3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (377+ words) Republican congressional nominee and State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) picked up the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business on Thursday, and used the opportunity to underscore the vast contrasts between himself and his opponent, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures D-Mobile)....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (347+ words) Alabama’s largest water utility cut a $63,890,906 check Tuesday, retiring the 2024 revenue anticipation bond it inherited from the Birmingham Water Works Board. Central Alabama Water borrowed $62,715,000 in September 2024 at a 3.750% fixed rate, due September 1, 2026. The other $1,175,906 was interest. “Paying off the RAB…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (923+ words) Two very different visions of how the American Revolution might end were converging on New York Harbor 250 years ago. One was diplomatic, cautiously optimistic, and carried across the Atlantic in the person of Admiral Richard Howe. The other was ideological,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (205+ words) After 250 years, we’ve become accustomed to our freedom and independence. Have you ever contemplated what the country would be like if the American Revolution never happened? The question isn’t whether war is horrible. It is. But it’s worth remembering that…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (181+ words) When Thomas Boone took over as governor of South Carolina in 1761, the locals hoped he would prove sympathetic to their call for increased legislative power. Boone was related to the Colleton family of Carolina, so the colonists thought he might…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (946+ words) On July 4, 1826, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of one another. Coincidentally, it was the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the document with which both men are forever associated. Their deaths closed one of the most…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (266+ words) 7. Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth called out the Freedom From Religion Foundation activists by saying “bless their hearts” after they manufactured a controversy over prayer at Auburn baseball practices while Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) accurately…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (411+ words) FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Florence Regional Airport announced expansion plans at an economic development luncheon, including adding another airline as the area continues to grow. The expansions are part of the Florence Regional Airport’s ten-year strategic plan to revitalize…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (339+ words) DECATUR COUNTY, GA — Decatur County Airport is experiencing steady growth in private aircraft traffic, driving economic activity in Bainbridge and prompting a $3 million runway resurfacing project. In 2025, the airport handled more than 17,000 private aircraft flights, according to the Georgia Department…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1041+ words) In April 1776, as tensions with Great Britain escalated into full-scale war, North Carolina took a bold and historic step toward independence. The Halifax Resolves constituted the first official action by an American colony authorizing its delegates to vote for independence....