Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Are the masks working? — How will the state react to the numbers after 200,000 college students are tested before school starts back? — Are President Donald Trump and GOP U.S. […]

Tara Bowman knows the statistics by heart. She can also recite health manuals nearly from memory when it comes to cancer awareness, health disparities and the need for early screening and treatment. Bowman’s own family history is a painful lesson in the urgency of cancer screenings and health awareness, which she generously shares.

The Alabama Power Foundation’s 2018 annual report was recently honored with a Silver ADDY for print at the American Advertising Awards, one of the world’s largest creative competitions. Titled “Stories from the Field,” the report features the work of nonprofit agencies throughout Alabama and the stories behind them. “It is an honor to have our annual report recognized […]

Wearing a face mask to protect your health – and others – is the new normal. The problem is finding a mask that fits to a “T.” Obex Health CEO Forrest Satterfield and Dr. Kanti Sunkavalli may have solved that problem. Obex creates custom-made, digitally fitted masks that meld to every “nook and cranny” of one’s face. The secret is […]

On Friday’s episode of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) dismissed polling that showed him down 17 points to his GOP challenger Tommy Tuberville in November’s U.S. Senate election. Jones questioned the poll’s methodology during an interview with APTV’s Don Dailey, saying they were not a “good barometer.” He […]

Our world is more prosperous than ever, or at least was before the economic disruption from COVID-19. The ongoing search for a vaccine or cure illustrates how knowledge is the source of prosperity. For an even more prosperous future, we must ensure that people have the incentive to create and apply knowledge. Economists and historians […]

A new aerospace exhibition and education center is open in Mobile, giving teens and adults interested in aerospace careers a place to be inspired, educated and equipped with the knowledge they need to succeed. Flight Works Alabama is a cooperative effort between the Airbus Foundation, the state of Alabama and a group of educational partners and commercial […]

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) in Tuscaloosa is among the first auto plants in the world to implement elements of Mercedes’ new MO360 digitized production system Mercedes-Benz Cars Operations 360 (MO360) is being dubbed a “digital ecosystem” that uses a mix of software and hardware in all phases of the auto production process with the goal of improving […]

More Alabama cities are discovering, or rediscovering, the allure and economic development potential of their waterfronts. In the coming months, at least two Alabama cities located along Alabama Power reservoirs expect to open new waterfront parks – not only to support community recreation but to draw new visitors, residents, businesses and revenue.

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $7 million grant to address the need for training additional family medicine physicians to serve in rural and underserved areas of the state in the years to come. The grant, from the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the United States Department […]

Work to restore and preserve one of Alabama’s most iconic and important coastal habitats is wrapping up as planners shift their focus to building trails, boat ramps and a pavilion at the site. The Nature Conservancy in Alabama (TNCA) said heavy construction at Lightning Point in Bayou La Batre is almost complete. Judy Haner, Marine Program director, said contractors finished […]

Women in 13 counties across Alabama are gaining better access to education and screening for cervical cancer through a collaboration between the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Alabama Department of Public Health. The ADPH Family Planning Community Education and Outreach Pilot, which began Aug. 1, provides a team of community health workers […]

Let’s start with clearing the air … generally speaking, I don’t hang out in bars. This is not a puff piece to defend pub crawls. So before any of my folks, fans or friends think that I’m writing this because I was hoping for one last round after 11 p.m., the answer is “no.” What […]

A student rocket team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) earned first place in project safety and third place overall in competition at a COVID-shortened national NASA Student Launch. “The students worked really hard and faced a lot of technical challenges this year, not to mention a shutdown at the end of the […]

Within the coming weeks, state officials are expected to announce the details of a prison build-lease plan, part of Alabama’s effort to reform its prison system and get it in compliance with federal standards. According to reports, the state of Alabama would enter into a deal with a company (or two companies) that would build […]

It’s hard to believe that we have reached the month of August, and summer will be ending soon. Although many schools have delayed start dates or chose to begin the school year virtually, students across the state will soon be back to school in some form or fashion. Typically, we are gearing up this time […]

Wednesday, Aug. 12, will be Census Day of Action for Alabama businesses, it was jointly announced by The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and Alabama Counts! – in partnership with the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (CCAA) and the National Federation of Independent Business, Alabama Chapter (NFIB). Dubbed “Drop Everything, Get Counted Day,” business owners, […]

The Auburn University Rural Studio movement started as a brilliant notion by the late Samuel “Sambo” Mockbee and the late D.K. Ruth, with faith and early support from the Alabama Power Foundation. “The truth of the matter is that the foundation pledged a large gift at the beginning and without it we wouldn’t be here today,” said professor […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama was recently recognized for offering the nation’s top public relations program. The UA Department of Advertising and Public Relations was named the Most Outstanding Education Program by PRWeek during the 2020 PRWeek Awards in late July. It is the department’s ninth recognition as a finalist for the award, and first selection as […]

As part of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on the 2020 college football season, both the University of Alabama and Auburn University are now set to face two more teams from the SEC East in the regular season than they normally would. The Southeastern Conference recently adopted a 10-game, conference-only schedule for this season, with two […]

Just when it appeared that the 2020 red snapper season was a wrap, private recreational anglers are likely to get one more opportunity to fish this year. Scott Bannon, Director of the Alabama Marine Resources Division (MRD), said the preliminary harvest numbers for the private recreational sector indicate about 100,000 pounds remain in the quota […]

The U.S. Space Force on Friday announced that United Launch Alliance (ULA) was awarded a firm, fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract to power the majority of the missions on the Department of the Air Force’s newest launch procurement. This contract resulted from a competitive award under the department’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Service […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday wrote a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar urging his department to release a government stash of hydroxychloroquine so the medication can be used for its original purpose. Jones said the stockpiling of hydroxychloroquine was “unconscionable” and added in a Friday tweet that the practice […]

Guinness World Records on Friday confirmed that a world record was broken last summer in Huntsville, Alabama. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s launch on July 16, 2019, 4,923 model rocket kits were launched simultaneously from the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. The launch last year occurred at the exact moment Apollo 11 lifted off […]