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October 2, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has recently drawn attention to the issue of transgender participation in high school athletics. Tuberville presented documents showing that 122,000 transgender individuals competed in high school sports last year. This figure has sparked a renewed conversation about fairness and the future of gender-based protections in athletics. According to Tuberville, the growing number of transgender athletes raises con...
It was my idea but maybe it wasn’t the best. I spent the night in the local hospital after surgery in 2023 and had, shall we say, a “device” attached to me for the next several days. Every movement was painful. Our home was only about five miles away, and I suggested we take the back road where, I reasoned, there would be less traffic than on the state highway. I convinced my wife to drive slowly, about 30 mph, but soon we had a parade of traffic behind us. A truck-driver was about five vehicles...
September 28, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – the Republican controlled House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution that would have kept the government funded for another thirty days; but Senate Democrats rejected that plan. The Republican plan failed to clear a 60-vote filibuster in the Senate. It includes largely extending current funding levels through Nov. 21 to allow appropriators more time to finish a bipartisan annual budget. A Democratic counterproposal would provide funding thr...
September 27, 2025 - College Station, TX – The Auburn University Tigers football team lost to Texas A&M by the score of 10 to 16. The Tigers' offensive struggles continued for the second straight week. The defense kept getting stops and giving the offense possessions. They just couldn't do anything with the opportunities. Texas A&M ran the ball hard. Running back Le'Veon Moss had an impressive 139 yards rushing for the Aggies and a touchdown including a 38-yard burst to set up the opening s...
September 20, 2025 – BUFFALO, NY – Troy University fans who cut the game off after three quarters of play were pleasantly surprised when they woke up the next day as Troy mounted an incredible fourth-quarter comeback to defeat Buffalo 21 to 17. Troy had been shut out of the end zone for three quarters 0 to 14. After giving up a fourth quarter field goal that appeared to be the dagger, The Troy Trojans erupted with 21 unanswered points in the fourth. "We didn't flinch," said Troy Coach Gerad Par...
September 20, 2025 – KNOXVILLE, TN – The UAB football team went to Tennessee to play the number 15 ranked Volunteers. The Blazers were mismatched from the start. Tennessee jumped out to a 21 to 0 lead in the first quarter, then followed that up with 21 more points in the second quarter to close out the half 42 to 7. UAB was more competitive in the second half outscoring Tennessee 17 to 14 while Tennessee rested many of its starters. The game finished with a Tennessee win of 24 to 56. UAB Coa...
September 24, 2025 - BIRMINGHAM, AL. - Gubernatorial candidate Yolanda Flowers joined the Brandon and Christopher Show (BCS) podcast to discuss her campaign and her vision for the state of Alabama. Flowers was the 2022 Democratic nominee for Governor. Flowers is running again in 2026. Flowers said that she is running to be Alabama's next Governor because she is tired of the state of Alabama, "being called backwards." "Alabama has not changed in terms of and it's just so many inequalities....
September 24, 2026 – Yolanda Flowers announced that she is running for the Democratic nominee for Governor in 2026. Yolanda was the 2022 nominee for Governor falling to incumbent Governor Kay Ivey (R) in the general election. Yolanda Rochelle Flowers is a career educator and rehabilitation services expert in Tennessee. In 2022 she defeated State Sen. Malika Sanders Fortier of Selma in the Democratic run-off election. Flowers won 55.15% (32,416) of the votes cast. Sen. Sanders Fortier received 4...
September 29, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) said on X that Democrats are forcing a government shutdown in order to hinder President Donald J. Trump's efforts to restore order to America's cities. "Antifa terrorists are burning our cities, attacking ICE facilities, and murdering people at church," said Sen. Tuberville on X. "Meanwhile, the Radical Democrats want to shut down our government and stop funding law enforcement. Make no mistake – this is an attem...
September 29, 2025 – BAY MINETTE, AL. – Prosecutors have dismissed charges that Baldwin County Attorney Harry Still III assaulted By Minett e city councilman Matt. Still is not out of legal jeopardy though. Still's defense attorney Christine Hernandez made a motion that the charges be dropped with prejudice – meaning that Still could not be charged again. Bay Minette City Attorney Liam Sculley said that he intends to bring the charges back inserting the word "reckless" in the new filing. The j...
September 30, 2025 – JASPER, AL - Republican voters in Walker County went to the polls on Tuesday to choose their representation in the Alabama House District 13 Special Primary Election and they elected Greg Barnes over Dustin Beaty. According to the unofficial results Greg Barnes received 2500 votes (69.2 percent) while Dustin Beaty finished with 1113 votes (30.8%). The seat became vacant earlier this summer when former Representative Matt Woods (R) was elected to represent Alabama Senate D...
October 1, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Management and Budget has put in government shutdown protocols in place at 10:59 p.m. CDT after the Senate failed to approve a stopgap continuing resolution to keep the government funded. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers in Alabama and around the country are at home today wondering when they can go back to work. They and hundreds of thousands more deemed essential who are still at work are wondering if and when they are going to get pai...
September 23, 2025 – MOBILE, AL – Spiro Cheriogotis narrowly edged out State Representative Barbara Drummond to become the next Mayor of Mobile. Incumbent Mayor Sandy Stimpson had decided not to run again. He endorsed Cheriogotis over a half a dozen contenders. Stimpson said that Cheriogotis – a former Judge – would be the best person to lead Mobile forward. "From the very beginning, we said that this will be a campaign for Mobilians run by Mobilians," said Chariogotis in his victory speech. "To...
The late Clayton Sullivan wrote about Mrs. Howard, a widow, and her adult son, Johnny Fred. Johnny Fred’s body was twisted like a gnarled tree. He was cognitively challenged, slurred his speech and could only sell peanuts on the street corner to make a little money. Mrs. Howard asked, “Preacher, why did God make Johnny Fred to be the way he is?” Sullivan said this was the end of his faith journey since he could no longer handle “hurting in living.” We’ve certainly seen much hurt in our world r...
September 20, 2025 – RAINBOW CITY, AL – Christina Woerner McInnis brought her campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries to Etowah County Saturday where she addressed the Republican breakfast group. McInnis – if elected – would be the first female Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the history of the state of Alabama. "I am a 5th generation farmer in Baldwin County," said McInnis. "We grow turfgrass and other things. My family has been here since 1906. I am married to Timm...
MONTGOMERY, AL – Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show podcast to discuss his campaign for U.S. Senate. Marshall was appointed Attorney General in 2017 by then Governor Robert Bentley (R) after two decades as the Marshall County District Attorney. Marshall was elected to his own term in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Marshall is term limited from running for AG again. "It's one of the most fascinating jobs I think that you can have and it's been a r...
September 17, 2025 – A number of people on the left including former U.S. Senator Doug Jones have suggested the late Charlie Kirk was shot because of their rhetoric. Jones even went so far as to compare him to former Governor George C. Wallace who was paralyzed from the waist down due to an assassin's bullet during the 1972 campaign. "Words have consequences," former Senator Jones sai Once that genie is out of the bottle, for God's sakes you cannot control where the violence is going to come f...
September 22, 2025 – BIRMINGHAM, AL – Former Tuberville aid Morgan Murphy has declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate as a Republican. Murphy is also a Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Murphy said that he is committed to fighting DEI. "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" policies are toxic, Marxist ideology in disguise," said Murphy. "These DEI policies pit Americans against each other and are the most dangerous threat we face. I will not shy away from calling out DEI ideology that seeks equ...
September 20, 2025 – The Auburn football team opened SEC play against Oklahoma and received the Tigers' first loss of the season in a game that was marred by questionable officiating. Auburn appeared to be off to an early lead after the Tigers returned a fumble for a touchdown, but that was overturned by the officiating crew taking six points off the board.. “I don’t know how it’s not a fumble. Maybe they had a different review upstairs. Looked like he juggled at first, regained, and ran. We...
September 23, 2025 - LEEDS, AL. – Voters in the City of Leeds went to the polls and voted Eddie Moore to be the new Mayor. Moore defeated longtime city councilman Kenneth Washington in the Mayoral runoff election. Incumbent Mayor David Miller did not seek election. Moore received 1,516 votes (59.9%) versus Washington's 1,014 votes (40.1%). Moore credited the high turnout for his nearly 20 point margin of victory. "It's unbelievable, the turnout we had," said Moore. "I am taken aback by their v...
It really wasn't a big deal, but the lady thought it was. I was walking into the grocery store when I heard a scrape of metal. A lady drove over the curb and now the curb was lodged between her front and rear tires. In other words, she was stuck. I stopped and told her I'd guide her. I had her edge forward, turn sharply, back up and so on until she positioned herself out of this predicament. When I got her safely situated, she said, "Mister, you're an angel sent from the Lord." I thought,...
September 10, 2025 – OREM, UTAH - Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent conservative voice, was shot and killed today while speaking at Utah Valley University during the kickoff of his "American Comeback Tour." The incident occurred just after noon local time, sending shockwaves through political and campus communities nationwide. President Donald J. Trump (R) announced on Truth Social: "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one u...
September 18, 2025 – PELL CITY, AL – Lieutenant Governor candidate Patrick Bishop addressed the St. Clair County Republican Party at their regularly scheduled meeting. Bishop is a retired U.S. Army Major and is currently a Cullman County Sheriff's deputy. Bishop is also a Christian preacher. "I am blessed to be here with you," said Major Bishop. Bishop said that he would like "To serve you as Lieutenant Governor." "My family has served this country for generations," said Bishop. "My father ser...
Montgomery, AL - September 17, 2025 - A war of words has erupted between two of Alabama's most prominent political figures following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The flashpoint? A controversial livestream by former U.S. Senator Doug Jones, in which he drew parallels between Kirk and Governor George Wallace, both of whom were shot during public appearances. Jones, speaking on the anniversary of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, warned that "rhetoric like thi...
September 13, 2025 – TROY, AL – Troy University fought really hard against Clemson last week. This week they were completely overwhelmed by Memphis in a 28 to 7 beatdown. The Trojan only had 72 yards passing and 40 yards rushing on the day. Memphis on the other hand had a very balanced attack of 213 yards passing and 217 yards rushing. Troy's only scoring drives was a Taleeq Robbins 11-yard fumble return for a touchdown. Memphis running back Sutton Smith had 18 carries for 113 yards and two tou...
