Cameron Mitchell helped put the “bull’s-eye” on the back of breast cancer. This weekend on June 12-13, more than 150 archers – experienced and amateurs – will compete in the Bow-Up Against Breast Cancer tournament, which is Mitchell’s brainchild. The mission is personal for many archers who will take part in the event at Cullman Community […]

Logging crews in Alabama have wildlife encounters on a regular basis as they harvest one of the state’s renewable resources. One crew from Sullivan Timber Company was busy cutting timber in north Mobile County when the loggers spotted something worthy of protection – a turkey hen sitting on a clutch of 10 eggs. Dustin Phillips, […]

Earlier this year, the Air Force said the preferred location for U.S. Space Command headquarters would be Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal. Currently, the headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base near Colorado Springs, which was among several other installations in Colorado and around the country in competition with Redstone Arsenal. Despite drawing protests from the likes of […]

With the Republican primaries less than a year away, members of the Alabama Legislature are rolling out their 2022 plans. While there will be a few retirements along the way, most incumbents will be running for reelection. Among those is State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur), who represents Morgan County’s House District 8 in the Alabama […]

On Friday, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will be part of a line-up for the Jefferson County Republican Party’s “Saluting Their Service” event honoring Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin and State Rep. Jim Carns (R-Vestavia Hills). However, the appearance from Flynn seems to be a cause for concern for many in the local […]

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U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has endorsed his Former Chief of Staff and head of the Business Council of Alabama Katie Britt saying, "She's like family. She'd make a good candidate

Two months have passed since Secretary of State John Merrill ruled out a run in 2022 for any office after revelations and subsequent admission of an extramarital affair. However, in recent days Merrill seems to be slowly getting back to his old routine, making media appearances and speaking to groups around the state. Recently, Merrill […]

More than 800 full-time jobs are coming to Birmingham as a company building a nationwide network of fully-furnished apartments is set to relocate its headquarters from San Francisco to Birmingham. Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement on Thursday. “Landing is a fast-growing company with an innovative business model, and we are thrilled that it will […]

After announcing in front of 3,000 people last week that he would seek reelection, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth has now picked up the endorsement of one of Alabama’s most influential business associations. The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) has endorsed Ainsworth as he begins his campaign for a second term. “Lt. Governor Ainsworth has done an […]

During the pandemic, Alabama’s largest employer expanded its mission to advance education, research, innovation, patient care, and service.

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Area Development, a prominent national business publication, has selected Alabama for its Gold Shovel Award, recognizing the state’s economic development success in the manufacturing sector during a challenging 2020. The honor follows a year of strong results for Alabama, with companies announcing new facilities and expansion projects […]

MONTGOMERY – Colonel Tara D. McKennie of the 187th Fighter Wing was promoted to brigadier general during a pinning ceremony at Montgomery’s Dannelly Field Saturday, becoming the first female brigadier general in the Alabama Air National Guard. Alabama’s Gov. Kay Ivey presided over the historic event, pinning the rank of brigadier general on the shoulders […]

Earlier this week, Enterprise native and former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt announced her intention to seek the Republican nomination for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2022. Britt has since rolled out her campaign through a series of media interviews throughout the state. However, she took to the national media during an […]

On Wednesday, leadership from both chambers of the Alabama Legislature met with Gov. Kay Ivey to explore options on how to proceed with addressing the conditions of the state’s prisons. According to reports, in addition to Ivey, Alabama Department of Corrections commissioner Jeff Dunn met Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper), House Speaker Mac […]

The Alabama Legislature’s long-time champion for rural broadband expansion has been tapped to lead the entity charged with overseeing the state’s broadband connectivity plan. State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) has been elected chairman of the Alabama Digital Expansion Authority, according to a release from his office. The authority was created under the Connect Alabama Act […]

More and more signs point to the communist Chinese government’s culpability for the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as evidence mounts showing the virus initially emerged from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. At the outset of the pandemic, lawmakers insisted China should be held accountable for the pandemic. However, those calls have been on the rise given […]

Tuberville is joined by Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (D-UT) and Rick Scott (R-FL) in question the Department of Justice on how these  cases are being handled differently.

Sunday, Martha Brooks, wife of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), was served papers giving notice that Mo Brooks was being sued by his colleague U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for his alleged role in the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill. The process server has received widespread media attention, with Brooks, a candidate for U.S. […]

It was a campaign rally in Alabama in August 2015 which put the rest of the world on notice that Donald Trump was a force to be reckoned with. On that warm, humid night in Mobile, Trump packed 30,000 curious and furious people into Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Using the Alabama rally as the template for future […]

The Metropolitan Planning Organization gave its approval to move ahead on two road construction projects that will improve the safety and traffic flow on a congested arterial road for northwest Madison County, Huntsville and northeast Limestone County. “I’m grateful for the monumental progress that is being made on this important road project for north Alabama. […]

WAAY-31 reports that superintendent Christie Finley has announced a proposal to rename Lee High School, obviously named after Robert E. Lee, to something else.

A little more than one week into her reelection effort, Gov. Kay Ivey’s campaign has already released a new digital ad making her case for another term. In an ad titled “Four More Years,” Ivey talks about her desire to continue serving her state and the importance of creating economic opportunity. “I am so proud […]

Towering pines line roadways in Alabama, a state where construction is booming, and lumber prices are soaring. Meanwhile, timberland owners whose raw materials are in demand suffer stagnant timber values. “We supply that wood, and the wood is there, but the price hasn’t gone up for us,” said Elliott Poole, who owns timberland in Sumter […]