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September 6, 2025 – AUBURN, AL – The Auburn University football team rolled past Ball State on Saturday at Jordan Hare Stadium with a convincing 42 to 3 victory over an outmatch Ball State team that had previously lost to Purdue 38 to 0. Auburn's defense completely dominated the ball game throughout. Ball State never got anything going offensively and was held to just 68 total yards on the day, The only reason that Ball State got any points at all was due to a controversial fumble call by an...
August 30, 2025 – TALLAHASSEE, FL – The University of Alabama Crimson Tide went to Florida as the number eight team in the country, then reality hit them in the mouth. Florida State proved far too much for Alabama to handle in a 31 to 17 game that never felt like it was that close. Coach Kalen DeBoer had some stellar moments in his first year in Tuscaloosa but ultimately fell short of Tide fans' lofty expectations finishing 9 and 4 and out of the playoffs. Saturday was even more deflating for...
August 26, 2025 – MOODY, AL. – Voters went to the polls and elected city councilman Nick Rutledge as the next Mayor of Moody. Rutledge beat businessman David Howard in a hard-fought contest. Rutledge received 1263 votes (57 percent) versus Howard's 965 votes (43 percent). Moody is in St. Clair County where it lies on the economic engine that is Interstate 20. Moody is part of the Birmingham/Hoover MSA. Since 2000, Moody has grown from 8,250 residents to 13,595 people today – a growth rate of 2.8...
August 27, 2025 – BIRMINGHAM, AL. – Mayor Randall Woodfin achieved total victory over his many critics with a 74.9 percent blowout election. Woodfin defeated seven different challengers including Alabama State Rep. Juandalynn Givan and Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales to win a third term as mayor. "My promise as mayor is simple - to fight for your family's future like I fight for my own," said Woodfin in his victory speech. "Let's keep building a stronger, safer Birmingham - tog...
September 2, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Colorado said that President Donald J. Trump's decision to relocate Space Command from Colorado to Alabama's Redstone Arsenal will weaken national security. Meanwhile Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) praised the decision. "Today's decision to move U.S Space Command's headquarters out of Colorado and to Alabama will directly harm our state and the nation" the Colorado lawmakers wrote. "We are united in fighting to rev...
September 3, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) introduced Trump judicial nominees Edmund LaCour, Hal Mooty, and Bill Lewis, at their confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Tuberville recently joined Sen. Katie Britt (R-Alabama) in recommending these three individuals to President Trump to serve as federal district court judges in the State of Alabama. Tuberville has been highly critical of left aligned federal judges abuse their lif...
September 5, 2025 – TUSCALOOSA, AL – It is week two of the college football season and it feels like Kalen DeBoer is already coaching for his coaching life at Alabama after an uninspiring opening day loss to Florida State – after losing to Michigan in the bowl game and being eliminated from playoff contention against a poor Oklahoma team last season. National pundits and Alabama's most outspoken fans alike are suggesting that the Crimson Tide need a coaching change. DeBoer can silence a lot of t...
September 6, 2025 – Auburn University football holds its opening game in the familiar confines of Jordan Hare Stadium. The Tigers won an impressive victory over Baylor on the road to open the season – a game many pundits expected to be far closer than it is. Ball State is Auburn's second opponent. Ball State football is in a transitional phase this season under new head coach Mike Uremovich, a Purdue alum who took over after a tough 3–9 campaign in 2024. The Cardinals compete in the Mid-American...
On August 22, 2003 Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) was suspended from his role leading the Alabama judiciary because he refused a federal court to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court Building. The unprecedented event sent shockwaves through legal, political, and religious communities across the country and has influenced the debate on both when, where and even if government is allowed to acknowledge God; and even if there are any cons...
August 22, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Republican lieutenant governor candidate Nicole Jones Wadsworth is placing Alabama's manufacturing sector at the heart of her economic platform, calling it a "cornerstone" of statewide prosperity. In a recent statement, Wadsworth emphasized the sector's role in job creation, exports, and community development: "Manufacturing is a cornerstone of Alabama's economy, supporting over 250,000 jobs and driving billions in exports each year. It strengthens our urban...
August 16, 2025 – VESTAVIA HILLS, AL – Alabama Attorney General candidate Katherine Green Robertson spoke to the Mid-Alabama Republican Club about her candidacy. "I live here in Vestavia," said Robertson. "I have a second grader and a four-year-old." Robertson said that Representative Susan Dubose (R-Greystone) and state Senator Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) was both "faithful friends," – something that she has found is rare in the political world. Robertson is originally from Selma. Rober...
August 21, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, AL – State Representative Phillip Pettus (R-Killeen) has pre-filed a bill to prevent judges from using their discretion to award youthful offender status to anyone charged with capital murder or murder. House Bill 11 (HB11) would prohibit liberal judges from granting youthful offender status. According to the synopsis: "Under existing law, an individual charged with a crime that is committed while he or she is under 19 years of age may be tried as a youthful off...
State Senate candidate Amy Minton recently joined the Heart of Dixie Podcast with Brandon Moseley and Harry Still III to talk about her campaign. Minton is a member of the Alabama Public Library Board, a member of the Alabama Republican State Executive Committee, and she is the Vice Chairman of the Etowah County Republican Party. Minton is a wife and mother. She lives in Rainbow City. Minton is running for Senate District 10 challenging incumbent Senator Andrew Jones (R-Centre). "One of the...
Chad "Chig" Martin is running for Governor of Alabama in the Democratic Primary. Martin recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show podcast to speak at length about his chances in the Alabama gubernatorial race and how a Martin administration would bring change for Alabama after ten years of Governor Kay Ivey (R). Probably the biggest area where Martin would be different would be in marijuana policy, "I am going to free the weed up in Alabama," said Martin explaining how he supported...
August 15, 2025 – DEKALB COUNTY, AL. – Congressman Barry Moore (R-AL01) formally launched his campaign for U.S. Senate at an overflow gathering on Sand Mountain in Sylvania. Moore is running for the U.S. seat currently held by Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama). Tuberville is vacating the seat to run for Governor. "I don't care whether I am in Coffee County or Sand Mountain it is always better in Alabama than in Washington," said Tuberville. Moore is a graduate of Auburn University. Moore is...
August 19, 2025 – AUBURN, AL – Auburn officials announced that they were claiming an additional seven football titles, including the 2004 team that was coached by Tommy Tuberville. Tuberville – now the senior U.S. Senator from Alabama. Tuberville welcomed the belated recognition of his best team's greatness. "There is no doubt in my mind: the 2004 Auburn Tigers were the best team in college football," said Sen. Tuberville. "The players, coaches, and fans deserve to be recognized as the National...
August 22, 2025 - U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco (a 2019 Trump appointee) has ordered the state of Alabama to redraw its Senate district map to create a new majority-Black district in the Montgomery area. Manasco found in favor of plaintiffs who claimed that the 2021 redistricting map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of Black residents in and around the capital city. The ruling blocks Alabama from using its current Senate map in the 2026 elections and...
August 23, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tuberville (R-Alabama) made political waves on both sides of the ideological debate in a statement that has drawn both praise and criticism. Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama while promoting his Student Visa Integrity Act declared: "If you hate our country and break our laws, you shouldn't be allowed to study at our universities." The Student Visa Integrity Act of 2025, a bill aimed at tightening restrictions on foreign nationals seeking to stu...
August 13, 2025 - HOOVER, AL – The Alabama Republican Party applauds President Donald J. Trump for appointing three exceptional judicial nominees to federal court positions in Alabama. Each nominee brings a wealth of legal experience, a proven record of integrity, and a strong commitment to the Constitution. The nominees-Justice Bill Lewis, Edmund "Eddie" LaCour, and Harold "Hal" Mooty-were recommended to the White House by Alabama's U.S. Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville after careful c...
August 11, 2025 – Tuscaloosa, AL - Coach Kalen DeBoet has named redshirt Junior Ty Simpson the starting quarterback ending an eight month quarterback competition. Simpson was the experienced backup. Simpson was named QB1 for the opening game against Florida State. Critics of Simpson question if he has the arm strength to push the ball down the field. They also question his athleticism and ability to take the ball and run it for more than a minimal gain. Supporters of Simpson point out that t...
On Monday, August 11 the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham held their Annual Memorial Mass and Reception to honor the life of Father James E. Coyle. The 104th Memorial Mass is held each year at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Birmingham, Alabama. The 104th Memorial Mass was celebrated by Bishop Steven J. Raica. Father Coyle was murdered in broad daylight in Birmingham by a Ku Klux Klan member on August 11, 1921. The KKK was then at the ascendancy of their power in Alabama, so they hired famed...
August 12, 2025 - CULLMAN, AL - Voters in portions of Cullman County went to the polls today for the Special Republican Primary Runoff in Alabama House District 12 and voted to elect Cindy Myrex as the Republlican choice to lead HD12 going forward. 100% of precincts are reporting. Clint Hollingsworth: received 2,160 votes, 41.47%; while Cindy Myrex received 3,048 votes, 58.53%. Myrex had almost won without a runoff four weeks ago so Tuesday's results were not unexpected. Lee Haynes, president...
August 12, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, who is running for U.S. Senate in 2026, has joined a coalition of 23 states challenging what they describe as a "radical and potentially unlawful" effort to impose net-zero carbon emission standards on American industries-including agriculture. In a letter led by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Marshall and his counterparts are demanding answers from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a global climate...
On August 7, 2025, a three-judge panel from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama unanimously ruled that the state must continue using a congressional map created by a court-appointed special master. This map, implemented for the 2024 elections, includes two racially gerrymandered districts where Black voters get to decide there congressional representation -an outcome the court claimed was necessary under the 60-year-old Voting Rights Act of 1965. The panel-comprising...
August 3, 2025 – NASHVILLE, TN. - The 2025 Young Republican National Convention was held July 30 to August 3 at the Sheraton Music City. The event drew hundreds of energized delegates from across the country for a weekend of networking, training, and high-stakes leadership elections. The convention included a sizable contingent from Alabama led by Alabama YR Federation Chair Stephanie Petelos Nabavian. "The Young Republicans will continue to lead the charge on the ground to make gains for R...
