They call it The World Games for a reason. With more than 3,600 athletes from over 100 countries competing in nearly three dozen sports, The World Games is an international athletic and entertainment spectacle. And it is all happening right here in Alabama from July 7 through 17 during the Summer of 2022. The Yellowhammer […]

Dothan-based AAA Cooper Transportation has once again been named as one of the nation’s best midsize employers by Forbes. To compile the 2021 rankings, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista by surveying 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. Participants were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers […]

A searchable, online database provides the easiest way for Alabamians to find their nearest COVID-19 vaccine provider. The database of providers, courtesy of the website BamaTracker, can be accessed here. Instructions on how to use the database can be found below. Additionally, links to several other web portals with vaccine booking options in Alabama are […]

President Biden’s immigration policies have created a crisis on the border he can no longer afford to ignore. Despite his administration’s unwillingness to recognize the situation on the border as a serious humanitarian crisis, federal authorities have struggled to control this situation as a massive surge of migrants attempt to enter the U.S. illegally. Just […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) last week delivered a speech on the floor of the United States Senate focused on the worsening crisis at the country’s southwest border. Tuberville in his remarks discussed the impact of President Joe Biden’s unilateral policy rollbacks, cited the unsustainable numbers of migrants flooding across the border and highlighted two […]

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in January was 4.3%, the lowest rate the state has enjoyed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment numbers were released by the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Monday morning. The 4.3% rate is down from 4.7% in December. “As we begin a new year, it’s encouraging […]

HomTex, an Alabama-based textile manufacturer, on Monday announced that it has received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its Level 1 Surgical masks, green lighting their entry into the U.S. governmental and medical personal protective equipment (PPE) markets. HomTex, headquartered in Cullman County, has been family-owned since its founding in 1987. It is a certified minority-owned […]

7. Alabama wins the SEC Basketball Championship The University of Alabama’s basketball team on Sunday won the SEC Basketball Championship against Louisiana State University (LSU). Alabama now moves on to the NCAA Tournament, which will officially begin on Thursday this week. 6. Biden doesn’t want Cuomo to resign

Last week, the Alabama Attorney General’s office announced it was partnering with U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) in a suit against the U.S. Census Bureau to prevent the Census data from allegedly being manipulated, as the results are slow-walked to the individual states. During an appearance on Mobile radio’s FM Talk 106.5, Alabama Attorney General […]

The University of Alabama System recently announced a return to normal activities for 2021-22, including full attendance at Crimson Tide football games this fall. I do not try predicting politicians’ decisions but contend that life should return to normal when we the people want it to. Vaccinations have ramped up and the nationwide seven-day averages […]

It has been a long journey already, but after Alabama’s SEC Tournament Championship win on Sunday the Tide hope that one of the greatest seasons in school history is far from over yet. After winning both the regular season SEC Championship and then the SEC Tournament title, Bama has their sights set on the NCAA […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Why did State Senator Del Marsh’s (R-Anniston) gambling bill fail to cross the finish line? — Can a simple lottery get through both chambers of the legislature? — Are we done with coronavirus stimulus bills, […]

The next time you’re straining to steer safely through a sudden thunderstorm, give thanks to the Alabama woman whose clever idea made the path forward a little easier. Mary Anderson (1866-1953) is credited with designing the first operational windshield wiper, and she had the patent to prove it. Anderson was born just after the Civil […]

Alabama poet laureate is more than an honorific title. It’s not a lifetime achievement award, either. The poet laureate is poetry’s chief advocate and ambassador in the state. Any Alabamian can nominate a candidate for poet laureate, as long as the candidate meets criteria set out in the nomination guidelines. The Alabama Writers’ Cooperative (AWC) president nominates […]

Don Bates loves his job. His official title is “Founder and Owner” of Osprey Initiative (OI) but his business card lists him as CLG. “Chief Litter Gitter,” Bates said with a grin. “The day I get to put my hip boots on and go to work is a great day.”

MOULTON, Alabama – Red Land Cotton is expanding its home base in Lawrence County, as demand is surging for its heirloom-inspired linens. The company completed construction of a 25,000-square-foot warehouse, distribution center and storefront in December and officially began operations there earlier this year. The move follows a year of strong growth for Red Land […]

BIO Alabama has named entrepreneur Rachel Lane, Ph.D., R.D., as its new executive director. Lane founded The Written Science LLC in Huntsville, where she serves as a liaison between business and cutting-edge research teams to translate science into medicine. As executive director for BIO Alabama, she will focus on: Fostering independent and collaborative initiatives that cultivate a fertile, […]

Last week’s failure by Alabama Senate to pass a comprehensive gambling bill has made the future for gaming uncertain. If the legislature cannot pass a bill this year, history suggests it is unlikely to be considered in the fourth year of a quadrennium with elections on the horizon. However, State House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter […]

As the weather slowly gets warmer with the promise of longer days and more opportunities to spend outdoors, Lake Martin Tourism Association (LMTA) Executive Director Brandy Hastings is excited to welcome visitors from both near and far. “It’s going to be a strong summer for us,” said Hastings, who joined the nonprofit in 2020. Originally from Louisiana, […]

Alabama kept on rolling to defeat Tennessee 73-68 on Saturday in a huge comeback win in the SEC Tournament semi-finals. Tennessee came out on fire by scoring points in a hurry as well as playing suffocating defense, causing the Tide to start out 3-13 from the three-point line. Usually a great three-point team, Alabama needed […]

Being diagnosed with breast cancer is the furthest thing from most young women’s minds. In 2019, Audra Chiles’s life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Chiles’s first inkling that anything was amiss was when she noticed a marble-size growth. Before that, the busy young career woman looked only […]

Uncertainty prevails over the decades-long saga of the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in northeastern Alabama, but some clarity could be forthcoming, according to State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro). During an appearance on Huntsville radio’s “WVNN Afternoons,” Livingston said he anticipated a ruling from U.S. District Judge Liles Burke that could determine whether or not the […]

About 75 years before the Titanic set sail from England for the first time and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, something eerily similar happened in the Atlantic Ocean much closer to home. At 11:04 p.m. on the night of June 14, 1838, the steamship Pulaski had an explosion in its boiler room. It sank […]

Auburn University awarded Rabren General Contractors a $64.6 million contract to build the university’s Football Performance Center, with work to begin this month. Four prequalified contractors submitted bids for the project. Rabren, based in Auburn, was determined to be the lowest responsible bidder. Construction will include a 233,400-square-foot overall facility consisting of a 138,100-square-foot football operations building, a […]