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Lowndes County has a new superintendent of the school system. WSFA-TV reports the Lowndes County Board of Education announced Thursday that Jason Burroughs has signed a three-year contract with the school system. Burroughs was previously serving as the interim superintendent and former assistant superintendent. He also has served in various other positions during his 23 […]
NBC 15 in Mobile on Wednesday broke the story of a “coward disgracing our country” after an American flag was cut down and stolen from the American Legion Post 164 in Citronelle. The television station described the incident as “a crime tearing at the heartstrings” of the victims – the area’s heroic veterans – and the […]
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday joined a massive bipartisan group of 52 state and territory attorneys general in calling on Congress to “expeditiously” close a deadly fentanyl loophole in federal law. This loophole plays a harmful part in the opioid epidemic by allowing fentanyl traffickers to stay a step ahead of law enforcement […]
7. Absurd drag queens are reading to toddlers at a Mobile public library — A group of drag queens will be reading to children (if any show up) at a public library. Pastors and others are having none of this. — A Mobile-based Tea Party group says they will be protesting the event, which is sure […]
HOOVER – Concerned Women for America’s eight-state bus tour made a much-anticipated stop in Alabama on Thursday, with citizens from around the state assembling in Hoover to voice their unequivocal support of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the United States Supreme Court — Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Approximately one hundred Alabamians, men and women, were in attendance […]
Friday night, the Alabama Republican Party will host its summer dinner at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa. Some of the discussion around the room will undoubtedly include the current saga involving President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his now-felon associates Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort. Now that we’re beyond the primary stage […]
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey supports an appeal to the United States Supreme Court after a federal court on Wednesday struck down the state’s law that bans the most frequently used second-trimester abortion procedure. The law, passed in 2016 and entitled the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act, had previously been struck down by a […]
A candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives will be on ballots in November, after a lawsuit challenging his candidacy was struck down on Wednesday. Etowah County Circuit Judge William H. Rhea dismissed a lawsuit filed against Craig Lipscomb – the Republican nominee for Alabama House District 30 – as well as the Alabama GOP, […]
Thursday, Hans Von Spakovsky stopped by “The Wake-Up Call” with Baylor Cook to discuss the legal ramifications of the Michal Cohen guilty plea and the Paul Manafort guilty verdict. Spakovsky broke down the meaning behind the charges Cohen pleaded guilty too, how it could impact the president and what the legal precedent is surrounding the […]
A charismatic Alabama pastor’s analysis of what is currently plaguing American society, and especially President Trump, has gone viral. Citing from 2 Kings 9:22, Pastor John Kilpatrick of Daphne’s Church of His Presence prophesied that “witchcraft is trying to take this country over.” “Here’s what the Holy Spirit said to me last night and here’s […]
Now that Democratic candidate for governor Walt Maddox has accepted that there will be no debate in the Alabama gubernatorial race, we can move on to some real issues, like the lottery. With Mississippi already being the state for casino gambling and sports betting, the lottery seems like a logical next step. Now that it […]
Several dozen Alabama school districts are offering free lunches to all students this year. Economists have long claimed that “There’s no such thing as a free lunch!” Although I don’t think that Alabama schools have proven economists wrong, this case illustrates a challenge of limiting government. School systems offering free lunches this year, according to […]
Data from the Alabama Department of Labor reveals that truck drivers and registered nurses are two of the most coveted employees. The data, stemming from the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division, shows that advertisements calling for truck drivers and registered nurses dominate all other job postings. Along with truck drivers and registered […]
A federal commission on improving school safety will hold a listening session next week in Montgomery. The Federal Commission on School Safety will meet Tuesday at the Alabama Capitol. It is the fourth and final listening session organized by the group formed by President Donald Trump after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]
Alabama’s famed radio duo Rick Burgess and Bill “Bubba” Bussey are bringing their unique brand of conservative commentary and comedy to CRTV – the Conservative Review’s media company. CRTV announced in a press release that “The Rick & Bubba Show” will be simulcast through its online video subscription service. Current subscribers to the show will also receive […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Birmingham-born Lt. General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. to take over U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and be promoted to a four-star general. CENTCOM, based in Tampa, is responsible for American military operations throughout the greater Middle East, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. McKenzie is currently the Director of the Joint […]
President Trump publicly voiced his regret for his decision to make Jeff Sessions the attorney general, in an interview that aired Thursday with “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt. “The reason he got nothing is the Dems are very strong in the Justice Department,” Trump said of Imran Awan, a former aide to Rep. Debbie […]
The University of North Alabama (UNA) announced on Wednesday that they are hosting prominent Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King to speak on their campus in Florence next month. King came into the national spotlight for his role in hot-button, liberal social justice causes, especially the Black Lives Matter movement. He was a leading voice in […]
Alabama Republicans voiced their optimism after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed a replacement to the Obama administration’s so-called “Clean Power Plan.” The state’s attorney general and public service commissioners will thoroughly review the new proposal’s impact on consumers. The replacement, entitled the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, will reduce greenhouse gas […]
Authorities in Mobile are trying to find the owner of an old briefcase that was filled with what appears to be ancient fossils, teeth and crystals. Photos released by police Wednesday show what appears to be fossilized fish, animal teeth, geodes, a large shell and a small human mask carved from clay or something similar. […]
7. Not that this is a huge deal or anything, but President Donald Trump loses in projected match-ups with Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former Vice President Joe Biden — A poll that is being done way too early has Trump polling behind former Vice President Biden and Sen. Sanders by 12 points each. He trails Warren […]
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced he was “disappointed” and “carefully considering” an appeal to the United States Supreme Court after a federal court on Wednesday struck down Alabama’s law that bans the most frequently used second-trimester abortion procedure. The law, passed in 2016 and entitled the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act, had previously […]
Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox campaigned alongside former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman in Selma on Tuesday. Siegelman is a convicted felon who was released from federal prison last year after serving approximately six years. He reportedly is still unable vote in the state. According to the Selma Times-Journal, after Maddox gave his speech on […]
Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-5) strongly criticized liberal immigration policies after an illegal immigrant from Mexico confessed on Tuesday to kidnapping and killing Mollie Tibbetts, a student at the University of Iowa, while she was jogging in her small hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, age 24, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in […]

