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Hurricane Michael

Tuberville campaign: Democrats’ criticism on Hurricane Sally was false

Alabama Democratic Party executive Director Wade Perry last week released a statement criticizing GOP Senate nominee Tommy Tuberville for being silent on Hurricane Sally. In response, Tuberville’s campaign manager, Paul Shashy, slammed the ADP, saying that their statement was untrue. Shashy pointed to a recording from a radio interview with Jack Campbell on 93.1 FM … Continued
September 23, 2020

Roby given Service to Agriculture Award

Sunday, the Alabama Farmers Federation presented Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) with their Service To Agriculture Award. The five term congresswoman for the Second Congressional District has been a dogged advocated for Alabama farmers during her tenure in Congress. “Roby has been a champion for farmers since she was first elected to Congress in 2010,” said … Continued
December 9, 2019

USDA awards nearly $25 million for Alabama producers impacted by Hurricane Michael

Almost $25 million in federal disaster aid has been released to help Alabama farmers and timber producers in several southern counties to recover from last year’s Hurricane Michael.  “Farmers in the southeast portion of Alabama are still feeling the effects of destruction caused by Hurricane Michael one year ago,” said Alabama Department of Agriculture & … Continued
November 21, 2019

House passes disaster relief bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan compromise disaster relief package on Monday. The House had earlier passed a Democratic relief plan opposed by the White House. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, helped craft a bipartisan compromise. The Senate Amendment to H.R. 2157, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, is a bill … Continued
June 4, 2019

Jones votes with Democrats, six Republicans to re-open government

Two bills that would have reopened the government after nearly six weeks failed to pass the Senate Thursday. One, a Republican-backed plan supported by President Donald Trump, included $5.7 billion for a border wall. Another, backed largely by Democrats, was a clean funding measure that included no funding for a wall. Both plans died, but … Continued
January 25, 2019

Small Business Administration approves individual disaster assistance loans after Hurricane Michael

Individuals in six Alabama counties affected by Hurricane Michael in October can now apply for individual assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Gov. Kay Ivey announced the new assistance Wednesday.. SBA Administrator Linda McMahon made the loans available in response to a letter Ivey on Nov. 16. Ivey had requested a disaster declaration by … Continued
November 23, 2018

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving

Thursday marks the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving is a national holiday, first declared by President George Washington in 1789 after it was requested by the U.S. Congress. President Thomas Jefferson made the decision not to celebrate the holiday and the holiday went in and out of fashion depending on the whims of each President until Abraham … Continued
November 21, 2018

USDA announces disaster declaration in five Alabama counties because of Hurricane Michael

Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated five Alabama counties impacted by Hurricane Michael as Primary Natural Disaster Areas. Those primary counties are: Barbour, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike Counties. “I am very grateful to Secretary Purdue and USDA for responding quickly to our request to … Continued
November 19, 2018

Sonny Perdue visits Houston County farms impacted by Hurricane Michael

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue joined Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) and Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan (R) in Houston County to visit with farmers impacted by Hurricane Michael. “We’ve got an unusual situation here,” Perdue said. “A lot of pine tree damage that we don’t usually see in these situations. … Continued
November 19, 2018