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    The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board (CAB) will hold its first scheduled meeting of 2018 on Saturday, March 3, in Montgomery, Ala. The meeting will take place at the Alabama State Capitol Auditorium, 600 Dexter Ave., Montgomery, Ala., 36104. Visitors should use the entrance behind the Capitol on North Union Street. Registration for those wishing […]

Two Alabama school buses wreck in Anniston

    Two buses carrying Ramsay High School students from Birmingham to a basketball game in Jacksonville were involved in a wreck today in Anniston. Authorities recommended four students go to Anniston Regional Medical Center for evaluation after complaining of pain. Anniston Police said the two buses collided on McClellan Boulevard near Baltzel Gate Road. […]

More great economic news

    Another sign of a strengthening economy shows that the government reported almost a 10 percent increase in home construction last month, the highest level since 2016. National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist Robert Dietz says that’s welcome news for a housing market with a shortage of homes for sale, even with rising […]

    Today marks 50 years since the nation’s first 9-1-1 call was placed in Haleyville, Alabama. On February 16, 1968, state Speaker of the House Rankin Fite made history when his staged emergency call was answered at a nearby police station by U.S. Rep. Tom Bevill. Bevill’s successor, Rep. Robert Aderholt, gave a speech […]

    (GADSDEN, AL) – Tim Choate, Etowah County Commissioner for District 6, has officially qualified with the Etowah County Republican Party to seek a fourth term on the County Commission. Commissioner Choate won the seat during a special election in 2005 and was re-elected three times thereafter. Commissioner Choate stated, “We are making excellent […]

    (Opinion) The President of the United States of America has a problem with morality, which may be fitting because most Americans do as well. What is unique about President Donald Trump is the fact that many conservatives and some Christians don’t seem to care about that right now, which is a new wrinkle. […]

    Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, in a release today, said Alabama need look no further than a method already in place to solve the security in schools issue. While others are proposing arming teachers and administrators, Cavanaugh said a law passed in 2013 for Franklin County allows suitable teachers, […]

How to interpret those alarming church statistics

You want to aim at Gospel health and vitality. We call it a “WELL church.” A WELL church is a church that, W, Worships with authenticity in spirit and in truth; the E is evangelism and missions; L, loving one another and then the last L in the WELL church is a learning church.

Last month, the state rejoiced with news that Alabama would be the home of a new Toyota-Mazda plant. The plant is expected to bring over 4,000 jobs and billions of dollars in net revenue to the state. With the execution of this deal, known as Project New World, state and local governments will give the […]

    Congressman Rogers made an appearance on The Ford Faction to talk about the agenda plans congress has lined up in D.C.  He mentions his take on the horrific event that took place at Douglas High School with the shooting, and even a modification to his wikipedia.   http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Congressman_Mike_Rodgers_Looks_Ahead_on_America_s_New_Defense_Agenda.mp3   Click here to listen in […]

Michelle Malkin: Science, secrecy and lies in Oklahoma

  As the Oklahoma attorney general’s office fights to keep hidden from public view the results of secret hearings on the DNA science flaws and falsehoods in former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw’s case, two prominent experts have stepped forward to shed bright light on the government’s myriad mind-boggling failures. Forensic scientist, criminal profiler […]

    Monday September 18, 2017 Fairhope, Alabama: Today Judge Michelle Thomason announced her candidacy for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Judge Thomason, an active member of Baldwin County’s Republican Party, will seek election to the seat that is currently held by Judge Craig Pittman. Judge Pittman, who will be retiring at the end […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Rep. Will Ainsworth is actually proposing a bill to allow teachers to be armed, he is not “giving them guns” — In a post to Facebook, Ainsworth said, “Our children are sitting ducks in gun-free schools”. — Some lawmakers are skeptical, even some Republican legislators […]

  Editor’s note: This is a round-up of the day’s major events in Montgomery. Guns dominated Montgomery’s politics on Thursday, both because of circumstances — Wednesday’s mass school shooting in Florida — and coincidence — a previously scheduled vote in the Legislature. Here is a look at what lawmakers in the state capital did as […]

Reoccurring guest Dr. Gina Loudon called into the show today to talk briefly about the horrible Douglas High School massacre that took the lives of seventeen victims.  She delivered some strong takes on gun control, and mental stability not being the topic of conversation but more of blame on the doctors.  That and much more on The […]

    (WASHINGTON, D.C.)—After over 30 years of working under an outdated tax code, local businesses and folks across East Alabama and the entire country, are feeling the benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.  This important legislation passed the House with my strong support and was signed in to law by President Trump this […]

    Today, the “Shark of The Week” Brian Hoven joined the guys to talk about his come up in the legal world.  Brian mentioned his history in working with the Shunnarah Law Firm and his respect for Alexander and what working for him means to him.  He mentions a lot on not focusing on one big […]

    U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson sentenced former Alabama House Majority Leader Representative Micky Hammon (R-Decatur) to three months in prison today for felony mail fraud. Hammon pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for personal expenses in September. The court ordered he forfeit $50,657.46 and pay back victims who donated to his campaign. He […]

A new Alabama city for Cullman County

    Residents of Berlin (the locals pronounce it ber-line) in Cullman County, voted Tuesday to form north Alabama’s newest city. The residents of Berlin voted 45-23 in favor of incorporating the town. Only 68 of 300 residents eligible to vote actually cast a ballot at the Berlin Community Center. Berlin will now become the 12th municipality […]

  America just witnessed another mass shooting, 17 students are dead and everybody is now playing Sherlock Holmes to determine why this happened. Did he creep people out? Yes. Did he pose with guns? Yes. Did he say anything that we should have taken note of? Yes. Would any one of us taken these as […]

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris seeks 6th term

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris, a lifelong resident of Lee County, has filed qualifying papers and will seek his 6th consecutive term to serve the citizens of Lee County as Coroner. Harris has over 30 years’ experience serving in the Lee County Coroner’s Office with 19 of those as Coroner. The Lee County Coroner’s Office […]

  Governor Kay Ivey released Alabama export numbers Thursday showing the state has reached a record of $21.7 billion in overseas shipments of products. That is up by 6 percent from the 2016 numbers of $20.5 billion. Alabama exports have surged 21 percent since 2011 and 50 percent in a decade, according to the governor’s office. […]

Alabama man dead after stand-off with SWAT team

  Donald Fulton, 41, was killed by SWAT team members Wednesday after police responded to a domestic violence call in West Mobile. At gunpoint, Fulton forced his family out of the home at 5651 Renn Street before going back into the house and threatening to kill himself. The SWAT team surrounded the house and hostage negotiators convinced Fulton to […]

Don't blame the NRA for the Florida shooting

(Opinion) The horrible shooting in Parkland, Fla. yesterday isn’t the first, and it almost certainly won’t be the last. At least 17 people were killed when a 19-year-old man opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in south Florida on Wednesday afternoon. Fourteen were wounded with five of those facing life-threatening injuries. The suspect […]