The Southeastern Conference on Monday will announce the 2020 fall football schedule for each of its member institutions. The first week’s schedule will be announced on SEC Network’s “The Paul Finebaum Show” at 2:00 p.m. CT. This will be followed by the full schedule’s release on a special edition of “SEC Now” at 6:00 p.m. […]

Staff and students at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) have easier access to Alabama’s diverse coastal habitats thanks to the arrival of a new research vessel. The Claire B is a 25-foot Carolina Skiff capable of ferrying about 20 people to locations around the island. The vessel was purchased by the DISL Foundation thanks to a $25,000 grant from […]

Albert Chege easily remembers his introduction to the Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama. “I started when I was 8 years old,” Chege said. “My parents needed somewhere for me and my brothers to go. The Boys and Girls Club was the best option because it was nearby and the buses from the Boys & […]

Jessica Jasien, Ph.D., a summer graduate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, is setting her sights high after graduation. She has accepted a position as a senior vision scientist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Cardiovascular and Vision Laboratory at Johnson Space Center.

From his Chevy Equinox on the campaign trail in Tampa, Fla. for Republican congressional hopeful Scott Franklin, a candidate in Florida’s 15th congressional district, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) addressed the Madison County Republican Men’s Club virtual meeting on Saturday. Gaetz expressed his concern about the direction the country could face if Republicans did not […]

Support for telehealth and mobile health monitoring has risen among healthcare workers and consumers since the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. Dr. Emil Jovanov, a pioneer in the wearable health monitoring field from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), participated and was a coauthor of the study conducted by a […]

Honda supplier Unipres Alabama is investing $6.3 million and will create 10 jobs with the latest expansion of its stamping plant in Steele in St. Clair County. The St. Clair County Economic Development Council announced the project, which follows a $40 million expansion of the plant in 2018 that created 70 new jobs.

There are still many unknowns regarding COVID-19, but one common occurrence among those infected is smell loss. There are many different events that can trigger smell loss, and University of Alabama at Birmingham Assistant Professor Jessica Grayson, M.D., provides insight as to why this might be happening. Hyposmia or anosmia, a decreased or complete loss of smell, […]

A license plate that will support Alabama small businesses will be created if 1,000 apply for one by July 31, 2021. Funds from purchasing the plate will be given to Main Street Alabama, which will in turn provide workshops and grants to small businesses around the Yellowhammer State. The tag can be applied for here. […]

Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) on Friday released a video public service announcement urging Yellowhammer State residents to complete the 2020 Census. The deadline to complete the Census recently was moved up to September 30, meaning there is less than seven weeks left for Alabamians to either self-respond or respond to Census Bureau field staff. Leaders […]

A report from WBRC in Birmingham on Friday says that the yearly golf tournament Regions Tradition has canceled the 2020 edition due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event organizers say it will be back in early May of 2021. WBRC says they were told by a “source close to the tournament” about the decision to […]

Two impactful figures in Jefferson County’s healthcare system advised on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic and resulting precautions such as mask-wearing will remain a major factor in public life at least through the end of 2020. Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson and CEO of the UAB Health System/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance Will Ferniany […]

Before the onset of the pandemic, Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill were optimistic about the possibility of recapturing the House and maintaining control of the Senate. However, the mood of the body politic has changed with the arrival of COVID-19 and has made the future a bit murky. Still maintaining a level of optimism is […]

Now that some three weeks have passed since the Department of Justice released a report highlighting deficiencies throughout the Alabama Department of Corrections’ prison system, it remains unclear what the objective was of the U.S. Attorneys that authored the document. The timing suggests that the report could be a tool to motivate the decisionmakers in […]

AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn has partnered with institutions across the state to implement the GuideSafe™ platform, one of many university efforts designed to facilitate a safe and healthy return to campus and reduce the transmission of COVID-19. An integral component of A Healthier U, Auburn’s plan for fall reentry, the GuideSafe™ platform includes entry testing […]

FedEx confirmed on Thursday that it will be building a 300,000 square foot distribution center in southwest Birmingham that projects to employ 285 full and part time employees by 2024. The distribution center is a $40.6 million investment for the FedEx Ground division of the international shipping giant. It will be constructed on a 46 […]

Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) CEO Dr. David Bronner had some harsh words for President Donald Trump this month. In August’s RSA Advisor, a monthly publication from the group, Bronner entitled his normal column, “The ‘Economic Terror’ of 2020.” “We are slightly past halfway of 2020 and to be honest, it feels like a decade […]

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM), the joint venture between automakers Mazda Motor Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp., plans to make an additional $830 million investment in Alabama to incorporate new cutting-edge manufacturing technologies to its production lines and provide enhanced training to its workforce of up to 4,000 employees. “Toyota’s presence in Alabama […]

There is good news in Alabama’s fight against the coronavirus this week, with a number of key metrics including hospitalizations showing the state making progress while the disease remains highly active. Hospitals across the state admitted an average of 108 COVID-19 patients per day over the last week — a number that is far higher […]

Daniel Sims, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, has added a unique perspective to the debate over removing Confederate monuments and flags from public display. Sims, who is black, interviewed with Huntsville-area WHNT about the subject this week. Wearing both a hat and shirt depicting the Confederate flag, while also holding a full-size […]

U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) praised the Trump administration’s decision this week to hold off on implementing new tariffs on component parts used in Airbus’ Mobile assembly plant. Airbus, headquartered in Europe, has been in the middle of a trade dispute between the United States and the European Union since 2004. The company has an […]

Alabama’s AM/NS Calvert on Wednesday announced a $500 million expansion project that will create 300 jobs in the Yellowhammer State. A 50/50 joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel Corp., the cutting-edge steel processing plant is located in Calvert, which is about 35 miles north of Mobile. A release announced that an electric arc furnace (EAF) […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday allocated $26 million to help stabilize businesses in the state’s agriculture industry. The funds will establish the Alabama Agriculture Stabilization Program, which will be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Industries under the leadership of Commissioner Rick Pate. Ivey’s apportioning of the $26 million comes out of the […]

A documentary film being released digitally this week focuses heavily on the State of Alabama’s First Class Pre-K Program as an example of sterling quality that other states should emulate. The film, titled “Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America,” lasts about one hour, and over half of the running time is devoted to extolling […]