God bless our veterans
Thank a veteran today and pray that God blesses them – those of all conflicts and wars, shapes and sizes, rank and file.
Navy
Monday is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
While this is a solemn day of remembrance, it is not a national or a state holiday.
Two military pilots killed in plane crash in Foley
The plane crashed around 5 p.m. A house and two cars on the ground were hit in the crash.
Brooks touts bipartisan NDAA bill
Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, touted the many positive aspects of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act, the bill that funds the U.S. military, in an email to constituents. “Last Wednesday, after a 14-hour House Armed Services Committee debate session, I voted ‘Yes’ on H.R. 6395, the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. HASC unanimously … Continued
Byrne secures authorization for additional Austal ship in NDAA
Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, this week announced that the House Armed Services Committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 by a vote of 56 to 0. The bill includes a Byrne amendment authorizing $260 million to construct an additional Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel at Austal Mobile. The bill now goes to … Continued
Shelby holds hearing to review FY2021 Navy and Marine Corps budget
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Ala., chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and its subcommittee on defense, today conducted a subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2021 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modley, as well as the Chief of Naval … Continued
March 12, 2020
McCutcheon endorses Chris Lewis for Congress
Late Thursday night the Chris Lewis for U.S. Congress campaign announced that they were pleased that the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) has endorsed Lewis in the Fifth Congressional District. Lewis is challenging conservative incumbent Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville). Speaker McCutcheon represents House District 25 in Limestone and Madison counties. … Continued
House swears in two new members on first day of legislative session
Tuesday, the Alabama legislature started the 2020 legislative session. The first order of business was to swear in two new members who had won special elections since the 2019 legislative session ended. Republican Charlotte Meadows was elected by Montgomery voters to fill the vacancy created by the sudden death of Dimitri Polizos (R-Montgomery). Republican Van … Continued
Doug Jones’s father has died
Saturday, Gordon Jones Sr., the father of U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, died. “Yesterday we lost the Jones family patriarch,” Sen. Jones announced on social media. “My dad, Gordon Jones, died as my mom, his wife of 70 years, held his hand. He was of impeccable character, devoted to family, friends & faith who treated … Continued
House District 74 voters go to the polls today
On Tuesday, voters go to the polls to select their state Representative in the House District 74 special election. The District is entirely in Montgomery County. The Republican nominee is former Montgomery School Board President Charlotte Meadows. The Democratic nominee is former Montgomery NAACP President Rayford Mack (D). Meadows won the Republican primary runoff election … Continued