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Friday, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that they are increasing Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling surveillance efforts in northwest Alabama after deer in nearby Mississippi and Tennessee counties have tested CWD-positive. CWD is a contagious and deadly neurological disorder that affects members of the deer family. To date, no deer in … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, April 27, was the fourth anniversary of the 2011 tornadoes which struck the State of Alabama doing unprecedented damage to counties across the State. US Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) wrote on Facebook, “On this 4th anniversary we remember the lives lost, the lives changed and the scars left … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley thought this job was difficult when he saw the unemployment numbers and the finances that he had inherited from Governor Riley and the outgoing Democratic legislative majorities; then, April 2011 happened and a hard job got harder.  Parts of the state were leveled by waves … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that three north Alabama communities have been awarded funding to build community safe rooms. Gov. Bentley announced that hundreds of residents in six north Alabama communities will find be able to find safe harbor in future storms with help from a total of … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) hosted a meeting of local long-term recovery committees on Friday, Nov. 15 in Birmingham. ADECA is the state agency designated by Gov. Robert Bentley to coordinate the state’s recovery efforts.  The group of leaders from communities still recovering from tornadoes … Continued