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Sessions: Looting will continue until arrests are made, lawbreakers are jailed

Monday morning, former Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions (R) called on Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) to call out the National Guard and for Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to impose a curfew on the troubled city. “The surge of destruction and violence we witnessed last night in the great city of Birmingham … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 2, 2020

Unified Command Center at heart of COVID-19 response

Alabama’s fight against the coronavirus is headed from the Unified Command center, a “war room” set up by the governor, where 175 state employees lead Alabama’s response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Unified Command Center is located in the RSA Tower in downtown Montgomery. Alabama’s Unified Command for COVID-19 Response is a team comprised … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 1, 2020

Shelby praises National Guard and Reserves’ important contribution to our military

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, conducted a subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2021 funding request and budget justification for the National Guard and Reserve Components. Shelby praised the National Guard and Reserves important contribution important “to our nation’s total military force” and “provide critical support to our nation during domestic emergencies.” “Our … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 9, 2020

Ivey approves sending National Guard support to Florida as needed

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that she has approved the Alabama National Guard sending up to 50 support personnel to Florida, should the need arise from the then approaching Hurricane Dorian. “Alabamians believe in neighbors helping neighbors, and we stand ready to support the Floridians however we can,” Governor Ivey said. “Alabama is familiar with … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 2, 2019

Opinion

Three things. Three ugly things

Three events that should worry us this week: HOOVER SHOOTING Transparent. That’s a pretty clear term for most of us. A dictionary definition is equally transparent: “Open, frank, candid.” But to many (most?) governments, “transparent” is just a word. Hoover officials have been vowing transparency since they learned that 21-year-old Emantic Bradford Jr. was not … Continued

Joey Kennedy

November 29, 2018

Protests break out in Hoover after police killing of Black man at Galleria

Mass protests were held Monday in Hoover protesting the Thanksgiving night shooting of Emantic “E.J.” Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. by a Hoover police officer. Thousands of people had been lured into the Riverchase Galleria Mall that night by retailers seeking to get a jump on “Black Friday.” A scuffle broke out over a pair of sale … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 27, 2018

Former district attorney and judge Jimmy Fry dies at 68

The Alabama District Attorneys Association announced Tuesday that former District Attorney Jimmy Fry, who also served on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and was the former executive director of Legal Services Alabama, died Monday night following heart surgery. He was 68. Fry was a native of Athens, was district attorney for Limestone County from … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 14, 2018

Down-ballot races will drive general election according to Secretary of State Merrill

Several hotly contested races will lead to a healthy turn-out for the 2018 General Election according to Secretary of State John Merrill. Merrill is predicting that 35 to 40 percent of registered voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, which translates into around 1.1 million ballots cast. “Because we have some heavily contested Legislative … Continued

Bill Britt

October 31, 2018

Opinion

Retiring Republican state senator: Alabama should expand Medicaid

I was born in Delta, Alabama, and I have spent the majority of my life in Lineville, working as a teacher, a coach, and as a state senator in the Alabama Legislature. I served my country in the Alabama National Guard as a Brigadier General and have a strong sense of duty for the state … Continued

Gerald Dial

October 12, 2018

Ivey Declares State of Emergency

Gov. Kay Ivey issued a State of Emergency effective at 6:00 a.m. Sunday for several Alabama counties in preparation for Subtropical Storm Alberto. The counties included are as follows: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, … Continued

May 26, 2018