1+ week, 1+ day ago   (793+ words) Over a year ago on July 4, 2025, I was attending the famous Fourth of July Political Gala in DeKalb County known as the Ledbetter-Livingston Henagar Potato Festival. This event is the last vestige of “ole timey” political events left in Alabama…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (584+ words) After serving in Iraq and experiencing the uncertainty that can come with leaving the military, Ashlie Combs found a new mission back home in Alabama — helping other veterans navigate challenges of their own. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recognized Combs,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (91+ words) Doug Jones’ campaign for Alabama governor is selling a simple message: stop fighting your neighbors, ignore the divisive political battles and elect the reasonable guy who will bring everyone together. There’s just one problem. Many of the issues Jones wants…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (226+ words) 7. Alabama State Rep. Cindy Myrex (R-Cullman) called for naming the new $3.2 billion Mobile River crossing the “Dolly Parton Memorial Bridge,” saying “Dolly Parton represents so much of what people love about the South” and that her Imagination Library has delivered…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (372+ words) 7. Country music icon Dolly Parton died Tuesday in Nashville at age 80, with nephew Bryan Seaver announcing, “Dolly has lived in the light, and is in the arms of Jesus,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered flags lowered through Sept. 1 and praised…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (248+ words) 7. Former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban firmly rejected any interest in entering politics as a candidate, asking, “Why would I ever want to be thrown into that briar patch?” While saying he enjoys speaking to businesses and working on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (275+ words) Manufacture Alabama on Monday endorsed Republican nominee Katherine Robertson for Alabama Attorney General in the November general election. Robertson has spent nearly a decade as chief counsel to outgoing Attorney General Steve Marshall. She won the GOP nomination in June,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (69+ words) Are Democrats really gaining enough momentum to threaten Republicans in Alabama? Can Republicans take back the swingiest State House district in Alabama? Is Doug Jones making a mistake by going after Alabama’s school choice program? Plus: Republican State House District…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (339+ words) 7. Aldotcom’s Joseph Goodman pretends whether Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) used the threat of transgender athletes to “poison” the Protect College Sports Act at the 11th hour, arguing the move helped kill the bill. 6. Federal prosecutors charged…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (742+ words) Alabama voters in certain congressional districts went back to the polls Aug. 11 for an extra round of ballot-casting after months of legal debacles resulted in the state's governor calling a special primary election. Districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 all had multiple Republican candidates…...