Exciting things are happening in Northport. Just days after the ribbon-cutting for the new River Run Park, city leaders announced that the HBCU Athletic Conference has chosen the complex to host its baseball and softball championship tournaments in 2026, 2027, and 2028. The HBCUAC, formed last year as a restructured version of the Gulf Coast […]

Buckmasters, the renowned outdoors organization that started in Montgomery, is celebrating milestones that include the 30th Buckmasters Expo, founder and CEO Jackie Bushman’s 70th birthday this fall and the organization’s 40th birthday in January. The 30th Expo at the Montgomery Convention Center attracted massive crowds for its three-day run last weekend. Not only did plenty of Alabamians enjoy the […]

This is a very big election year for cities throughout the state. Most mayors and city councils are running this summer. In fact, the elections are right around the corner on August 26. The marque race is for Mayor of Mobile. Mayor Sandy Stimpson is retiring as one of Mobile’s most successful mayors after three […]

Stoking renewed pressure on Alabama’s redistricting process, a federal court judge ruled on Friday that Alabama’s 2021 State Senate map violates the Voting Rights Act in the Montgomery area – but not in Huntsville.  The ruling bars the state from using the current plan in future elections. As it did in 2023, the court said […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is just a couple of weeks away from putting toe to leather on a new season, and the program has just taken a major step to mark the new year in Tuscaloosa. As first reported by the University’s NIL collective, Yea Alabama, the new team captains for the year have been […]

Mayor Phil Segraves has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Alabama House District 17, which includes Marion and Lamar counties and the city of Haleyville in Winston County. “I’m excited to continue my work to grow the economy of northwest Alabama,” Segraves said. “I’ve built my career around bringing investment to our communities, […]

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The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee has announced its endorsement of House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R–Rainsville) for re-election, praising his leadership and deep ties to rural energy. The PAC, which serves as the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA), represents electric co-ops across the state. Its board of […]

Mike Jordan was recently elected as vice president of the Mobile Division at Alabama Power. As vice president of the Mobile Division, Jordan will oversee community and economic development initiatives and external affairs in the southwest region of the state. He brings his experience and an external focus from the Southern Division, where he has […]

Pointing to a homicide-free week and hundreds of arrests after President Trump federalized D.C. law enforcement, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville vowed Friday that as governor, he too would take a tough approach to crime in Alabama’s big cities. Friday morning, on “Longshore and McKnight”, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), candidate for Governor of Alabama in […]

The Birmingham Stallions are here to stay. Throughout the offseason, rumors have persisted that the Magic City was no longer going to have a professional football team. It was even reported as recently as July, that the Stallions were confirmed to be leaving the city along with relocations for the Michigan, Houston, and Memphis markets. […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is being lauded for her support of law enforcement and her efforts to combat crime in America.

The days of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) in college football have completely changed the game in terms of how rosters are built, how recruits are secured and how the offseason functions. With players able to get paid and bringing a yearly free agency to the sport via the transfer portal, now more than ever […]

John and Barry analyze SEC adopting nine game schedule, rivalries, playoff expansion, Auburn-Alabama impacts, Tuberville’s opinion, and more.

Over the last several years in college football, one of the most widely discussed talking points surrounding the Southeastern Conference has been the schedule within the league. While most Power Four conferences have been on a nine-game schedule for years, the SEC has held firm at eight and contended that they did not want to […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville weighed in on the controversy surrounding Cracker Barrel’s recent decision to change its decades-old logo and the interior of its restaurants across the country. The updates, which began earlier this month, have been met with overwhelming public criticism, causing the franchise to lose nearly $100 million in market value on Thursday […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is supporting President Donald Trump's attempts to combat crime in Washington D.C.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued formal demands to end the Ukraine war that included that there will be no NATO membership for Ukraine, no Western troops on its soil, and the surrender of the Donbas region

Charter Communications’ Spectrum News has launched a 24/7 Alabama channel on cable channel 1 for Spectrum customers, with brief headline updates and 24/7 weather coverage, the company said. The service is accessible to Spectrum customers via the Spectrum News app and on devices such as Roku and Apple TV. While the launch adds another outlet […]

Federal authorities in Arizona have arrested a man accused of mailing 25 pounds of Carfentanil—one of the deadliest opioids in existence—to Alabama, according to WBRC. Nineteen-year-old Ignacio Miguel Tirado-Castillo was indicted in May on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a fentanyl analogue and attempt to distribute a fentanyl analogue. He now […]

Last weekend, the City of Northport celebrated the opening of River Run Park, a sports complex city leaders describe as a place for families, youth, and future champions. The new park features nine tournament-ready baseball and softball fields, positioning Northport as a hub for regional athletics. City officials have said this is only the beginning, […]

The Nick Saban Legacy Awards were held in Birmingham Monday, honoring coaching greats David Cutcliffe and the late Pat Dye. Established in 2022 by the Quarterbacking Children’s Health Foundation as a national award to honor and recognize the lifetime achievement of a college coach and his contributions to the game of football, the Nick Saban Legacy Award is named after the legendary […]

When President Trump was elected, he promised to fight for the forgotten men and women of this country – and that includes our farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. Time and time again, he’s proven himself to be the farmer’s president, standing strong against bad trade deals, cutting Washington red tape, and delivering real results for […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is just two weeks away from getting started on the second season of the Kalen DeBoer era. After a first year that saw highs, as well as some serious lows with four losses, the pressure is squarely on DeBoer to get it right With a new-look offense headed up by his […]