The Congressman, who has sent letters to Troy University and Alabama A&M noted the silence is something he finds troubling with Troy's proximity to Fort Rucker and Alabama A&M relationship with the defense industry in Huntsville

The future USS Mobile (LCS 26) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico recently, Austal USA announced on Monday. LCS 26 is the third Austal-built ship for the US Navy to complete acceptance trials this year. The future USS Mobile was built in its namesake city at Austal’s world-class manufacturing facility; the ship […]

The diligent, collaborative efforts across the state of Alabama to increase 2020 Census participation appear to have been effective.

A report Monday from the Tuscaloosa News says that Mercedes-Benz is again expanding its presence in Alabama, this time in the form of a 500,000 square foot facility that will employ 373 workers. The new plant will be part of Mercedes’ push to manufacture more electric vehicles over the upcoming decade. According to Tuscaloosa News, […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore received endorsements from two national pro-life organizations in his Republican bid to represent Alabama's...

ESPN’s much-loved “College GameDay” program will be on campus in Tuscaloosa on Saturday ahead of the top-five matchup between the Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs. The move was widely expected as the clash between the two powerhouse programs is the 2020 college football season’s most anticipated game so far. The college football experts that put […]

The U.S. Senate campaign of former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville is running an advertisement during the final weeks of his general election contest that details a number of ethics reforms supported by the Republican candidate. In the 30-second spot, Tuberville calls for term limits for members of Congress, banning elected officials from becoming […]

As it turns out, despite the outcry from various segments of society, voters in Alabama overwhelmingly support the mask mandate component of Gov. Kay Ivey’s so-called “Safer at Home” order, which has been in effect in some form since April. In addition to showing strong leads for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville and President […]

As the threat from China has become more apparent, it has led to some in education policy to question why public schools and institutions of higher learning in Alabama are including Chinese state-sponsored Confucius Institutes as a part of the curriculum. According to a report Friday, letters signed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Rehab Select at Talladega is opening a special 16-bed unit to treat nursing home patients who have COVID-19. The unit will be in a separate building on the campus of Rehab Select, with financial support from Alabama’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. The establishment of the unit is part of UAB’s efforts to […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama criminology and criminal justice instructor Douglas Klutz has been named the No. 1 college professor in the United States once again. Both CEOWORLD Magazine and Best Value Schools ranked Klutz as No. 1 in 2020. In 2017, Klutz was rated the No. 1 professor in the country by Forbes. “The world’s best professors don’t just teach […]

The 68th Annual Convention of the Alabama NAACP State Conference was held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3 with the theme “No Vote, No Justice.” While this year’s event was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the slate of speakers, topics discussed and those recognized created a ceremony to be remembered. With the passing of civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John […]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama ​– Startup accelerator gener8tor announced today the participants selected for 10 Fall 2020 gBETA cohorts, including five promising companies in the program’s inaugural class at the Bronze Valley Accelerator. Birmingham’s Bronze Valley​ is a non-profit, early stage venture investment platform that focuses on supporting female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color. “Bronze Valley is committed to […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, announced a partnership between the UAH College of Nursing (UAH CON) and Calhoun Community College (CCC) Nursing to offer a Dual Nursing Program which will begin admitting students for spring 2021. The UAH CON/CCC Dual Nursing Degree Program provides students the […]

A partnership with an organization that supports startups in energy technology will advance the University of Alabama’s educational and research mission. In an agreement with the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator, UA students will have access to unique opportunities to engage with startups to broaden their own skill sets and help improve Alabama’s economy. Students will be given […]

Alabamians are helping keep our nation's leaders healthy as they go about their work in Congress.

Stillman College, a private HBCU in Tuscaloosa, this week announced three additions to its board of trustees.

The federal government on Friday morning announced that businesses who received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of $50,000 or less have a simplified process to seek forgiveness for their outstanding balance. According to publicly available data, 70,331 PPP loans worth a combined $6,245,496,446 were distributed to companies in Alabama between when the program opened […]

Governor Kay Ivey sent a letter to U.S. Senate leadership supporting Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court...

Ahead of what many expect to be one of the highest turnout elections in modern history, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is providing guidance to those wishing to serve as a poll watcher on Election Day. Poll watchers are members of a political party who are allowed inside a precinct while voters cast their […]

In July, State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) announced he intended to introduce a bill in the 2021 regular session that would ban Confucius Institutes from operating on publicly funded college campuses within the state. Hanes has since picked up a key ally, in addition to U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), in this effort in State […]

"This guy votes for late-term abortion ... and he says these guys aren't Christian? I mean it's just the hypocrisy of the left."

The Alabama Beverage Control (ABC) Board is hosting a sweepstakes during the month of October in which winners will have a chance to purchase highly desired liquors such as Pappy Van Winkle. The contest is currently ongoing and ends at 5:00 p.m. on October 25. Entrants must be at least 21 years of age, and […]

Congressman Gary Palmer is pushing back against what he sees as brazen lies coming from the Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.