list of “hot spots,” former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville, Alabama’s GOP senatorial […]

7. Huntsville and Birmingham are the best for business Business Facilities magazine has released its annual State and Metro Rankings Report for the best business climates, and Huntsville and Birmingham both topped categories on the list. Huntsville was ranked first for small-sized metro area for business, and Birmingham was first in a mid-size metro area. […]

7. Space and Rocket Center faces possibly closing Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville has announced that $1.5 million is needed to keep their doors open, otherwise, they’ll have to close permanently. The organization has said they’ve lost two-thirds of their revenue. The Center is asking for public […]

7. Out of state hospitals want Alabama’s help The coronavirus pandemic is clearly putting a strain on medical facilities across the country, and now David Spillers, CEO of the Huntsville Hospital Healthcare System, has claimed that hospitals in Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Alabama have requested to move patients to North Alabama, which he rejected. […]

7. Cruz: Democrats are keeping schools closed to hurt Trump U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” and accused Democrats of trying to keep businesses and schools closed as a way to hurt President Donald Trump in the upcoming election, which is now less than 100 days away. Cruz said […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — How can we demand schools be closed but football happen for high schoolers? — How big were two recent court rulings (Voter ID and illegal aliens can’t be counted for representation) […]