Alabama Poppy Project honors, memorializes deceased service members
For the third year in a row, local potter, Julianne Hansen and her husband, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Steven Hansen will transform the... Read More
Blue Cross awards $291k in grants to Alabama schools for wellness
In its commitment to help prevent childhood obesity, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama’s Be Healthy School Grant Program is awarding... Read More
ALFA implores Alabama’s drivers: be cautious during planting season
by Josie Chance The Alabama Farmers Federation is urging drivers to practice extra caution as farmers and large machinery hit the roadways... Read More
Opinion: Vote ‘Yes’ on Amendment One for Alabama’s State Parks
by: Chris Blankenship Alabama State Parks provide improved access to some of the state’s most scenic and picturesque areas – from our... Read More
Alabama teacher’s ‘Color Run’ promotes fun, fitness
Friday, May 13 was a colorful afternoon for the students at Abbeville Elementary School. As a part of the school’s annual field day,... Read More
Alabama Historical Commission studies underwater wreckage of Clotilda, America’s last slave ship
In its 2021 budget, the State of Alabama appropriated $1 Million to the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) to begin Phase 3 of preservation efforts... Read More
Community Foundation gives $100k to West Alabama Food Bank
Glenn Taylor of the CFWA is shown making the presentation to Jean Rykaczewski, Executive Director of the West Alabama Food Bank as... Read More
Ivey appoints Smitherman to Alabama’s top EMA post
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced she is appointing emergency management veteran and West Point alumnus Jeff Smitherman as Alabama Emergency Management... Read More
Black Warrior Electric awards scholarships to 10 Alabama students
d As it has done the previous five years, Black Warrior Electric Membership Corporation recently awarded scholarships to high school graduating seniors... Read More
Ivey says Alabama’s unemployment near record lows
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate is 2.8%, down from March’s rate of 2.9%,... Read More