Calhoun Community College and the University of Alabama in Huntsville signed an Advanced Manufacturing Memorandum of Understanding. The partnership creates a seamless transferable career path for Calhoun students to transfer to UAH. Calhoun opened the Alabama Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence in 2019, which is a division of Auburn University’s program. The school also partners […]

HUNTSVILLE – Drake State Community & Technical College President Dr. Patricia Sims has been named to the board of the American Association of Community Colleges. The AACC represents more than 1,000 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and nearly 12 million students. “It’s an honor to be elected to serve on such an impactful organization,” said Sims. […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Trygve Tollefsbol, Ph.D., professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biology, has spent nearly 20 years researching cancer prevention methods with his team. At the center of their research are the very things many young people avoid: vegetables. Epigenetics is defined as the research and study […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a disaster designation for portions of Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey and state Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate announced. Last week, the governor sent the request to the secretary of USDA for a disaster designation due to a drop in temperatures during a period in March. A disaster […]

The Noah Act, which was passed Thursday, is something that has the ability to aid those with neurological disorders and law enforcement officers. For Rep. Leigh Hulsey, the sponsor of the bill, the legislation hits close to home. Her son Noah, is on the autistic spectrum, and served as a guiding light in working with […]

The House Armed Services Committee is launching an investigation into the continued delays in the selection of a permanent base for the U.S. Space Command Headquarters. “Today, I launched an investigation into the continued delays in the SPACECOM Headquarters basing decision,” said Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Saks). “The fact is, the Air Force already made […]

When HBCUs come together for the common good, everyone benefits. To that end, Miles College and Drake State Community & Technical College have announced a partnership for scholarship opportunities and pathways to earning a bachelor’s degree. The institutions’ presidents will sign an articulation agreement during a May 30 ceremony at Miles College, the college announced. […]

The drives were on the green – most anyway – and the proceeds were in the pink for the 28th Drive-Out Breast Cancer Golf Tournament. The annual tournament, hosted by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, generated more than $125,000. The event was at Old Overton Club in Vestavia Hills and helps fund breast […]

They may be small but they are mighty! Seventeen students at the Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering will have made more than the grade when they graduate Thursday from the ASCTE Schola in Huntsville. Those 17 seniors, representing the school’s first on-campus graduating class, will have earned nearly $3.6 million in merit-based scholarships […]

State Rep. Fred L. Plump Jr. has been charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice and agreed to step down from the Alabama House of Representatives, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A filing today in U.S. District Court alleges Plump (D-Fairfield), 76, conspired to commit wire fraud and obstructed justice. The charges stem […]

The Alabama housing market is continuing its months-long slowdown, according to a report from the Alabama Association of Realtors. “Alabama’s housing market is continuing a slow start to the year and spring season,” said Alabama Realtors CEO Jeremy Walker. “Home sales are heavily influenced by interest rates. “Credit conditions and economic uncertainty have continued to […]

Calling the death of Rev. Harry Reeder III a “tremendous loss,” Bruce Stallings, executive pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church broke the news to the congregation last Thursday. Reeder, the church’s senior pastor since 1999, died in a car crash returning home from speaking at the state Legislature’s Medal of Honor ceremony. According to reports, Reeder’s […]

The Fulbright Program has selected 13 University of Alabama students for various awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. “UA’s 2023-24 Fulbright winners will venture out and have adventures in seven different countries on multiple continents,” said Dr. Teresa Wise, associate provost of international education and global outreach. “As they research, work, teach, learn and play […]

Blue Origin – with its partners Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic Technology and Honeybee Robotics – has been selected to build the second human lunar landing system, NASA announced this morning. In the announcement, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson also said the space agency is making an additional investment in the infrastructure that will pave the […]

Mobile’s Austal USA, a state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility, has won a contract from the Navy potentially worth $3.195 billion. The contract commissions Austal USA to design and construct up to seven TAGOS-25 class ocean surveillance ships. The company is partnering with L3Harris, Noise Control Engineering, TAI Engineering, and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors. TAGOS ships are used […]

The director of the Alabama Department of Transportation has been accused of acting in bad faith related to a bridge project in Baldwin County. In a ruling Wednesday, State Judge Jimmy Pool released an 80-page order accusing ALDOT Director John Cooper of acting in bad faith and intentionally attempting to put a private company out […]

The Alabama Realtors Foundation, a branch of the Alabama Association of Realtors, has selected 14 students from throughout the state to receive scholarships. The awards are provided through the organization’s education scholarship fund. The selections were based on the students’ academic records, recommendations, and essays. To have been eligible to receive the scholarship, the applicants […]

Huntsville has attained yet another accolade as it continues to grow and develop. U.S. News & World Report has named Huntsville the second best place to live in the entire country. In the annual rankings released today, Birmingham came in at No. 80, Montgomery was ranked 94th, and Mobile was No. 115. Last year, Huntsville […]

Every Alabama principal and superintendent’s nightmare seems to becoming true. Low ACT scores. In 2022, according to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, the Yellowhammer State experienced the lowest ACT test scores since 2015. Many Alabama educators blame the COVID pandemic, a time when schools were closed throughout the country, for the decline. The […]

Jeff Norris, an educator from Oak Mountain Middle School, is the 2023-2024 Alabama Teacher of the Year. Norris was among 16 teachers also nominated for the award. Eventually, that group of sixteen was reduced to four finalists – Kevin Pughsley of Berry Middle School in Hoover, Lauren Murdoch Brascho of Coosa Valley Elementary in Pell […]

In 2005, an 18-year-old student from Mountain Brook went missing on her high school graduation trip to Aruba. Her disappearance made international headlines. Natalee Holloway was never seen or heard from since May 30, 2005, and she was declared dead in 2012. Authorities considered several suspects in the case but one stood out from the […]

Alabama businesses now have access to a solution that will help strengthen the local and domestic manufacturing supply chain. The Alabama Technology Network (ATN), the state’s manufacturing extension partnership, announced today the launch of CONNEX™ Alabama, a powerful online manufacturer database and connectivity platform provided for Alabama manufacturers. It’s designed to help manufacturers connect, find local […]

The state of Alabama is set to resume executions after the Alabama Supreme Court issued a death warrant for death row inmate James Barber. This comes after Alabama paused executions last November because Gov. Kay Ivey ordered a review of state execution protocol because of two botched lethal injection attempts. Now that the review is […]

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States – one in five Americans will show symptoms by the time they are 70 years old. However, when detected early, it is one of the easiest forms of cancers to cure. With the onset of traditionally hot sunny summer days ahead across […]