For years, I’ve been sounding the alarm on the Biden administration’s border crisis, and just last month, border encounters reached a new record of 232,972. For context, this is enough illegal immigrants to fill Alabama, Auburn, Troy, and South Alabama’s football stadiums. And that’s just one month’s worth. This is happening every single month, and […]

Last Friday, State Rep. Chris Pringle told Alabama Public Television’s Todd Stacy he believed former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is behind Alabama’s congressional redistricting. Today, a federal three-judge panel will convene for a remedial map hearing.  Pringle (R-Mobile) co-chaired the Joint Committee on Reapportionment that was tasked with drawing the Legislature’s maps. “I had […]

A motion to vacate the chair has been filed by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), as he faces calls for his long-shot expulsion, but it seems unlikely that Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will be going anywhere even with a slim four-seat majority

Leidos made a stop at the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering last week to show students some hardware that may carry Americans across the surface of the moon once again.  Huntsville’s ASCTE is the nation’s only high school focused on the integration of cyber technology and engineering into all academic disciplines. It’s a […]

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. This week, Alabama is coming off its most impressive performance of the season to date with another huge road test this week in College Station. […]

Givhan said he's received nothing but positive reactions from Alabama voters on the issue.

The media loves former President Donald Trump aides who attack Trump

Last week, we learned that Alabama’s congressional map will be different in 2024. A federally appointed special master submitted three maps of what that might look like on the same day the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the State of Alabama’s request to reinstate the maps drawn by the state Legislature during a July special session.  […]

Jobs, employment, workforce participation are top of mind for leaders in Alabama and across the country.  With the state’s unemployment rate at an all-time low of 2.2%, that statistic places Alabama among the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates.  Gov. Kay Ivey recently encouraged leaders to note not just unemployment rates, but the importance […]

A coalition of environmental groups filed a petition with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish year-round vessel speed restriction zones and other mitigation measures in the northern Gulf of Mexico to protect Rice’s whales — a whale that was only recognized by NOAA as a distinct species two years ago. NOAA also proposed […]

This month, Turkey will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its national Republic Day, which recognizes its transformation from a theocracy to an elected, representative democracy. And, while the contours of Turkey have been around as part of any number of empires, it has only been in recent memory that the nation turned from only facing […]

Congress avoided a government shutdown Saturday, with a last minute vote on a continuing resolution (CR) to keep funding at current levels.

Governor Kay Ivey awarded $3.5 million in grant funding last week to the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and the Alabama Department of Public Health. The new funding, according to Ivey, will go towards making the state's highways safer.

Alabama's House delegation was split 4 to 3 with both ALanbama U.S. Senators voting YES

For Auburn University, it has been yet another year of record student growth. In fact, for the fifth year in a row the SEC school has set a new record not only for its highest enrollment ever of 33,000, but it also recorded its largest first year class ever which consists of 5,935 students

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.

Throughout the first few weeks of the season, while there have been flashes, not many would say that Alabama was “playing good”. Certainly at least not up to the standard that Nick Saban has established throughout his more than 15 years in Tuscaloosa. Saturday’s 40-17 victory over Mississippi State felt like the first full, 60 […]

Joe Lovvorn represents Lee County in the Alabama Legislature. In a significant stride toward bridging the digital divide, Alabama is poised to receive a substantial infusion of over 1 billion dollars through the Broadband Equity, Access, & Deployment (BEAD) Program. This funding is a promising opportunity to expand broadband access, particularly in rural and under-served […]

Last week at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the second half against Ole Miss felt — for the first time, in a very long time — like Crimson Tide football fans have become accustomed to. An out-muscling of an inferior opponent where Alabama ran the ball successfully and played phenomenal defense. And last week we said, maybe Alabama […]

It will be all things bean next weekend at the annual Alabama Butterbean Festival. Downtown Pinson is the site for the family-friendly event Oct. 6–7. Admission is free. “The festival just gets better every year, and 2023 will be no exception,” said Ronnie Dixon, executive director of the Clay-Pinson Chamber of Commerce. “We’ve put something […]

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences welcomed seven students from around the state to the Rural Medical Scholars Program, which is exclusively for rural Alabama students who want to become physicians and practice in rural communities. The 2023-24 class includes Morgan Bowman of Cullman, Maycie Edmondson of Slocomb, Kayla Harris of Rockford, […]

Every small town had one. In my hometown of Boaz, it was the Dipsy Dip. In Albertville, it was Frank’s Variety store. In Sardis, it was the Lion’s Den. You know the place; the one with the best burger on Earth. Since the Dipsy Dip closed in about 1980, I have been on a global […]

Following a loss to Texas A&M last week in its SEC opener, it was apparent that the Auburn Tigers had massive problems on offense, especially at the quarterback position. As a result, with the 2x defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs coming to town, not many gave Auburn any shot at toppling the Dawgs. But the […]

According to a recent press release by Ingram and Associates, a new neighborhood is coming to historic Highland Park: “With vertical construction quickly taking shape, the Highland Park neighborhood in Birmingham is getting ready for an exclusive housing development that promises an opulent new living experience. Maiden Heights, located at 1235 23rd Street South, is […]