A Year into a Pandemic, Truckers Continue to Deliver for Alabama
Guest Editorial
By Tom McLeod
It’s difficult to believe that it has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit America, closing businesses, stalling commerce and keeping people home. For frontline workers, like truck drivers, the...
Brent Dollar General Announces Opening
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – March 15, 2021 – Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 7710 Highway 5 in Brent is now open! Normal hours of operation may be found online here or...
Alabama Absentee Voting Rules: What You Should Know
An important special election is scheduled in Bibb County at the end of March. For those who will not be able to make it to the polls it is important to know your voting...
Forestry Commission Posts Wild Fire Cautions
Posted: 03/08/2021
With no significant precipitation in the weather forecast for the remainder of the week, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) is advising people to use extreme caution with all debris burning and outdoor fires....
Watchdog Groups File Lawsuit To Protect Cahaba River Watershed
Birmingham, AL— Cahaba Riverkeeper and Cahaba River Society, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, have filed a challenge in Jefferson County Circuit Court against the Birmingham Water Works Board to enforce a settlement agreement that...
Weaver Campaign Hosts Local First Responders For Lunch
Senatorial Candidate April Weaver hosted a thank you luncheon for local Bibb County first responders yesterday. The event was held outdoors at the Bibb County Farmers Market on the grounds of Bibb Medical Center's...
New House Bill Creates Legislative Oversight of Executive Branch Contracts
MONTGOMERY – This week the Alabama House of Representatives passed HB 392, sponsored by Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia). Jones’ bill creates a joint legislative committee to oversee large financial agreements made by the executive branch
The...
TCC donates appreciation boxes to more than 500 schools nationwide
CARMEL, Ind. (Feb. 22, 2021) – Round Room LLC, the nation’s largest Verizon Authorized Retailer, announces today that all 526 of its TCC stores donated appreciation boxes to more than 500 schools across the...
University of Montevallo Expands Mental Health Outreach
UM receives federal grant to support telemental health, distance learning in 3 counties
The University of Montevallo has received a nearly $600,000 United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Services grant to support its efforts...
Redistricting is an Alabama Legislative Priority in 2021
Every decade, Congress, both chambers of the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama State Board of Education have to be reapportioned and redistricted. This is the year for that task to be taken up in...
