The Mobile County Commission on Monday unanimously approved the county’s 2025 budget, which includes a 9% boost over the previous year because of increased property and sales tax revenue. The $221.2 million budget is up from $203.35 million last fiscal year. Most of the expenditures come from public safety ($104.3 million), which includes funding for […]

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong is continuing to push for increased accountability from the Chinese Communist Party as the foreign power seeks to grow its influence further in the United States and across the globe. Today, a bill introduced by Strong (R-Monrovia) that will help track foreign nationals and hold the Chinese government to account advanced […]

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has announced that he will not be seeking a fourth term in office. Stimpson, who has led Mobile for over ten years, revealed his decision in a video released on Wednesday.  The Mayor said that he is hoping to spend more time with his family, particularly his wife and fourteen grandchildren. […]

7. Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) sharply criticized Vice President Kamala Harris after she reiterated her support for scrapping the legislative filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade. In a radio interview, Manchin warned that eliminating the filibuster would lead to increased partisan dysfunction, while Sinema cautioned that it could enable future efforts […]

Members of Alabama’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives held a moment of silence for the shooting in Birmingham over the weekend that killed 4 and injured more than a dozen. Over 100 rounds were fired and a $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrests. U.S. Reps. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile), Robert […]

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) and Birmingham Mayor Woodfin are engaged in a very public disagreement over the root cause cause and proper response to a recent shooting in Five Points South over the weekend. The shooting left four dead and 24 others injured Saturday night. Officials say the shooting was not random. “I have […]

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. Things are not good in Auburn right now. Following two losses in the last three games, which just so happen to be the only […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide will have the eyes of the college football world on it on Saturday evening when take on the Georgia Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa in what is poised to be one of the marquee matchups of the season in the entire sport. Due to the magnitude of the game, the fact that College […]



Opelika City Council President and native, Eddie Smith, has announced that he is running to become the city’s next mayor. Although the race in 2025 is still several months out Smith wants to give his fellow Opelikans a chance to get to know him better. “Opelika is the place I have called home all my […]

Amid an ongoing youth mental health crisis worsened by the use of widespread and unlimited social media use, U.S. Senator Katie Britt is continuing to take steps to protect America’s children from the growing issue. On Tuesday, in her latest effort, Britt joined fellow Senator John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) in introducing the Stop the Scroll Act. […]

Pursuant to Section 9-12-28, Code of Alabama 1975 as stated by Rule 220-3-.02, the Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will open certain areas of public oyster bottoms for weekday harvest beginning on Monday, October 7, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Harvesters can view their […]

The Alabama League of Municipalities is offering local elected officials across the state a training program to better develop them as community leaders. The Certified Municipal Official program was first created in 1994 by the organization’s former executive director, Perry Roquemore Jr. Currently, it is the second oldest program of its kind in the country. […]

The Republican Party has long been accused of being ineffective by the media and the other side of the aisle. Despite calling out the crisis at our southern border from the beginning and passing effective legislation for border security, this Administration and Democratic lawmakers have only enabled waves of illegals crossing into our country. On […]

7. U.S. Reps. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) and Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) introduced legislation to promote the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and micro-reactors, aiming create more power, enhance energy production, and reliability, particularly in the Tennessee Valley. The bill calls for the Department of Energy to build and demonstrate two reactor projects by 2034, with […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is taking the opportunity at the beginning of football season to remind people of the current problems with Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules in college football. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, we all come together to root for a team like all collegiate sports, […]

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined a bipartisan group of senators Monday in putting forward legislation authored by U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) that would prevent the Mexican government from taking over the Vulcan Port. “I strongly condemn AMLO’s threats against Vulcan,” Hagerty said. “No nation or president, and especially one […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday the appointment of Chris Beeker III to the Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2. Beeker will complete the remaining term of his father, Chris “Chip” Beeker, Jr., who announced his decision to step down from his seat on the Public Service Commission due to health challenges. “Chris Beeker, III, possesses […]

State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) is pushing back against calls for more gun control that have come in response to recent shootings in some of Alabama’s biggest cities. A shooting in Birmingham left four dead and 24 others injured Saturday night. Officials say the shooting was not random but an “isolated incident.” Birmingham Mayor Randall […]

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes”, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The first edition of what many consider the worst two weeks of the year is officially behind us, as the Alabama Crimson Tide’s first bye […]

An urgent-sounding phone call, a suspicious text, or a compelling payment request. Scammers will try a variety of techniques to convince and deceive in order for you to hand over your money. According to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) data, there have already been $1.6 billion in losses from January to May […]



Alabama’s housing market looks to have slowed in August, but has remained steady due in part to a recent decision from the Federal Reserve to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, according to the August edition of the Alabama Association of Realtors’ monthly report. The move indicates further decreases in mortgage rates […]