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Eleven86 is an Alabama Maker of heavenly H2O

Eleven86 Real Artesian Water (Autaugaville) The Maker: Marquis Forge From Genesis to Revelation, water flows throughout the Bible. Whether it’s the creation, Moses striking the rock, Jesus’ first miracle turning water into wine or baptism, there is no doubt water and Scripture are linked.

Auburn looked like a team that had not played in 21 days. The visiting Tennessee Volunteers managed to jump out to a 10-0 lead in the first half on the road. The Vols were able to run the ball effectively, and quarterback Jarrett Guarantano found Tennessee receivers on short passes that were easy completions with […]

UAB Medicine has been named one of “HealthCare’s Most Wired” for 2020, by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. CHIME has recognized 71 hospitals for achieving Level 9 status from its 2020 HealthCare’s Most Wired program. CHIME’s Most Wired list acknowledges health care organizations that have adopted and deployed information technology to improve patient safety […]

An ongoing research project is applying cutting-edge satellite technology in a quest to finally pinpoint one of Alabama’s – and North America’s – most important “lost” historic sites. On Oct. 18, 1540, an armed contingent of Spaniards led by explorer Hernando de Soto savagely attacked Native American warriors led by the famed chieftain Tascalusa. The […]

Former Alabama State Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-Montgomery) died on Saturday at age 81.

As coronavirus numbers spike, and the possibility of new leadership at the top of the federal government in Washington, D.C. is present, speculation about the possibility of more drastic measures taken to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 is underway. Earlier this month, Joe Biden named his COVID-19 task force, a panel that includes Center of […]

After three weeks of preparation, the Alabama Crimson Tide crushed Kentucky 63-3 on Saturday night. The Tide may have started off a little sluggish after three weeks off but ended up playing one of their most complete games of the season. Stars were shining all over the field for Alabama on both sides of the […]

COVID-19 is a global problem but three major pieces of technology – the GuideSafe app, the Pathcheck platform and the National Key Server – are now the world’s “triple threat” for preventing exposure to and the spread of the disease. The University of Alabama at Birmingham on Nov. 19 announced its partnership with the PathCheck Foundation, founded at the Massachusetts Institute […]

The University of Alabama football team has not played a single game in November yet. Their last game was on Halloween night when they shutout Mississippi State 41-0. A bye week, and too many positive COVID-19 cases for LSU last week, are the two things that led to this point. That is a lot of […]

Martha Roby: Giving thanks and staying safe

Thanksgiving is a special holiday because it provides us an entire day each year to pause and give thanks for the many blessings we have received. Particularly amid a global pandemic, the stress and craziness of life often make it easy to lose sight of just how much we have to be thankful for. Although […]

Birmingham World Games 2022 now selling official merchandise

Fans from all over the world can now represent the World Games 2022 everywhere they go. The Birmingham Organizing Committee has opened its official merchandise store, making the World Games 2022 T-shirts, hats, apparel and gift items available to the public for purchase. “This is an exciting milestone on the road to this once-in-a-lifetime event,” said World […]

Bret Holmes, set to graduate from Auburn University next month with a degree in Building Science, received a special hometown celebration at Talladega Superspeedway for winning the 2020 ARCA Menards Series Championship. With a host of friends, family and guests, Holmes, a Munford native and driver of the family-owned No. 23 Holmes II Excavation Chevrolet, was honored during a watch party […]

Students from all seven Birmingham City high schools make up the first Birmingham Promise class of freshmen at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The scholarship program provided 68 students with the opportunity to pursue their bachelor’s degree with a full-tuition scholarship through a partnership with Birmingham Promise, Inc., at UAB. More than 50 percent of the […]

What to watch: Auburn vs Tennessee edition

The Auburn Tigers come off their extended break to face the Tennessee Volunteers today. Auburn’s last game was their best performance of the season, a 48-11 drubbing of LSU. However, that contest was 21 days ago since the Tigers had a scheduled bye week and then an unexpected missed game against Mississippi State because of […]

With a nickname like Pier Pounder, David Thornton of Mobile has seen his favorite pastime disappear with 2020’s double whammy of hurricanes. Hurricane Sally took the Gulf State Park Pier out of commission, and Hurricane Zeta destroyed Cedar Point Pier in Mobile County. “I guess you can call me the Pier-less Pounder because the only […]

The U.S. Air Force selected Montgomery's Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base as the preferred location to host the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Friday that he is filing suit against Madison County over the recent removal of a Confederate monument from the county courthouse in Huntsville. Marshall is alleging the removal of the monument violates the 2017 Memorial Preservation Act that banned the removal, alteration or destruction of any structure of historical […]

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris on Friday morning interviewed with Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show.” The head of the Alabama Department of Public Health discussed the current surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Yellowhammer State, saying the current situation is “a lot worse” than what numbers had been over the […]

Troy University head football coach Chip Lindsey on Friday announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Terminix to pay $60 million in coastal Alabama termite claims settlement

Last week, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced a $60 million settlement with Terminix over its termite treatment practices in Mobile, Baldwin and Monroe Counties. The settlement stems from Terminix’s business practices in coastal counties where they did not provide annual termite inspections as required in their contracts and then drastically increased annual premiums to […]

Unemployment rate in Alabama falls to 5.8%

Alabama’s unemployment rate fell almost an entire percentage point last month, moving from 6.7% in September to 5.8% in October. Alabama’s total number of persons claiming unemployment in October was 130,329, down from 153,338 in September. Effects from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continue to dampen the state’s economy compared to a year ago. In October […]

7. Cam Ward plans to be ‘pragmatic’ in new role After it was announced that State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) will be appointed to the director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, he’s now said that he will take a “balanced approach” to issues within the agency. Ward said that with the agency, […]

Earlier this week, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) announced he was self-quarantining after coming in contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. During an interview with Mobile radio’s FM Talk 106.5, Aderholt said he has continued to test negative for the virus but was remaining in quarantine out of an abundance of caution. […]

Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal is a finalist to be the permanent headquarters of United States Space Command...