Last week was National Police Week. But, if you ask me, one week isn’t nearly enough to sufficiently honor the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day to serve and protect our communities. I hosted a roundtable discussion with several of my Senate colleagues and law enforcement officials, both […]

New Alabama incoming freshman wide receiver Ryan “Hollywood” Williams and rising sophomore running back Justice Haynes are going to be hosting a youth football camp at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa. Bama fans! 🐘Meet me and @justicehaynes6 at the Rising Tide Youth Football Camp! All campers will get an individual photo and autograph. Register: https://t.co/McdgfH7iiT@centricsports_ […]

It’s been a little over two weeks since the Legislature adjourned Sine Die, and I believe the people of Alabama should be proud of what lawmakers accomplished throughout the last three months. There is always more work ahead of us, but when I evaluate the productivity or success of a session, I ask myself, “Did […]

On Thursday morning, the Jefferson County Commission passed a $2 million resolution that will aid Coca-Cola United’s new campus in Birmingham’s Kingston community. The resolution will provide economic development assistance for the remediation of land for Coca-Cola’s site. Once remediated, the site will serve as Coca-Cola Bottling Company’s new home for their distribution operations in […]

A well-known ecotourism expert has released a new report concluding that Alabama’s 23-county Black Belt region has everything needed to become a premier ecotourism destination. Ecotourism, which is defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that protects nature and sustains the well-being of local people”, is one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism […]

Beginning this November, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport and Southwest Airlines will be offering non stop flights from the Magic City to both Nashville, Tennessee and Phoenix, Arizona. The change comes at a time when the low cost carrier is reportedly testing the market to decide on future, additional flight destinations.

In a groundbreaking move that will award athletes more than $15 billion over the next 10 years, the NCAA has joined the ACC, Big 12, and Big 10 in approving a settlement in the House, Carter, and Hubbard antitrust cases. The presidents of the SEC and Pac-12 were expected to vote today. The NCAA and […]

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United is planning a nearly $330 million investment in a  multifaceted Birmingham Coca-Cola facility in the Kingston community. The facility is expected to create up to 50 jobs and retain more than 750 jobs in the Magic City. In 2013, Coca-Cola UNITED purchased the land of the former Stockham Valves and Fittings […]

Birmingham's Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema has announced that it will be the host of this year's annual Salsa Showdown. The competition now in its 13th year, features some of the top salsa, guac, queso, and specialty dips in the entire city.

U.S Representative Dale Strong announced Thursday that the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act has officially been approved by the House Armed Services Committee by a vote of 57-1.

Unlike Alabama, Ohio will not let President Joe Biden on the ballot, where the state's Electoral College votes matter very much, as Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned Democrats again

Jacksonville State University is the first public college in Alabama to announce compliance with a new law passed in March by the Alabama Legislature and signed by Governor Kay Ivey, prohibiting state funds from being spent on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and initiatives. In a university-wide announcement, JSU President Don Killingsworth Jr. said […]

As Memorial Day approaches, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has announced that it is taking part in National Safe Boating Week to promote responsible and cautious behavior during the unofficial start of the summer boating season.

Spring football has come and gone once again, and with less noise than perhaps was anticipated in the spring transfer portal window, there were no huge surprises as may have been expected. Both Alabama and Auburn ended up ranked in On3’s post spring practice and portal rankings with the season just a couple of months […]

Heading into Alabama’s 2024 Regular Legislative Session, Medicaid expansion was expected to be one of the major topics under discussion. However, the session came and went without any action being taken. First implemented by the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Obamacare), Alabama remains one of ten states that has not elected […]

"We need to close these buildings up there and go home for the next seven, eight months before we really put this country under," he said.

Gov. Kay Ivey is joining opposition to a new proposal that would grant news powers to the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Montgomery's Huntingdon College has announced that beginning on July 1 it will have a new president for the first time in twenty one years. The school has named Dr. Anthony Leigh as the institution's 15th president.

Senator Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday hailed the passage of a disapproval resolution filed under the Congressional Review Act. The resolution, which passed the upper chamber by a vote of 50-45, challenged a recently implemented rule from the Biden Administration and the US Department of Energy that some believe could impose a major financial burden on those trying to affordably heat their homes.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall recently filed a 20 state amicus brief in an effort to shield Amish communities in rural New York from state sponsored backlash for exercising their religious freedoms.

Jason Pickering of Mazda Toyota Manufacturing has been named Chair of North AlabamaWorks (NAW), the Regional Workforce Council of North Alabama. He’ll assume leadership following the recent retirement of Melinda Weaver of Alabama Power as Chair. North AlabamaWorks is a nonprofit serving Region 1 of Alabama’s Regional Workforce Councils, dedicated to facilitating a comprehensive, coordinated […]

The undefeated Birmingham Stallions will get the chance to play essentially a home game in the USFL conference championship game in June. The United Football League (UFL) announced Wednesday that the USFL conference championship game will be hosted at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, which is where the Stallions already play their home games. The 8-0 […]

Clemson University head football coach and two-time national champion Dabo Swinney continues to be one of the most stubborn men in college football — proclaiming last week that his Tigers were the only Power Four program to not take in a transfer this offseason. Despite Swinney’s program trending in the wrong direction pretty much every […]

On Wednesday U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered opening remarks at the full committee markup for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA). All branches of the armed forces have faced significant challenges in recruitment, prompting the […]