Still to go with one last calendar day for the Alabama legislature before the sine die adjournment are the FY 2021 education trust fund and general fund budgets, both of which are expected to be considered on Monday. However, also looming is $1.8 billion funding allocated to Alabama by Congress through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, […]

The national recognition week to celebrate nurses may be coming to an end, but the observation will continue beyond this week, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The appreciation of those that decide to go into the field of nursing and other medical fields is recognized now more than ever,” said Ronica Thomas, professor of biology, and […]

A company in Alabama’s Wiregrass region is helping to fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the U.S. and in hard-hit regions around the world. Ashford-based Eastern Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of personal protective equipment serving a wide range of industries, provided coveralls that were used by hospitals and response groups in the early stages of the battle […]

On a recent edition of “SEC For Now” on the SEC Network, former Auburn head coach Gene Chizik ranked his top five quarterbacks in the SEC heading into the 2020 college football season. According to Chizik, these five signal-callers stand out among their peers. 5. John Rhys Plumlee, Sophomore, 6’0″, 192 lbs, Ole Miss Key […]

Those who love to explore nature have another opportunity with the opening of the new trail at Joe Wheeler State Park in northwest Alabama. The name of the new 8-mile pathway is the Awesome Trail, literally. Ken Thomas, Alabama State Parks Trails Coordinator, said naming the trail resulted from a conversation he had with Chad […]

Brianna McAnnally, a woman from Sumiton, Alabama, has created a customer sticker pack of iconic Alabama locations during her COVID-19 quarantine downtime. McAnnally sells the stickers herself, via the website Etsy; one pack is $7 When not making stickers, McAnnally is normally a dance teacher at the Athletic Art Center in Jasper, while pursuing a […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that her administration has received proposals from two different construction groups on how they would build the three new men’s prisons planned by the state. A release from the state says the process now goes into a “confidential proposal evaluation period” that will last around six weeks. “I am confident […]

The heads of each university in the SEC will vote May 22 on whether or not schools should keep their athletic facilities shuttered beyond June 1, according to an ESPN report. Currently, SEC facilities are scheduled to reopen on June 1, and the question of whether it should be extended has become a hot topic […]

The state of Alabama has fallen behind the nation at large in responding to the U.S. Census. The census determines how many votes a state gets in the electoral college, how many representatives a state has in Congress, and how much federal funding a state gets for key public programs. The Census Bureau publishes response […]

A biomedical diagnostic company in Huntsville has launched a new COVID-19 test that promises to reduce exposure for front line healthcare workers. The company that developed the product, iCUBATE, is housed on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Alabama’s Rocket City. iCubate’s new test, from a consumer’s perspective, will function similarly to […]

Earlier this week, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued an open letter to the people of Alabama about his 2017 recusal from the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Sessions, a candidate for the Republican nomination for November’s U.S. Senate election, argued that given he was a part of the […]

As it appears that Gov. Kay Ivey “intends” to work with the Alabama legislature to resolve an impasse regarding funding allocated by Congress through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for COVID-19 relief efforts, disappointment in the governor is still widespread within the legislature. Count State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) among those […]

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7. Alabama’s new coronavirus hotspot While Alabama’s recent coronavirus case numbers have seemingly plateaued as a whole, it appears that the state’s capital is seeing a spike in cases over the last few weeks, with only hard-hit Mobile experiencing more new cases of the virus. The White House has even said that Montgomery’s metro area […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is making final preparations for its next launch on behalf of the U.S. Space Force, a mission with which the organizations plan to honor front-line workers in the fight against COVID-19. Built at ULA’s 1.6 million square foot plant in Decatur, an Atlas V 501 rocket is set to launch the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Evonik announced Wednesday that it has successfully commissioned an advanced biomaterials facility in Birmingham that will support global demand for the use of its RESOMER-brand bioresorbable polymers with implantable medical devices and parenteral drug products. The expansion will also allow Germany-based Evonik to provide contract manufacturing services to customers seeking to outsource […]

It took 40 years in the media business, but Paul Finebaum finally said something smart earlier this week. Appearing on ESPN’s “Get Up,” Finebaum said putting together the upcoming college football season would be “survival of the fittest.” He continued, “This is a brutal game … if you can play, you play. If you don’t, […]

Race fans will have to wait to attend a race in person at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway. But there is relief on the way. On Thursday, Talladega Superspeedway officials announced racing would return to the Talladega Superspeedway June 20-21 for a tripleheader weekend with the GEICO 500, MoneyLion 300 and General Tire 200. The weekend’s events, […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday afternoon announced that she intends to sign both the Fiscal Year 2021 General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets, however she has returned SB 161 — with an executive amendment tacked on — to the Senate. The executive amendment deals with federal coronavirus relief funds allocated to the […]

The federal government is granting the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) $500,000 to help fund a project that aims to reduce the amount of litter in the state’s waterways. ADEM’s initiative is called “Help Keep Our Waters Clean,” and the federal money comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “This grant will help the […]

NASA this week resumed Green Run testing activities on the first Boeing-built core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the return of limited crews to perform work at the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, MS. While some progress has continued remotely on the core stage, NASA in March suspended […]

To hear the American media tell it, just like in 2016, the 2020 election is totally over. The only thing left to do here is to have a pesky election and count the votes. Good ‘ol straight-shooter tell-it-like-it-is Joe Biden is ready for his inauguration. Well, like Hillary Clinton, a couple of things are happening […]

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama is No. 1 in its region for member satisfaction once again. According to the J.D. Power 2020 Commercial Member Health Plan Study, BCBS of Alabama ranked highest in member satisfaction among commercial health plans in the East South Central Region. Incredibly, this marks the ninth time for BCBS of […]

In a recent admissions video, Auburn University President Jay Gogue expressed his confidence that the school is “going to have football this fall.” The statement came in the context of Gogue advising that classes will open for face-to-face instruction as planned in the fall. He also shared that student activities such as Greek life events […]