As Alabama enters the final stretch of 2025, the state’s housing market stands at an important crossroads. After several years of post-pandemic fluctuations, ranging from rapid price growth to strained inventory, conditions have begun to level out. Buyers who spent the last few years competing in tight markets are finding more options, while sellers who […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is headed to the Rose Bowl for the ninth time in the history of the program after an epic comeback victory on the road against the Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Surviving in Norman gives Alabama the right to face off against the undefeated and […]

The Auburn Tigers did not achieve what they wanted to in terms of wins and losses this season, and that is the main reason why they have a new head coach leading their program in Alex Golesh. For all the negatives of the Hugh Freeze era though — most of which fell on Saturdays in […]

From Fame Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama to Nashville and Waylon Jennings’s Waylors to Christmas music with Lynette Dove, Jerry ‘Jigger’ Bridges has written, produced and played a broad spectrum of music genres over the decades. On December 6, 2025, his bronze star in Muscle Shoals was unveiled. He was already an inductee of the […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is set to take on the top-ranked undefeated Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day in Pasadena for the right to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinal and one step closer to the national title game. After a thrilling victory on the road against Oklahoma in the […]

The Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will close the state’s 2025 private angler red snapper fishing season at midnight on Wednesday, December 31. Alabama’s 2025 federal allocation of red snapper was 664,552 pounds. “This was the first year under state management that we opened the red snapper […]

Recently, I had several of Governor Kay Ivey’s closest friends and confidantes invite me to visit with them. Over lunch, they posed the question to me, “Do you think Governor Ivey has become a legacy governor?” My response was that she has been an outstanding governor, but I need to give some thought to the […]

Bad Boy Mowers plans to invest $10.5 million in a new tractor assembly plant in Monroeville, Alabama. The Batesville, Arkansas-based company plans to create 50 jobs at the operation, which is being established in the former Vanity Fair distribution center. Work already has begun to transform the site, said Mike Colquett, executive director of the Monroeville/Monroe […]

One of the most well known names in SEC coaching circles is taking on a prominent new position. Former South Carolina head coach and longtime Georgia assistant Will Muschamp has been hired as the Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator, returning to Austin to take on the role he held from 2008-2010. A former assistant under Nick […]

A homemade video shows former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) on the Alabama-Georgia state line. He explains his very first issue in his newly-announced campaign for Governor in the 2026 election: Legalizing the lottery in Alabama. Alabama’s four surrounding states – Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Florida – all have legal lotteries and are members […]

U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) are lauding the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026, which made it through the Senate by a bipartisan 77-20. “The NDAA has passed annually for 65 years in a row and is one of our nation’s most important pieces of legislation. I’m proud […]

The battle between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and former Alabama Crimson Tide defensive coordinator as well as Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt has been raging for years, but it’s coming to a head over the last couple months. Earlier this season, news emerged that the Jacksonville State Gamecocks were attempting to hire […]

Across the country, more and more parents, educators, and everyday Americans are starting to ask an uncomfortable but necessary question: why can minors download powerful, adult-facing apps without parental approval? This isn’t about being anti-technology, banning smartphones, or dictating how parents should raise their kids. This question matters because it confronts a hard truth: our […]

The final Winn-Dixie grocery stores operating in Alabama are preparing to close. The shuttering is part of a broader restructuring announced this week by parent company Southeastern Grocers, which is significantly reducing its operations outside of Florida and South Georgia. The company plans to sell or transition nearly all of its remaining Winn-Dixie locations outside […]

A new filing in Alabama indicates UPS is planning layoffs at its Montgomery operation early next year. That filing with the Alabama Department of Workforce shows a Montgomery UPS layoff affecting 128 employees, with an initial report date of December 23, 2025, and a planned start date of February 23, 2026. The cuts in Montgomery […]

When State Senator Arthur Orr made a Facebook post about food stamp/EBT card abuse, Alabama Political Reporter’s Josh Moon took to his page to rant about how cruel it is to keep welfare users from buying $55 boxes of chocolate. Moon’s followers took to Sen. Orr’s page to attack him for suggesting we spend too […]

As families across Alabama gather for Christmas, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) delivered his annual holiday message with a reminder that, as Christians, the season is ultimately about the birth of Jesus Christ, and the life-changing hope we still share from it today. “We’ve come to that special time of year again, when we celebrate […]

From large-scale drive-thru extravaganzas to underground holiday displays, Alabama offers a wide variety of Christmas light experiences each season. Here are some of the best Christmas light shows in Alabama: Best drive-thru Christmas light shows Lights of Noel — Birmingham Racecourse Lights of Noel is billed as Alabama’s largest drive-through animated Christmas light show, featuring millions […]

Many folks think that Christmas trees cannot be grown in Alabama, that it takes the mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina and Northern Georgia. Well, here is my story of growing one of Alabama’s early Christmas tree farms — the Zeigler Christmas Tree Farm outside of Sylacauga. My father, Bloise Zeigler, was raised on an 80-acre […]

A quiet promise made within a family has grown into something much bigger for children across Sumter County. What began as an extension of an effort to support students facing food insecurity has now delivered a different kind of comfort: a safe, stable place to sleep. The Sumter County bed program has exceeded its original […]

Alabama has shaped generations of Southern music, but when it comes to Christmas songs that actually mention the Yellowhammer State by name, the list is surprisingly short. But what Alabama’s Christmas soundtrack lacks in variety, it makes up for in the legendary artists who recorded them: Grammy Award-winning band, “Alabama” and Jimmy Buffett, who called […]

A major philanthropic gift is helping drive momentum behind Tuscaloosa Academy’s Building Excellence Capital Campaign, courtesy of Chloé and Ric Mayers. Tuscaloosa Academy’s Building Excellence campaign aims to address longstanding facility limitations by constructing a modern athletic center that can better support the school’s growing academic and athletic programs. Ric Mayers, a real estate developer […]

 Can President Donald Trump sell his economic message? Will Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth enter the U.S. Senate race? Was AJ McCarron up 30+ points? Why did he drop out? Why didn’t Trump just ignore Rob Reiner’s death? All this and more on Alabama Politics This Week, on TV, radio, and online all over Alabama… […]

Fairhope has earned national recognition as one of the best small towns in the country to visit for Christmas. HGTV put Fairhope, Alabama, on the list of 50 small towns, highlighting the city’s signature holiday traditions, coastal charm and festive atmosphere along Mobile Bay. HGTV said Fairhope stands out for hosting Alabama’s most well-known Christmas parade, […]