We will continue this week with the saga of Alabama’s most colorful governor, the legendary Big Jim Folsom. Jim Folsom Jr. shared a story about his father’s early political life. Big Jim always knew that he wanted to go into politics, so he jumped right in. His hometown of Elba in Coffee County was in […]

Another day, another accolade for the Rocket City, This time Huntsville, the largest city in the Yellowhammer State, has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the Best Place to Live for Families in the United States. The magazine took into account several factors when determining Huntsville’s top rank in its Top 25 […]

The staff and programs of North Alabama Agriplex will receive statewide and national exposure with a feature on “Simply Southern TV.” The show will premiere locally Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on WBMA-TV 33/40 out of Birmingham and will be rebroadcast on national cable network RFD-TV on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Central time. “If you ever […]

A down-home dish that utilized Alabama native species of wild game and vegetables was crowned champion recently at the Alabama Wildlife Federation Wild Game Cook-Off Finals at AWF’s Lanark home. The LeMay Farms team put together the winning Chandler Mountain Tomato Pie with Blackened Quail, made with home-grown tomatoes and bobwhite quail that prevailed in […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is once again fighting for a state's right to ban certain transgender procedures on minors. 

State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) responded to the idea of potential gambling or lottery bill coming up next year. 

Each year, July 20 marks the anniversary of one of humanity’s biggest triumphs: Landing on the moon. In 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to experience that “giant leap for mankind.” Few events in history capture the imagination as vividly as the launch of Apollo 11, its successful lunar […]

Launchpad Alabama has announced that two companies have won its Cycle 2 2023 competition. The finale of the competition, held at Auburn, pitted 11 finalist companies against one another for thousands in new, non-dilutive funding on the line. There were two categories, the early seed stage competition and the concept stage competition.

The University of West Alabama is aiming to provide better primary health care and employment health services for its students, university faculty, staff and their families. As part of this effort, UWA is moving all of its health care operations to the University Medical Center in Livingston after an agreement was signed between the two on August 1.

Auburn landed another national championship, this one courtesy of Hayden Marbut and Tucker Smith. The pair clinched the 2023 Bassmaster College Championship at Pickwick Lake in Tennessee last weekend. Over a three-day period, they outperformed 131 other teams, with a total of over 53 pounds. Their final round haul totaled an 18-pound aggregate from just […]

GOP presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy is laying down some hardline rules in his bid for the top of the ticket.  Although polling considerably behind former President Donald Trump, interest in Ramaswamy’s “anti-woke” agenda is growing. RELATED: Alabama to play important role in 2024 GOP primary He shared the fundamentals on Twitter yesterday: TRUTH. 1. God […]

“Those People.” We all walk with a limp. The limp may be physical. Worse yet, the limp may not be detectable to others. Your limp may be from a broken heart, a loss so deep you can’t express it, or just the collection of scars that life sometimes inflicts. Time and again I hear church […]

In more good news for Alabama's economy, the state's labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 57% for this July matches the rate of this time last year. Also, the July unemployment rate reportedly dropped to a new record low of 2.1%.

Alabama's one and only aerospace and aviation high school is set to welcome its students back for a second year next week.The Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School, located in Bessemer

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) took to the airwaves to blast President Joe Biden on his decision to change the Pentagon's abortion policy

Huntsville-based Adtran is expanding its advanced telecommunications equipment manufacturing to meet the growing demand for domestically produced network electronics, the company announced. The first American company to increase domestic broadband electronics manufacturing for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, Adtran said it is investing up to $5 million and creating some 300 high-quality, good-paying […]

Former U.S. Reps. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) will be the keynote speakers at the Business Council of Alabama’s annual “Evening for Progress.”  This year’s event will be Nov.1 in Birmingham with proceeds supporting BCA’s political arm, ProgressPAC. Last year, BCA honored the service of U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) who retired after […]

Biden and other Democrats celebrated the anniversary of the bill, sparking praise and criticism from Alabama's congressional delegation.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt today doubled down on her support of President Donald Trump amid his prosecution by Democratic District Attorney Fani Willis in Atlanta. On “Alabama Morning News with JT,” Britt (R-Montgomery) reaffirmed her belief that Trump was being targeted for political reasons. On Tuesday, she said the United States must be “a constitutional […]

Maybe this is how Colorado beat Alabama for Space Command

Not content with President Joe Biden’s ongoing efforts to erase the Second Amendment and make lawful gun ownership a rarity, fringe liberals within the administration are now implementing “bow control” policies by targeting and threatening schools that offer archery and hunting programs to students. Using flawed logic that only a socialist committed to spreading their […]

Alabama Power has withdrawn its notice of intent to attain a license to open and operate a pumped storage hydro facility on Chandler Mountain the company announced today.The decision follows many families in the area voicing their disapproval of the location proposed by the company.

Mac Jones is known as an exceptionally intense competitor willing to do just about anything to bring his team home a win.Earlier this week, however, fans and critics alike got to see a side of Jones that isn't often displayed to the public.

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing, LLC is set to make a major investment in its Montgomery plant. That investment is set to come in the form of $290 million which will go towards enhancing the company's sports utility vehicles.