District Attorney Jeremy Duerr of the 5th Judicial Circuit switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party at the Tallapoosa County Republican Party’s quarterly meeting in Alexander City, the ALGOP announced this week. Alabama’s 5th Judicial Circuit is comprised of Tallapoosa, Chambers, Macon and Randolph Counties. “District Attorney Duerr contacted me several months ago […]

The Fiber Broadband Association on Thursday announced its board of directors has appointed Gary Bolton as the association’s new president and CEO, effective November 2. The largest and only trade association in the Americas dedicated to the pursuit of all-fiber-optic network infrastructure to homes, businesses and more, the Fiber Broadband Association helps advance the strategic […]

Hurricane Zeta crossed Alabama overnight, leaving a diagonal path of fallen trees and households without power in its wake. No Alabamian has yet been reported as having died or suffered a critical injury due to the storm, though many minor injuries have been reported in local outlets. LifeSouth has put out a call for blood […]

When reliable testing for COVID-19 became a national priority earlier this year, one company in Huntsville was already set up to take on a leading role. Diatherix was equipped to offer testing through its cutting-edge technology, and it was able to do so in a way conducive to effective treatment of the virus by providing […]

The last few weeks have been very interesting for Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth. During a church gathering, he contracted the coronavirus and then passed it to his wife. Although he was not entirely asymptomatic, he did not require any medical treatment. He is now headed back to work and ready to do the people’s […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall (R-AL) is continuing his leadership in calling on Congress to regulate tech monopolies’ control over the flow of information and political discourse in America. In a tweet on Wednesday, Marshall commented on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s testimony that day to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. This comes after Twitter blocked […]

Wednesday is National First Responders Day, and the importance of America’s tremendous first responders is even more magnified this year as the nation continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. In Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey’s administration recently established the Health Care and Emergency Response Providers grant program. This enabled first responders, including private ambulance and other […]

MONTGOMERY — State officials gathered on the steps of the capitol Wednesday morning to announce the details surrounding three new mental health crisis care centers to be built around the state. AltaPointe Health in Mobile, the Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority and WellStone Behavioral Health in Huntsville will be receiving grants from the State of […]

The Briarwood Christian duo of Tucker Smith and Hayden Marbut on Saturday won the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. The National Championship victory is the third-straight title for Smith and the first for Marbut. The Alabama duo secured two smallmouth bass for 7 pounds, 14 ounces […]

The U.S. military’s F-35 fighter jets, a squadron of which is scheduled to arrive in Montgomery in 2023, have hit a speedbump on the road to full production. According to a Bloomberg News report, a key combat simulation for the new jets has not yet occurred due to “difficulties finishing technical preparations.” That simulation must […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey declared a State of Emergency on Tuesday afternoon ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta’s landfall, which is expected on Wednesday evening. Mobile County, specifically the area around the town of Dauphin Island, has been identified as the area of Alabama most likely to bear the brunt of the storm. Though currently a […]

The Birmingham Police Department this week retired its storied Mounted Unit. A ceremony was held on Monday in which the department said goodbye to the retiring unit’s mounted patrol horses: Blue Boy, Doc and Gumby. A social media post by Birmingham PD advised the move was made due to “budgetary restraints.” The unit, founded in […]

Reshad Hudson, who for the last two years has served as the state government reporter for a chain of TV stations in Alabama, has been promoted to national correspondent in Washington, D.C. Hudson, an Alabama native, was lauded by politicians on both sides of the aisle for being scrupulously nonpartisan and having a tireless work […]

U.S. Steel announced on Tuesday that their new electric arc furnace, the most advanced of its kind, has undergone a successful implementation and start-up at the company’s plant in Fairfield, AL. The new furnace “will have an annual steelmaking capacity of 1.6 million tons,” according to a release from the company. Douglas R. Matthews, a […]

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Alabama State Director Chris Beeker this week announced several major new investments by the administration of President Donald J. Trump in projects across the Yellowhammer State. The largest investment is going to Talladega College, Alabama’s oldest private historically black college (HBCU). “It’s exciting to help increase […]

Rodney Smith, a Huntsville resident born in Bermuda who has started a charity mowing the lawns of veterans and the elderly for free, is asking for help from the public after his application for a green card was denied. Smith legally immigrated to the United States 15 years ago and is now trying to become […]

Last week, State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) revealed to Alabama Daily News he had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month and had immediately quarantined himself after learning of his diagnosis during a meeting in the State House in Montgomery. During an interview with Mobile radio’s FM Talk 106.5, Gudger explained how he had dealt […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Monday evening joined his Democratic Caucus colleagues in voting against confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be the next associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Nevertheless, Barrett was confirmed in a 52-48 vote; those in the affirmative included U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). Praise for […]

The United States Senate on Monday evening voted 52-48 to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) voted in the affirmative after supporting Barrett in a floor speech hours earlier; U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) voted “no.” “I am proud to have voted to […]

Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senator and GOP members of the U.S. House of Representatives have each been named a 2020 “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB is the nation’s largest small business association, advocating for job creators nationwide. “NFIB’s prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for legislators […]

With early voting and other election processes underway around the country, including in Alabama, the left appears to be mobilized and attempting to gain an advantage from the rules in place. Some of those rules have been implemented out of the pandemic’s fallout to prevent further spread of the virus. Monday, during an interview with […]

Kimber Manufacturing, a company that makes a variety of firearms and ammunition, is transitioning its corporate headquarters from New York to its facility in Troy, Alabama. The decision to change the location of the company’s headquarters was first announced last week, and much of the work has already been completed. A release from the company […]

The nation needs to prioritize technical curriculum in its workforce training to meet the demands of 21st century jobs, and higher education will be at the forefront of the effort. That was the assessment of United Launch Alliance president and CEO Tory Bruno during a virtual panel discussion last week as part of the AscendxSummit […]

Polling results released by an Alabama-based, nationally respected data firm on Monday show that Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) is uniquely popular with Republican voters in the Yellowhammer State. Cygnal, recognized as the nation’s most accurate polling firm during the 2018 midterm cycle, conducted a survey of 645 likely Alabama general election voters from October […]