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Alabama Organized Labor Awards Foundation banquet honors state leaders
On Saturday, August 10, more than 400 business, community, and labor leaders gathered in Hoover, Alabama, to celebrate the Alabama Organized Labor Awards Foundation (AOLAF) banquet, an event dedicated...
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Gov. Ivey announces $30 million in GoMESA funded projects
Governor Kay Ivey announced during a press event on Tuesday approximately $30 million for 25 projects in Coastal Alabama, which are supported by funds from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of...
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Montgomery County selected for the Innovate Alabama Network
Montgomery County has been selected to join the prestigious Innovate Alabama Network. The Innovate Alabama Network is a comprehensive resource to connect communities, nonprofits, and higher education...
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TVA partners with Sweet Grown Alabama to support farmers
Sweet Grown Alabama, the state’s agricultural branding program, is pleased to welcome the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as a bronze financial supporter of the non-profit organization. “TVA and Sweet...
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Young cooking star Bryson McGlynn leads ALBBAA to win in AWF Wild Game Cook-off
Bryson McGlynn, the 12-year-old from Opelika who won season nine of MasterChef Junior, and Troy, Alabama chef Ricky Albright of Iron Fire Cooking joined with the Alabama Black Belt Adventures...
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Alabama State Surplus Property online auction coming Aug. 17-25
Hundreds of items of Alabama State Surplus Property will be up for bid in an online public auction Aug. 17-25 featuring used vehicles, computers, machinery, furniture and more. Surplus Property, a...
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Food Bank of North Alabama announces Capital Campaign on 40th anniversary
Thursday, the Food Bank of North Alabama held a ribbon cutting in Huntsville to unveil their new 50,000 sq. ft. distribution center and new headquarters that includes 8,000 sq. ft. of cooler and...
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Tim Walz throws shade on Tommy Tuberville with “dumbest people” takedown
In a humorous moment at a Boston fundraiser Wednesday night, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz took a jab at Republican Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville, stirring up a cross-country clash...
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Visitors can return to Gulf State Park Pier today
The Gulf State Park Pier will re-open to sightseers and anglers today, Aug. 19, at 7 a.m., as the renovation work that began in November 2023 has been completed. Most of the pier’s amenities, including...
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Former Homewood finance director charged with embezzlement
The former finance director for the City of Homewood has been charged with, and agreed to plead guilty to, crimes related to his embezzling nearly $950,000 from Homewood’s coffers. United States...
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Former Alabama police sergeant pleads guilty to civil rights offense
A former Daleville, Alabama, Police Department sergeant, Ryan Phillips, pleaded guilty Thursday, Aug. 15, to depriving an arrestee of his civil rights under color of law. “When police officers violate...
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Yellowhammer Fund Gala makes D.C. debut for reproductive justice in the deep...
Yellowhammer Fund, a 501(c)3 abortion advocacy and reproductive justice organization serving Alabama, Mississippi, and the Deep South, announced the debut of their Yellowhammer Fund Gala in Washington...
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ALDOT awards more than $485,000 in funding to three Alabama airports
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced on Friday that it has allocated over $485,000 in state funding to three municipal airports for significant improvements. The Auburn University...
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Rep. Sewell tours new UAB Medical West Hospital in Bessemer
On Friday, U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07) toured the newly completed UAB Medical West Hospital in Bessemer, Alabama, alongside key figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and...
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Rep. Rogers joins ABC Alabama’s 2024 Congressional Hard Hat Tour in Oxford
On Friday, August 16, Congressman Mike Rogers continued the 2024 Congressional Hard Hat Tour organized by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Alabama with a visit to a Goodgame Company job...
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Alabama labor force participation holds steady in July
The Alabama Department of Labor announced on Friday that the state’s labor force participation rate for July 2024 remained unchanged at 57.5 percent. Despite the overall steadiness, the participation...
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Birmingham receives $4.2 million grant secured by Sen. Britt for Real Time...
U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., celebrated on Monday the $4.2 million congressionally directed spending grant the City of Birmingham is receiving to expand the reach of its Real Time Crime Center....
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Sen. Britt commends Rep. Palmer for introducing House companion to Lulu’s Law
U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., commended U.S. Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Ala., Monday for introducing Lulu’s Law in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Britt wrote and introduced Lulu’s Law...
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Gov. Ivey holds bill signing ceremony for Union Economic Incentive Bill
Governor Kay Ivey held a bill signing ceremony for SB231, also known as the Union Economic Incentive Bill. Senator Arthur Orr and House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen sponsored SB 231. The Associated...
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Nick Saban to headline BCA’s annual “Evening for Progress” event
The Business Council of Alabama has announced that Nick Saban will be the keynote speaker at this year’s ‘Evening for Progress’ event. Set to take place on October 16th in Birmingham, this gathering...
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