Oct. 26, 1921 President Warren G. Harding’s visit to Birmingham on Oct. 26, 1921, was the highlight of a weeklong 50th anniversary celebration at Capitol Park (Now Linn Park). The president and first lady Florence King Harding, along with other dignitaries, took part in events celebrating the growth of Birmingham. Harding’s speech was notable because […]

Lake Thurlow is coming back up following completion of a two-year project to replace spillway gates at Thurlow Dam. Lake levels are scheduled to begin rising on Tuesday, Oct. 29, reaching normal full pool by Thursday, Oct. 31. The drawdown was needed to replace the dam’s 36 spillway crest gates, known as flashboards, which were installed […]

More than 42 million people were affected by the flu during the 2018-2019 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu season has started in the United States and is expected to run from October through late March. In response to high flu rates from previous years and in preparation for the peak […]

Last week, the Alabama Department of Labor reported a new record low unemployment rate of 3% and additional historic bests for the number of people working and in the labor force. In an interview with Huntsville radio WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Alabama Secretary of Labor Fitzgerald Washington touted the 3% seasonally adjusted figure for […]

Brand Leege knew well before he graduated high school what he planned to do the rest of his life. “I used to laugh in high school when the teacher would ask me what I wanted to do when I got out of school. I told them, ‘I got a job. I know what I’m going […]

Auburn University alumna Lisa Hendy says people are drawn to her iconic hat, but it’s her many hats, so to speak, that led her to be named chief ranger of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in April. On a journey that began in her hometown of Chattanooga in the early 1990s, the then-high school senior visited Auburn […]

There is no doubt that the U.S. House Democrat foursome known as “the Squad” gets low marks among Republican primary hopefuls in Alabama. Jessica Taylor, one the candidates vying for the GOP nod in Alabama’s second congressional district race, is making the most out of that unpopularity to set herself apart from the other candidates. […]

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is the latest can’t-miss television star. A&E’s most-watched series, “Live PD,” will begin this week airing episodes on Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to midnight featuring Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Filming started Monday.

Turns out, Alabama’s “Rocket City” knows a lot about radars, too. Huntsville picked up its nickname after serving as the cradle of the nation’s rocket program and hosting NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, a key player in the space program for decades. The North Alabama city is also a mecca for the defense industry and […]

Those who love to fish the Gulf State Park Pier should not hesitate to head down to Gulf Shores-Orange Beach right away. Judging from what I witnessed last week, the fishing is on fire, especially for Spanish mackerel. Anglers were reeling in Spanish after Spanish on the Gulf’s premier fishing pier, which juts some 1,540 […]

HOOVER — Dominique Wilkins on Friday got the question that NBA players and employees seem to dread most nowadays. While giving a keynote speech at the Alabama Economic Growth Summit, the NBA legend was asked about the recent high-profile controversy surrounding the league and China. The scrutiny began earlier this month when Houston Rockets general manager […]

HOOVER — During Friday’s Alabama Economic Growth Summit, a panel entitled, “Capitalizing on tech and innovation momentum,” was held. Britney Summerville, vice president of community engagement of Birmingham-based Shipt, moderated the discussion. Panelists were State Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa), chairman of the House Ways and Means Education Committee; Miller Girvin, CEO of Alabama Capital Network; and Matt […]

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A funeral service is set for this weekend for a 3-year-old Alabama girl who was abducted from a birthday party and killed, and officials said Friday they are establishing a permanent reward fund in her memory. The service for Kamille McKinney was scheduled for Sunday afternoon, with burial to follow at Elmwood Cemetery.

Among the easiest things media in the SEC footprint can take away from Paul Finebaum’s success are that making fun of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh and beating up on Clemson is good for business. In addition, whether you are counting on readers, listeners or viewers, the home team doing well naturally increases engagement. Which […]

Oct. 25, 1968 The first 14 members of the Alabama Academy of Honor were announced on Oct. 25, 1968, and inducted on Aug. 25, 1969. Each year, 10 members may be elected by the academy until its membership reaches 100. All living governors are automatically members of the academy. Inspired by the Missouri Academy of […]

HOOVER — Healthcare was a major topic of discussion during a Friday morning panel at the Alabama Economic Growth Summit. Moderated by University of Alabama System Vice Chancellor Clay Ryan, the day’s first panel consisted of Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro), House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) […]

Another big weekend of SEC football is upon us, and the road ahead for the Auburn Tigers will be a challenging one. The Tigers are taking the Gus Bus to Baton Rouge for a top 10 showdown with LSU. Auburn hasn’t won in Death Valley in 20 years — can they down LSU this weekend? […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday released a statement strongly backing President Donald Trump. Amid current impeachment efforts by U.S. House Democrats, Ivey said, “We are witnessing an injustice on our democracy.” “Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress are making an attempt to impeach the president through the press via leaks and conjecture,” she outlined. “This […]

Have you ever been traveling down the highway, about to change lanes when you look over your shoulder and see there is a car in your blind spot? How long was it there? Why didn’t you notice it before? It’s critical to the situation at hand, and all it took was a different perspective to […]

7. Katie Hill lucky she’s a Democrat U.S. Representative Katie Hill (D-CA) is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for her behavior, and now a picture of Hill has been released that shows her nude, holding a bong and indicates that she was in a “throuple” relationship that included her husband and a […]

For the second year in a row, the University of Alabama has received record external funding for research and other sponsored activities. A press release from the university stated, “[F]or the 2019 fiscal year, UA’s total sponsored awards reached nearly $132.5 million, an increase of more than 33% from the previous year.” Total sponsored awards […]

It’s an idea that we Evangelicals like because we usually hear it discussed in the vein of protecting our particular right to express and live out a Christian worldview. But do we really know what our constitutional right to religious liberty is rooted in, and what protecting it for the long haul will require of […]

A new interest group, Poarch Creek Accountability Now, is up running ads on radio and online in Alabama. The group has an odd strategy for addressing gambling concerns in the state of Alabama: Refuse to be transparent about who is funding them and be shocked when the Indians don’t support plans to disrupt their business. […]