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Brandon Moseley

Brandon Moseley is a former reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter.

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August is the month to renew hunting, fishing licenses

This year, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is giving hunters and fishermen who hunt or fish in Alabama new options to make purchasing licenses for the 2020-2021 seasons easier.

Brandon Moseley

August 20, 2020

Alabama high school football is back

Alabama high school athletes take to the field Thursday to open the 2020 high school football season, despite coronavirus fears. The season opens on Thursday with 22 games, followed by 122 on Friday and four games on Saturday. There was speculation early on that the global pandemic would halt high school football. Arizona has delayed … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 20, 2020

Fauci says he does not believe COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 task force and the director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that he doesn’t see the U.S. mandating everyone to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. “I don’t think you’ll ever see a mandating of vaccine particularly for the general public,” Fauci … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 20, 2020

SEC expects to allow fans in the stands with social distancing for 2020 football season

The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday approved rules allowing schools to have fans in the stands, but fans in attendance will be required to wear masks or cloth face coverings that cover both the nose and mouth during all of the games in the 2020 season. The announcement was part of new guidelines released by the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

More than half of Alabama COVID-19 deaths have come in July and August

More Alabamians have died in July and the first two and a half weeks of August than died in the first four months of the pandemic combined. The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19 in Alabama, taking the state death toll to at least 1,867. At least 926 … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Doug Jones says Joe Biden “is who we need as our next president”

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Monday addressed the Democratic National Convention and told the Democratic delegates and TV viewers watching at home that former Vice President Joe Biden “is who we need as our next president.” “Growing up in the South meant growing up in the midst of stark divisions,” Jones said. “But … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Barry Moore promises to “fight against the destructive ideas of the Democrats”

Republican congressional candidate Barry Moore on Tuesday said he will fight what he called the “destructive” ideas of the Democratic Party. “When I’m elected to represent District 2,” he said, “I’ll fight against the destructive ideas of the Democrats and support our President.” Moore was responding to the Democratic National Committee’s online convention by pointing … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Common Sense Campaign holds Fairhope municipal election forum

The Common Sense Campaign TEA Party is hosting a forum for candidates running for mayor and city council in Fairhope. The Fairhope forum will be Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fairhope City Council Chambers at 161 N. Section St., Fairhope, AL, 36532. The moderator will be Cody Phillips, the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Ivey sends condolences to president after the death of his brother

On behalf of the people of Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey expressed her condolences to President Donald Trump and his family after his younger brother, Robert Trump, died Saturday night. “All of us in Alabama are sending @POTUS and his family our prayers,” Ivey said on social media. “We ask that President Trump and the Trump … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 18, 2020

A college football at the goal line on a grass field

SEC football begins fall practices

The schools of the Southeastern Conference on Monday started fall football camps. The athletes began football practices with pads and coaches present. The SEC pushed the start of camp back from Aug. 1 after they shortened the season to ten games from twelve and pushed the start of the season back to Sept. 26 from … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 18, 2020