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UAB recently names Charlie Hoyle as their next head golf coach. Hoyle is the ninth head coach in school history. Mark Ingram is the UAB athletic director, "Charlie Hoyle is a true professional and our staff gravitated to him immediately," Ingram said. "He has a clear plan for UAB's golf program and a great respect for our history. Charlie expects success and has a great track record, a positive demeanor and was our athletic department's unanimous choice for this position. We couldn't be more...
On Friday, the United States Senate by unanimous consent this week passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) to celebrate the University of South Alabama's 60th anniversary. The University of South Alabama was founded on May 3, 1963, and has since awarded over 90,000 degrees. Notably, the University's nationally recognized health system, USA Health, is the only academic health system along the upper Gulf Coast and continues to lead...
Percy is looking for a home. Percy is a seven-year-old big boy whose owner loved him but due to circumstances was unable to keep him. Percy is a big dog. He weighs 140 pounds and needs to lose weight. He is house trained, crate trained and great with other dogs, cats and children, He likes to sleep on the couch and loves attention. Percy has one special need as he must take Thyroid Medication (1 1/2 tabs of 1.0 mg Thyroid medicine/once a day). This is not an expensive med and the pills are tiny...
On Thursday, U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), Senator Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), and other colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Ensuring Nationwide Access to a Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act. The ENABLE Act preserves the ability of people with disabilities and their families to save and invest through tax-free savings accounts while protecting eligibility to federal programs like Medicaid and Supplemental...
Governor Ivey announces that Innovate Alabama awards nearly $98 Million to support Alabama small businesses Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced on Tuesday that Innovate Alabama is set to receive nearly $98 million to continue its support of Alabama small businesses. "As Alabama continues to signal that it's open for business, it is crucial that we continue to contribute to the growth of the state's economy through our small businesses," said Gov. Ivey. "This is a sector that has played a...
Tallassee Summerfest is Saturday, June 22 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm....
Schools, banks, the stock exchange, post office and some businesses are closed to honor the Juneteenth federal holiday. President Joseph R Biden (D) signed legislation three years ago making Juneteenth, or June 19, our newest federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 finally found out that the War Between the States was over and that President Abraham Lincoln had ended slavery. Juneteenth is not an official state holiday in Alabama, but Governor Kay Ivey (R) has authorized state...
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) on Wednesday joined a 24-State coalition urging the district court in Florida to deny the Biden Department of Justice's request for an unconstitutional gag order against former President Donald J. Trump (R). The AGs claim that the gag order would wrongfully silence President Trump in the middle of an election campaign, denying Americans their right to hear from the leading candidate for President. "The American people deserve to hear from the...
On Friday, Andrew Magnus, a Montgomery County District Attorney Office Investigator is being recognized by his peers across the state as Alabama Investigator of the Year. Andrew Magnus is the 2024 recipient of the B.J. Gatlin Memorial Award for the Alabama District Attorney Investigator of the Year. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office submitted a summary of his vast contributions to the office over the years to the Alabama District Attorney Investigators Association, which presents...
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the appointment of J. Scott Brewer as District Judge, 29th Judicial Circuit, Place #1, in Talladega County. “A well-known lawyer and prosecutor throughout the 29th Judicial Circuit, Scott Brewer brings to his judgeship position decades of experience serving the people of Talladega County,” said Governor Ivey. “Given his strong record of public service, I am confident in his new role he will continue to ensure that the law is applied correctly and f...
On Monday, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced that their State Lands Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will be accepting bids for a underground coal mining lease. Bidders have until 4:00 P.M. July 16, 2024 to turn in a bid. The bids will be publicly opened and read on the following day, July 17, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. in the office of the State Lands Division, Room 464, Folsom Administrative Building, 64 North Union...
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced she has awarded nearly $53.5 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet service in Alabama. The grant awarded to the Alabama Fiber Network, a coalition of electric and generation/transmission cooperatives, will help develop the second phase of the state's "middle-mile" broadband network deployment. The project will impact 24 Alabama counties. Middle-mile projects are designed to fill the gaps in broadband expansion to make it m...
Fairfield, AL - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced $14,749,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to reduce blocked railroad crossings, enhance transportation networks, and create more walkable, bikeable, safe, connected, and livable communities in Alabama's 7th Congressional District. Funding comes from USDOT's Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. The City of York was awarded $3 million to alleviate dangerous block...
On Friday, Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama's labor force participation rate was unchanged for the month of May at 57.5%. The national average in May was 62.5%. Alabama edged out Kentucky, New Mexico, West Virginia, and Mississippi with 57.2%, 57.1%, 55.5%, and 53.8% respectively. South Carolina was also at 57.5%. The District of Columbia, North Dakota, Utah, Nebraska, Minnesota led the nation at 72.7%, 68.9%, 68.7%, 68.5%, and 68.0%. The...
On Monday, Montgomery area cattle farmer reported the sighting of a black bear on their property near Snowden. Black bears are native to Alabama; but their population was nearly exterminated in the nineteenth century. Bears are making a population rebound in Alabama; but the recovery has been slow. Most of the bear sightings in Alabama are of transient bears, usually young males, who are just wandering through the state. There are breeding populations of black bears in Southest Alabama in Baldwi...
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) announced that she has recently joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), and a bipartisan group of 44 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to strike down a controversial Biden Administration rule that they claim endangers the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied alien children who cross the border into the United States. The resolution would force...
Last week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) in requesting that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conduct an audit of safety standards at fertility clinics to ensure human embryos are protected in their care. Congress is considering legislation related to in vitro fertilization (IVF). As part of this review, the senators...
Hurricane Beryl went from a tropical depression to a category 3 hurricane over the weekend – the fastest that any storm has developed. It has now grown to a category 5 hurricane. The storm is in the Caribbean severely impacting Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Grenada. Already one death has been attributed to Hurricane Bery. That is likely to go up. The hurricane is currently headed toward Jamaica with maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. It is n...
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently joined Senator Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) and eight colleagues in a resolution condemning the violent antisemitic protests, which have erupted across college campuses. The resolution applauds the actions of University of North Carolina (UNC) fraternity members who protected the American flag after protestors attempted to replace it with a Palestinian flag. The resolution also applauds UNC interim Chancellor Lee Roberts for standing up to...
The Montgomery Symphony Orchestra will hold its annual free outdoor performance at 7:00 p.m. CDT on the grounds of the Alabama Department of Archives and History – across the street from the historic 1859 Alabama State Capital Building. The free event is expected to draw thousands so get there early for the best seats. Jamies Reeves is the conductor of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. "Being Memorial Day Weekend, we like to kick it off with a patriotic selection," Reeves told the Montgomery A...
On Monday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $145,200 to the City of York, Alabama. Funding comes from DOT's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program and will be used for a demonstration program to improve roadway and rail safety. "Once again, the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering for communities in Alabama," said Rep. Sewell. "With this grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the City of Yo...
On Sunday, the Auburn University softball team lost the NCAA regional title game to host Florida State University 10 to 4. Auburn jumped out to an early 2 to 0 lead in the second inning. Florida State countered with 3 wins in the third inning. Florida State had 7 wins in the sixth inning; while Auburn only scored 2 more runs. The Florida State softball team (46-14) was the 15 seed in the NCAA tournament. They advanced to the Super Regionals with the win over Auburn. Auburn finished the season...
The Auburn University softball team advances to the NCAA Super Regional round with a 12 to 2 win over Southeastern Louisiana at Rhoads Stadium in the Tuscaloosa region. Alabama improved to 36 to 17 on Sunday. Kristen White had three hits and three runs scored. Larissa Preuitt, Kenleigh Cahalan, Jenna Johnson and Marlie Giles all had 2 runs each. The Tide scored nine runs in the first inning effectively making the game out of reach early. Jocelyn Briski pitched 4 innings to start the game. Jaala...
On Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictments of two Walker County men for the 2015 death of Eric Cates. Joshua Franklin Hill, age 35, and Luke Williams, Jr., age 34, were both served with indictments for Capital Murder. Cates and his dog, Gypsy, were both found deceased in the Empire community on March 21, 2015. Their bodies were badly burned as was the interior of the small truck where they were found. Cates was just 32 when he and his bulldog Gypsy were...
On Sunday, the University of Florida defeated the University of South Alabama softball team in the Gainesville NCAA regional. South Alabama defeated Florida Atlantic on Friday 1 to 0 in a pitching due. They then lost to Florida on Saturday 9 to 1. In the double elimination tournament, South Alabama went on to defeat Florida Gulf Coast 5 to 1 to advance to the NCAA regional title game where they played Florida again Sunday. For the second time Florida won 9 to 1 to advance to the NCAA super...
