For a long time, the symptoms were so mild that few people outside of Jerry’s immediate family noticed. But after Jerry was hospitalized with pneumonia and then her husband died in 2019, the disease seemed to become more aggressive. Within a few months, Jerry could no longer live independently and moved in with her daughter, Tammy […]

Road trips are a key part of the American experience. Whether your destination is the beach or the mountains, Alabama has a lot to offer.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama is well-known throughout the state, but few know the story behind the foundation’s co-founder Dolly O’Neal.

On a lark, I located Robert Fulghum’s three books lately and reread them. He was my favorite writer in the ’80s, best-known for “All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” My favorite story is the namesake of his second book. Fulghum reported that firefighters rescued a man from a burning bed. They asked […]

Universal Engineering Science has expanded its Southeast footprint with the acquisition of Huntsville's GEO Solutions.

Alabama Power was recently recognized for excellence by the Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE) for two projects.

The summer edition of Birmingham Restaurant Week returns with a 10-day event offering opportunities to try a variety of Magic City's best.

The recently completed regular session of the Alabama Legislature was a success. It began on a high note and ended positively. Why? There was plenty of money to spend. Both the General Fund Budget and the Education Budget had historic amounts of money. Most of the focus of the session was on budgeting, as it […]

AIDT, Alabama’s primary workforce development agency, is accelerating its efforts to expand employment in the state’s auto industry by reviving a multistate campaign to attract a new generation of workers for the fast-growing sector. AIDT is relaunching its Shift campaign, which debuted in March 2022, to help fill more than 11,000 career opportunities now available […]

For those of us fortunate enough to have lived in Alabama a number of years, one of the benefits the vast majority of residents cherish is interaction with the abundant wildlife that inhabits the state. Becoming familiar with the different animal species and their preferred habitat comes with experience and education. Most of those animals […]

The NCAA fined the University of Tennessee more than $8 million today, punishing the football program for more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former coach Jeremy Pruitt. The monetary amount is “equivalent to the financial impact the school would have faced if it missed the postseason during the 2023 and 2024 seasons,” […]

Alabama based, ServisFirst Bank made a big announcement Friday. The company, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), said that it has been ranked third among the top publicly traded banks with between $10 billion to $50 billion in assets, based upon year end data from 2022.

Alabama is set for its annual back-to-school sales tax holiday, offering shoppers a chance to get ready for the school year without the burden of state sales and use taxes on select items. The three-day holiday begins midnight July 21 and runs until midnight July 23.  Shoppers can use the 4% sales tax waiver on […]

All six GOP members of the Alabama congressional delegation in the House voted in favor of this year's NDAA.

At the GulfQuest Maritime Museum on Friday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that $67 million in funding will be going to twenty seven new projects in various areas of the state.

The US Supreme Court, in a little over a year, has issued multiple landmark rulings that are set to change American society in both the present and the future. From flipping Roe V. Wade to now reversing affirmative action, to say this court has transformative would be an understatement.

As the diabetes crisis continues to impact America, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is taking steps to ensure all Alabamians have access to a life-saving necessity for those battling the disease: Affordable insulin. Approximately 568,000 Alabamians – constituting nearly 12% of the population – have been diagnosed with diabetes. The direct medical expenses for diabetics […]

Founded in 2014 to invest and manage commercial real estate, Freedom Real Estate is committed to the development of quality space solutions through ethical business dealings and attention to detail while building lasting relationships. Freedom’s services include brokerage, property management, development, and owner consulting.  Brenda Conville, the vice president of Real Estate for Freedom Real Estate and Capital, LLC, leads the […]

The Alabama GOP has announced that its Chairman John Wahl has been selected to be a part of the Republican National Convention’s Committee on Arrangements (COA). As a member of the committee, Wahl will take part in organizing the 2024 Republican National Convention where he will help to oversee and plan all aspects of the convention.

7. Apparently calling everyone an -ist or a -phobe is not good for business, so Netflix, Disney, the BBC, and Warner Bros. Discovery, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences are saying goodbye to their DEI leaders. 6. Alligators were at the wrong end of the commentary at a Huntsville City Council meeting […]

The past couple of years have been hard on a lot of people. During this time of pandemic, I lost an uncle, and a brother-in-law to COVID and I did 22 funerals for friends who lost their lives due to COVID. This season in our lives also saw businesses have challenges that this generation had […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin moved the ball forward today in a legislative caper with U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the confirmation of more than 200 military promotions. Tuberville (R-Auburn) is holding up confirmations in response to a Biden administration policy directing Department of Defense funds toward out-of-state abortions for troops and their families stationed […]

It appears that Signal, the encrypted messaging app, may have played a large role in the downfall of former University of Alabama Head Baseball Coach, Brad Bohannon.

Mike Rogers is pushing his collogues in Congress to pass this year's NDAA because he believes it will help strengthen national security.