Campaign activity is ramping up for candidates seeking election to Alabama’s statewide offices. Candidates are looking to galvanize support from the electorate and gain momentum as they attempt to boost fundraising numbers headed into the last month of the third quarter. Many view some of the state’s top officer positions as being uncompetitive. However, some […]

7. State Department wants credit for rescues they didn’t do There was a family of four, a mother and her three children, rescued from Afghanistan, and now those who privately conducted the mission, Cory Mills and a team of military veterans, have said that the State Department is seeking credit for the success. The mission […]

After Alabama obliterated Miami on Saturday, it was easy to get caught in the hype of the win, how great Bryce Young played and how many yards of offense the Tide managed. However, for the “last look” segment, we are going to take a step back and look at the game as a whole and […]

On Saturday, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), the chairman of the U.S. House Republican Policy Committee, discussed U.S. policy and the Afghanistan withdrawal during an appearance on Newsmax TV. Palmer called it “disturbing” the Biden administration would declare the Afghanistan withdrawal an “extraordinary success” at the same time that flags were being flown at half […]

Signs continue to point to a solution for Alabama’s long-standing prison dilemma, which could come during a legislative special session in a matter of weeks. On the table is the future of three Alabama Department of Corrections facilities in eastern Alabama in Bullock and Barbour Counties: Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio, Ventress Correctional Facility in […]

Andy Scott hadn’t even graduated from the University of South Alabama when he started his first graphic design business. Identity Signs. He worked from the back of his dad’s car lot in Mobile. Even then, doing computer-generated signs and banners, he admired the old-fashioned craft of lettering by hand. “It’s not perfect, you know?” said […]

The United States has long been seen as the Land of Opportunity. While unfortunately some Americans were excluded from these opportunities, ambitious and hard-working people from across the world came here for freedom and helped build our prosperous economy. Has our opportunity society decayed? Much of this concern stems from allegations of greater income inequality. […]

At first glance, Alabama, New Zealand, and Australia have little in common. They’re separated by thousands of miles and centuries of culture. However, despite their distance and dissimilarities, all three locations are connected by one thing: glow worms. Once darkness descends, a strange and extremely rare phenomenon occurs in North Alabama (as well as in […]

Alabama Power is extending the summer pool on Lake Martin into the fall, giving residents more opportunities for boating and recreation on the lake. In a normal year, the water level at Lake Martin begins to lower around Sept. 1, achieving winter pool levels near mid-November. The lower water level allows the reservoir to capture and store […]

When many of us were growing up, Labor Day was the traditional end of summer, and we started back to school the next day. Back in those days, political campaigns did not really begin until Labor Day. I recall President Reagan kicking off his 1980 campaign on Labor Day with the Statue of Liberty behind […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — How are people reacting to President Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan? — Do new polls show a tightening race for U.S. Senate between U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Katie Britt? — Will Alabama legislators […]

Lamb isn’t just for the holidays anymore. “When I was growing up, lamb was for Easter,” said Henry Dorough, who owns HD Farm in Eastaboga. Many customers at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham are happily discovering they can buy lamb – often offered at upscale restaurants and butchers – thanks to Dorough’s HD Farm. “People want lamb,” […]

Site Selection magazine has named Alabama Power one of the nation’s Top 20 Utilities in Economic Development, citing the company’s work to help recruit industry and create jobs throughout the state. Alabama Power earned the recognition for work done in 2020, a year that included the challenges of the pandemic and the economic slowdown it caused. Despite those challenges, the Alabama […]

Seven projects supporting the important longleaf pine ecosystem in Alabama will benefit from new grants provided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The grants will provide support to several nonprofits working in Alabama to improve existing longleaf pine forests and create longleaf habitat in the state. Alabama Power and its parent company, Southern Company, are […]

It was clear from the very beginning that Auburn would not have much trouble in their season opener against the Akron Zips. The Tigers did whatever they wanted on offense, scoring on every possession that the first team was in the ball game. Similarly, the defense didn’t allow the visitors into Auburn territory until they […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide are starting off yet another season with a huge week one win. Any questions that anyone had before the game are now answered. Alabama is just as good, if not better this year than 2020 (so far). Bryce Young at quarterback had an impressive game against the 14th ranked Miami Hurricanes. […]

Former President Donald Trump paid a visit to the Heart of Dixie last week. Obviously, this is Trump Country. Alabama was one of Trump’s best states in the 2020 election. He got an amazing 65% of the vote in our state. If the turnout for his August 21 rally in rural Cullman County is any […]

The opening weekend of football season for the SEC is finally here. While Tennessee has already played their week-one game, most fans have had to wait until now to get excited to watch their favorite team take the field. Expectations are high, dreams are still alive, and no one has a mark in their loss […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) State Lands Division announces the youth deer and duck hunt schedules for the M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (FWFTA) in Hale County. The hunts will take place late November 2021 through January 2022. Registration will open September 14 and run until November 1. […]

The eventful offseason that saw Gus Malzahn fired, Bryan Harsin hired, personnel turnover like musical chairs due to the transfer portal and COVID-19 controversies galore has finally come to an end. The season is upon us, and the Bryan Harsin era of Auburn football begins tonight when the Tigers take on the Akron Zips in […]

The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division’s Law Enforcement Section K-9 Unit has integrated the latest technology in its quest to track down poachers and those attempting to flee from law enforcement as well as missing persons. In a training session held recently in Baldwin County, the WFF K-9 unit and other WFF Conservation […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) this week took its “Back the Blue” tour to the Northwest corner of the Yellowhammer State. On Wednesday, State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) and State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) joined the AFA in Russellville where they thanked and fed around 300 first responders from Colbert and Franklin Counties. AFA members […]

Much has been made about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision not to immediately intervene in a law passed by the Texas Legislature that would allow individuals to sue those assisting in abortion procedures. Reportedly, some states are looking to mimic the law as a means to chip away at the decades’ long precedent set […]

Terri Sharpley Reynolds has throughout her career demonstrated an innate ability to take a glimmer of possibility and turn it into a bright, burgeoning opportunity. This talent has made Reynolds one of Alabama’s leading experts in the areas of public policy and law. And it has allowed her to meaningfully impact her community, her state […]