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The 20 Alabama cities that grew the most in the last decade

The Alabama cities with the biggest population increases, according to the 2020 Census, gained between 34,901and 3,821 people each.
August 16, 2021

Tuscaloosa County girl gets chance to name new Mars helicopter

NASA announced that an Alabama high school student, Vaneeza Rupani, has named their new Mars helicopter “Ingenuity” in the NASA name the rover contest. “I am proud that NASA’s Mars Helicopter will be named by Vaneeza Rupani of Northport, Alabama,” said U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), “This is a unique privilege. Ms. Rupani’s essay on … Continued
April 30, 2020

COVID-19 cases reported in Northport, Hoover nursing homes

Two nursing assistants at a nursing home in Hoover and a resident at a nursing home in Northport have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an announcement from the company that manages the facilities. NHS Management, LLC, the company that owns and operates the nursing homes, announced that two nursing assistants at South Haven Health … Continued
March 26, 2020

State unemployment drops again in September

Friday, the Alabama Department of Labor announced that our state reached a new record low unemployment rate of 3.0 percent. The governor said in a statement that she is very proud of this news, but is remaining laser focused on helping all Alabamians who want a job to get a job. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey … Continued
October 23, 2019

Ivey says state can be proud of employment numbers

Alabama set a new record low unemployment rate of just 3.1 percent in August. This beat the previous record low of 3.3 percent set in July. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said that we can be proud that we are putting people to work. “Not only can we be proud of the fact that Alabama is … Continued
September 30, 2019

Human trafficking remains an Alabama problem

The Republican Women of Shelby County were briefed on Saturday on the human trafficking problem in Alabama by Detective Trent Kempster with the Tuscaloosa Police Department. Kempster heads the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force, the largest human-trafficking task force in the state. He has 23 years of law enforcement experience, including working narcotics. The … Continued
May 20, 2019

Alabama’s unemployment rate continues to fall, reaches another record low

Alabama’s unemployment rate continues to drop. Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said Friday that Alabama has reached a new record low unemployment rate in February 2019. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate was 3.7 percent. That is down from January’s rate of 3.8 percent, and it is below February 2018’s rate of … Continued
March 26, 2019

Federal grand jury indicts Tuscaloosa men for armed robberies

On Wednesday, August 29 a federal grand jury indicted two Tuscaloosa men in connection to a series of armed store robberies in Tuscaloosa County between December 2017 and April 2018. The indictments were announced by U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson. A … Continued
September 6, 2018

Tracie West asks for Alabama Republican Assembly support

Tuesday, Alabama State School Board  Place 2 candidate Tracie West (R) was at Northport in Tuscaloosa County addressing the influential Alabama Republican Assembly. “I am a native of Lee County Alabama,” West said. “I have served on the Auburn city school board for nine years, the last two years as Board President. My most important … Continued
July 13, 2018