7. For some embarrassing reason, the Montgomery Advertiser had a reporter write about how Alabama’s entire state operates under a single Central Time Zone, but some areas famously do not, including Phenix City, Valley, Lanett, and Smiths Station.

6. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has been pretty busy expressing a preference to stop hosting the A Dsay game and suggesting the city plans to sue the state of Alabama over an online sales tax law he feels short-changes the city.

5. President Donald Trump toured Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz and praised Alabama and other Republican states for following his example in governance and policy.

4. An unaccompanied minor was rescued during an illegal immigration raid in Mobile where 15 illegal aliens were arrested, highlighting ongoing enforcement efforts in the state and beyond.

3. The Trump administration scored some big victories on July 3rd, a Supreme Court victory approving deportations to third-party countries and a jobs report that far exceeded expectations.

2. With full support from Alabama Republican members of the House of Representatives, the U.S. House passed President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” marking a legislative milestone to go on with his foreign policy, domestic, immigration, and economic wins.

1. July 4th is celebrated as America’s Independence Day, but it could be called the original “No Kings” protest, and commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, when the Continental Congress formally endorsed the document in Philadelphia to sever ties with Britain, marking the birth of the United States and upsetting high-calorie females and low-testosterone men 249 years later.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.