The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday launched a new  initiative to help boost the River Region’s entrepreneurial  ecosystem. The new “Work Together” business studio and coworking space located at 600 S. Court Street in Montgomery will be more than just a physical space, according to a press release. Starting in 2020, “it will […]

State Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) was recently named the 2019 Outstanding Public Official by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). ASCE’s Committee on Advancing the Profession selected Chambliss to receive the prestigious national honor for “impeccable service and dedication to the State of Alabama, as well as to the civil engineering profession and land […]

Recent developments in Syria highlight the need for the United States to revisit its broader Middle Eastern policy. Early last week, I joined a small meeting of House Republicans for an update on Syria from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper where he discussed a phone call from President Erdogan of Turkey to President Trump. During […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is urging President Donald Trump to visit the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery to see “what lynching actually looks like” after the president invoked the term when complaining about the ongoing House impeachment probe into him. On Tuesday morning, Trump tweeted, […]

Jessica Taylor, a Republican businesswoman and lawyer from Prattville, is off to a hot start in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). Taylor announced her candidacy for Alabama’s Second Congressional District on Monday by releasing an almost two-minute introductory campaign video. That seems to be all it took for her campaign […]

7. San Francisco has blacklisted Alabama The 22 states on San Francisco’s blacklist all have “restrictive abortion laws,” so now city employees aren’t allowed to do official business with companies based in any of the states or travel to those states for work. States like Alabama and Georgia made the list. Mayor London Breed said […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Monday slammed U.S. House Democrats after they blocked consideration of a resolution censuring Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), chair of the House Intelligence Committee. A motion to table H.Res. 630 passed 218-185 on party lines. The resolution stated that “members of the Intelligence Committee have lost faith in his objectivity and capabilities […]

“Sweet Grown Alabama,” the state’s new agricultural branding program, has officially launched and opened membership applications. The program’s mission is to enhance marketing opportunities for the state’s farmers by connecting retailers and consumers to Alabama-grown foods and other agricultural products. The organization of Sweet Grown Alabama was announced in August. The program is run by a […]

During the University of Alabama football program’s weekly student-athlete media availability on Monday, one Crimson Tide player stood out for comments completely unrelated to the upcoming weekend’s game against Arkansas. During the press conference, a member of the media asked junior tight end Miller Forristall what he wants to do with his life. The answer […]

Now it’s getting interesting! It’s that time of year when every college football game counts. When you’re the Auburn Tigers ready to play in Death Valley, you are a hot topic. And when you are an Alabama quarterback facing the same injury that you suffered last season but on the other ankle? It’s déjà vu […]

Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading a delegation of state business leaders at an international conference in Savannah, Georgia, that seeks to amplify the longstanding economic and cultural ties between seven Southeastern states and Japan. The 42nd annual joint meeting of the Southeast U.S.-Japan and the Japan-Southeast associations, known as SEUS Japan 42, officially […]

State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) knows first hand how quickly life can change. “It stops. It just kind of came to a halt. All of a sudden, we had a new journey,” she said. In 2015, Wood and her husband were driving when she was called by East Alabama Medical Center-Lanier Medical Center and asked […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) on Monday sent a letter to Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, requesting access to the interview transcript of Ambassador Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine. In a statement about the letter, Rogers emphasized that Schiff and House Democrats need to be transparent with what […]

Although the state of Alabama is now reliably red, we still have not fully grappled with our long history of being a reliable Democratic state for decades. The Alabama legislature was full of Democrats for 136 years until the Alabama Republican Party took it to ALGOP supermajority in 2010. Monday night at the Madison County […]

How many of you are members of the “Wash the Load Three-Times-a-Charm Laundry Club?” You know what I mean: You throw a load in the washer. Insanity ensues. You return two days later, discover the old (now damp and slightly smelly) load and wash it again. Repeat previous steps. On the third day, you wash […]

Coming off the program’s first-ever Final Four appearance, the Auburn University men’s basketball team is set to begin the 2019-20 season ranked No. 24 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The poll was released on Monday. It is the sixth time in history that the Tigers have been ranked in this annual preseason […]

CNN on Saturday night’s episode of “The Van Jones Show” aired a sit-down interview with Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), who discussed a range of topics including impeaching President Donald Trump, which version of socialized healthcare he supports, gun control and other issues of the day. This included Alabama’s junior senator doubling down on his support […]

7. Troy King campaigning for the AL-02 seat Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King has announced that he’ll be campaigning for the AL-02 seat since U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) won’t be running for reelection, and King is now talking about how much he loves the president. While interviewing on “The Jeff Poor Show,” King said […]

Jessica Taylor on Monday joined a crowded Republican field vying to succeed the retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). Taylor’s announcement was made in a video, which was released along with a statement. Entitled, “Put Me in the Game,” the almost two-minute video introduces Taylor to GOP voters in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, outlining her […]

DOTHAN — Some beachgoers headed south from Montgomery to Panama City Beach, Fla. may be familiar with a backroad that allows travelers to avoid traffic on U.S. Highway 231 in Ozark, Dothan and Panama City, Fla. and instead takes them through Enterprise and Bonifay, Fla. before arriving on the west side of Panama City Beach. […]

Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is the war of words between U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) a proxy war for President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden? — Will Alabama Democrats ever end their infighting and […]

Jalen Hurts might not play for the Crimson Tide anymore. However, this ex-Bama star appears to have enjoyed this weekend’s Third Saturday in October win against Tennessee nonetheless. In a video posted on Twitter by Alabama linebacker Terrell Lewis, Hurts can be seen smiling and putting a traditional victory cigar in his mouth.

You could spend an entire lifetime paddling across Alabama’s 132,000 miles of water from the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico and the thousands of lakes, rivers and streams in between. Two organizations have partnered to help educate young people just starting that journey. The 4-H RiverKids Program teaches children ages 9-18 basic paddling skills, water […]

Two Troy University fraternities were recently suspended for hazing, which is a recurring problem at our nation’s colleges. According to Wikipedia, 20 college students have died in hazing incidents this decade. Economics can offer insight into how initiation rituals help build groups and why hazing persists. In addition to fraternities and sororities, bands, sports teams, […]