Ahead of Veterans Day on Wednesday, the Boeing Company this week announced a $50,000 grant to Alabama-based Still Serving Veterans as part of the company’s continued support of the no-cost Veteran Career & Transition Education Program. Over the past several years, Boeing has facilitated the development and continued offering of this program, helping thousands of […]

Saturday’s scheduled game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers has been postponed due to coronavirus cases among LSU players. A new date for the game is unknown, with no obvious weekend for it to be played. The Advocate, a Lousiana newspaper, is reporting that LSU had enough cases that the team did […]

Harold Sachs, who since 2011 has served as the highest-ranking full-time employee of the Alabama Republican Party, passed away after an extended battle with the coronavirus, he was 71. A devout Christian, dedicated family man and stalwart conservative, Sachs earned widespread respect in Alabama politics for his consistent leadership atop the staff of the state […]

Three community colleges in Alabama are set to have a new president after Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Chancellor Jimmy Baker announced his appointments for the positions on Tuesday. Dr. Joel Hagood will lead Bevill State Community College, Joe Whitmore is to run Snead State Community College, and Dr. Brock Kelley will take the reins […]

Auburn University head football coach Gus Malzahn is suspending all football operations and temporarily closing facilities in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus among his team. “We’ve had nine players test positive, and three staff members test positive. We’re pausing our workouts and practice right now until we get this thing under control,” remarked […]

Military veterans in Alabama enjoyed a new path towards a well-paying job this year, as a registered apprenticeship program has been launched that gives opportunities to those who served. The State of Alabama’s Office of Apprenticeship, a part of the Department of Commerce, partnered with Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville for the first round of the […]

7. Secretary of Defense fired President Donald Trump went on Twitter Tuesday to fire Secretary of Defense Mike Esper, simply posting, “Mike Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.” It’s been reported that Esper was aware before the tweet was posted. This announcement caught many off-guard, as the reason […]

In his political memoir, “Stealing Our Democracy,” former Gov. Don Siegelman offers details of his claim he had his 2002 gubernatorial reelection bid thwarted after an apparent “computer glitch” cost him some 6,000 votes in Baldwin County. The winner, then-U.S. Rep. Bob Riley, the GOP nominee, defeated the incumbent Democrat governor by 3,120 votes, less […]

Last week, Mississippi voters approved the legalization of medical marijuana by an overwhelming margin, adding it to Florida as one of the states bordering Alabama with such laws in place. One of the staunchest advocates of medical marijuana in the Alabama legislature over the past two years has been State Rep. Mike Ball (R-Madison), who […]

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer released on Monday some preliminary findings that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate appears to be 90% effective, a development that UAB vaccine expert Dr. Paul Goepfert, M.D., called “tremendous news.” “The most optimistic of us were thinking about 70% effective, so 90% effectiveness is fantastic,” remarked Goepfert on a press briefing held via […]

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is under increased pressure as national scrutiny continues over the Peach State’s elections process. On Monday, U.S. Senators Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) issued a joint statement strongly calling on Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, to resign. Both senators appear set to be candidates in separate January 5 […]

Election Day has come and gone. Despite the fact that multiple national news sites have “called” the presidential election, court cases and recounts are going forward in several states where the margin is less than 1%, and we don’t yet “know” who was elected president. By federal law, all election disputes must be resolved by […]

The specter of dimpled chads has emerged to haunt American politics. Twenty years after the contested presidential election of George W. Bush against Al Gore made punch lines out of certain ambiguous ballots in Florida, allegations of election irregularities again are causing worry that the Supreme Court of the United States might select the next […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced he has joined nine other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of two lawsuits asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to extend the statutory deadline for mail-in ballots in that state. The […]

The Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs football game initially planned for Saturday, November 14, has been rescheduled to December 12 after an unknown number of Mississippi State players contracted COVID-19. The Southeastern Conference made the news official with a tweet on Monday afternoon, in which the conference described the game as being “tentatively rescheduled […]

Leaders of Buffalo Rock Company on Monday joined Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and other local officials to announce a historic expansion of its operations in the Magic City. Buffalo Rock is an independent Pepsi bottler based in Birmingham. Founded in 1901, the company in various markets has the territorial rights to Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr. […]

After wrestling with a public health emergency over the past months, Alabama consumers and businesses have learned that good, high quality and fast broadband internet is a necessity, not a luxury. The need for a comprehensive statewide plan to provide high-speed, fiber-fed broadband internet connectivity to every Alabamian has never been more evident. As hundreds […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey conducted a ceremony at the governor’s mansion on Monday in which she pardoned Clyde and Henrietta, two turkeys who will now peacefully live out the rest of their days on a farm. The two gobblers were provided by the Bates family that operates Bates Turkey Farm and the famous […]

Hyundai Motor Company on Monday announced that it will begin manufacturing its Tucson line of SUVs at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) plant in Montgomery, starting with the model year 2022. The announcement coincided with the company introducing the 2022 Tucson to the North American market in a virtual unveiling and press conference. This […]

HEFLIN — Several poultry operations in East Alabama will have access to natural gas this winter thanks to a collaborative effort between Alabama Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh and Spire. During a groundbreaking ceremony held at a farm near Heflin, Cavanaugh outlined what an important economic development initiative the new pipeline would be for […]

As the nation watches the aftermath of the presidential election unfold, the other unfinished business is what happens in the United States Senate. Based on the latest ballot tabulations, it looks like the Republicans are on track to keep the majority in the upper body of Congress, however, two more races in Alabama’s neighboring state […]

Kemp Management Solutions on Monday announced that it has changed its branding and logo; as part of the rebrand, the company will now go by the name “KMS.” This move comes in conjunction with the Birmingham firm’s new corporate office purchase and relocation. Additionally, the announcement comes ahead of the firm’s 10-year anniversary in February. […]

7. The coronavirus pandemic must be over As news about the election results had been announced and the race was called, naming former Vice President Joe Biden the president-elect, people across the country celebrated by holding large demonstrations in the streets with no social distancing. These celebrations were mainly held in New York City, Philadelphia […]

Coming out of last Tuesday’s presidential election and Saturday’s call of Joe Biden as the winner by the media, there has been chatter about government at the federal and state levels acting to shore up the public’s confidence in our election systems. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, the state’s chief election official, warns against […]