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pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Auburn in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Auburn, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Auburn by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.99 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.29 (+7.9%) - Year change: +$1.26 (+46.3%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.64 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $5.06 - Week change: +$0.09 (+1.9%) - Year change: +$1.83 (+56.5%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Decatur in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Decatur, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Decatur by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.92 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.19 (+5.2%) - Year change: +$1.22 (+45.1%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.59 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $5.26 - Week change: +$0.05 (+1.0%) - Year change: +$1.98 (+60.6%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Florence in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Florence by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.97 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.21 (+5.5%) - Year change: +$1.23 (+45.0%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $5.14 - Week change: +$0.02 (+0.3%) - Year change: +$1.86...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Montgomery in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Montgomery, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Montgomery by the numbers - Gas current price: $4.04 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.25 (+6.6%) - Year change: +$1.26 (+45.1%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $5.16 - Week change: +$0.02 (+0.4%) - Year change: +$1.89 (+57.7%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Gadsden in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Gadsden, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Gadsden by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.86 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.21 (+5.8%) - Year change: +$1.25 (+47.9%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.55 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $5.25 - Week change: +$0.01 (+0.2%) - Year change: +$2.18 (+71.1%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Tuscaloosa in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Tuscaloosa, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Tuscaloosa by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.94 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.21 (+5.5%) - Year change: +$1.22 (+44.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.63 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $5.20 - Week change: +$0.04 (+0.8%) - Year change: +$1.91 (+57.8%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Birmingham in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Birmingham, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Birmingham by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.95 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.22 (+5.8%) - Year change: +$1.21 (+44.4%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/13/22) - Diesel current price: $5.25 - Week change: +$0.09 (+1.7%) - Year change: +$1.90 (+57.0%) - His...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Anniston in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Anniston by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.90 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.16 (+4.3%) - Year change: +$1.14 (+41.5%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/11/22) - Diesel current price: $5.07 - Week change: -$0.00 (-0.1%) - Year change: +$1.82 (+55.9%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Dothan in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dothan, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Dothan by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.99 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.25 (+6.6%) - Year change: +$1.26 (+46.0%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $5.31 - Week change: +$0.01 (+0.2%) - Year change: +$1.87 (+54.3%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Huntsville in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Huntsville, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 4. Huntsville by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.97 --- Alabama average: $3.97 - Week change: +$0.17 (+4.4%) - Year change: +$1.23 (+45.0%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.60 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $5.26 - Week change: -$0.02 (-0.3%) - Year change: +$1.94 (+58.5%) - His...
State Senator Greg Albritton (R-Range) recently spoke with Alabama Gazette Lead Reporter and Content Manager Brandon Moseley and the Alabama Political Contributor's Christopher Peeks on their Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast. Albritton chairs the powerful Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund committee which prepares the state general fund budget. On April 3, the House of Representatives passed a $3.7 billion state general fund budgetv – the largest in state history. That budget is now b...
HOOVER - Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl officially qualified to run for Lieutenant Governor today, adding one of the state's most recognizable GOP figures to an already crowded 2026 Republican primary. His entry reshapes the dynamics of the race and brings a high‑profile party leader directly onto the ballot. Wahl, who has served as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party since 2021, is widely known for his organizational work, grassroots outreach, and role in shaping the p...
MONTGOMERY - Dr. Stewart Hill Tankersley officially qualified today to run for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, joining a crowded and competitive Republican field ahead of the May 19, 2026 primary. His entry adds another high‑profile name to a race already drawing significant statewide attention. Tankersley, a physician and longtime conservative advocate, is positioning himself as a candidate focused on integrity, constitutional governance, and strengthening Alabama's future. His campaign is e...
UPDATED: 5:35 p.m. January 23 - With just 8 hours left in candidate qualifying more candidates are stepping up to make their claim to represent the Alabama Republican Party in federal and state elections. The Senate field of candidates has grown to seven, there is competition in four of the five Republican held congressional seats, and Tommy Tuberville faces two qualified Republican primary opponents. The U.S. Senate race is wide open with no clear frontrunner and only one candidate who has ever...
September 28, 2025 – Retired U.S. Army Major Patrick Bishop is one of a half dozen candidates running for Lieutenant Governor. Bishop in addition to being a veteran is a law enforcement officer who currently serves as a Cullman County Sheriff's Deputy. Bishop launched his campaign for lieutenant governor in May 2025. His campaign focuses on law enforcement, criminal justice reform, addressing the opioid crisis, education, and improving mental healthcare. Bishop's specific proposals for a...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - September 17, 2025 - Dr. Nicole Jones Wadsworth, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, issued a strongly worded statement this week condemning what she describes as deliberate exclusion from political coverage and polling. Her remarks follow the release of a statewide poll that omitted her name-and that of fellow candidate Patrick Bishop-from its list of contenders, despite both candidates actively campaigning across the state. Wadsworth, a businesswoman and civic...
March 24, 2026 - ATHENS, Ala. - Alabama Lieutenant Governor candidate John Wahl issued a public statement today pushing back against allegations from the campaign of Wes Allen, which claimed Wahl had participated in a celebration of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. Wahl called the accusation "false" and said the event he attended was an interfaith community gathering, not a religious observance. According to Wahl, the invitation came from local officials and community leaders, and numerous...
April 30, 2025 - Tuscaloosa, AL – Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl issued a statement today responding to opposition from Democrat leaders and left-wing activist groups regarding President Donald J. Trump's scheduled address at the University of Alabama's spring commencement ceremony on May 1, 2025. "It is unfortunate that some Democrats and liberal activist groups are attempting to turn a proud moment for Alabama into yet another political fight," Wahl said. "Donald Trump is the s...
February 2, 2026 – BIRMINGHAM – On Sunday the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee rejected a ballot challenge brought by Tuberville's primary opponent – independent insurance agent Ken McFeeters. The 21-member committee ruled that the challenge was "frivolous" and dismissed it without a hearing. "They did not deny my challenge because they proved he lived in Alabama, but because it was "factually defective," McFeeters told the Alabama Gazette on Monday. "I don't really know what that...
November 210, 2025 – Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) urged raising U.S. defense spending to 5% pf the nation's gross domestic product (GDP). That would effectively raise defense spending from its current level of $1 trillion a year to $1.4 trillion. Rogers is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee which has oversight over the nation's armed forces. Rogers made his comments during an address to the Etowah County Republican Party's annual Reagan-Martin Dinner in Gadsden. Over 300 e...
July 16, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board Chairman John Wahl announced that he has issued a formal letter to public library directors across the state. In the letter he informed them that the APLS Board will stand behind President Trump's executive order banning the use of federal funds to promote gender ideology. In the letter, Wahl notified local libraries that, in order to remain eligible for federal grants administered by APLS, they must bring their o...
April 15, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke on the Senate Floor in support of American farmers, who are the lifeblood of the United States. In his speech, Sen. Tuberville addresses his concerns about the mass outsourcing our country is doing with food production, as well as the dangers our country is facing with our foreign adversaries buying hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland nationwide. Read the speech below or watch on YouTube and R...
March 26, 2016 - WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with U.S. Space Command Commander, General Stephen Whiting, and U.S. Strategic Command Commander, Admiral Richard Correll during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing. During the hearing, they spoke about the plans to move Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama, and the need to build more submarines for America's nuclear capabilities. TUBERVILLE: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. [Good] morning. General Whiting, just a cou...
Montgomery, Ala. - March 24, 2026 - At exactly 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Ken McFeeters stepped onto the front steps of the Alabama Capitol Building to announce that he has officially filed a lawsuit against U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP). The announcement drew a crowd of reporters, activists, and onlookers who gathered to hear McFeeters outline the basis of his legal challenge. Speaking from a small podium positioned at the top of the Capitol steps, McFeeters...
Rodney Walker, the president of Patriot Fueling Centers USA and the president of Walker Lands and Cattle LLC, is hosting his campaign kickoff for the United States Senate on Thursday, August 14th, 2025 at five PM. His campaign kickoff will be held at Hubbard's Off Main in Oxford, Alabama. A casual Southern restaurant, Hubbard's Off Main prides itself on offering Southern dishes such as Low Country Chicken, fried pickles, banana pudding, and fish and chips. The kickoff for Rodney Walker's bid...
