The construction of a new Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery and related projects such as a parking deck and green space will cost about $400 million. A 20-member panel of legislative leaders and their appointees were given an update on the project Wednesday. The director of the Legislative Se…
Everybody knew.
The Alabama Senate has voted for legislation meant to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot. The legislation approved Tuesday mirrors accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. The legislation now moves to the Alabama House of Represen…
Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation to ban teacher-led discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity in public school classrooms through eighth grade. The state House of Representatives voted 74-25 for the bill on Tuesday. The bill now moves to the Alabama Senate. It would ex…
One hundred children are impacted if the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Eufaula closes its doors. Learn how you can help.
When you think of holidays, you may think “Oh goody, I’m going to have a day off from work or school.” April 18 is a national holiday, but not one of those kinds.
“I’m here today to apologize for the personal mistakes I’ve made and the embarrassment I’ve caused my family and community … I’m announcing my resignation from Congress …”
Last weekend was a colorful one for Jean and me. We spent two nights in a purple mansion in Laurel, Mississippi, and rode in a pink stretch limo as we toured the “Home Town” of HGTV’s Ben and Erin Napier.
Eufaula High School’s production of “Legally Blonde, Jr., The Musical” opens Friday.
Remember when you were newly married? You loved doing whatever you could for your spouse. You found yourself humming while emptying the dishwasher, mowing the lawn, even scrubbing toilets.
Alabama's election's chief said President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama because the state’s certification deadline is several days before the Democratic Party’s convention. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, made the statement Tuesday. A similar concern was raised in Ohio that Biden could be left off the ballot in that state. Allen said the state’s Aug. 15 certification deadline is four days before the Democratic National Convention begins. However, the Republican-controlled Alabama Legislature changed the deadline in 2020 to accommodate the GOP convention.
Federal authorities have arrested a man they said placed a homemade explosive device outside the Alabama attorney general’s office in February. The U.S. Justice Department said 26-year-old Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert of Irondale was arrested Wednesday on charges of malicious use of an expl…
You have a busy day ahead of you. Your schedule is filled with all kinds of things you had planned.
A majority of workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are calling for a vote to join the United Auto Workers union, which is on a drive to sign up non-union plants across the country. According to the UAW, the Mercedes workers have filed a petition with the National Labor …
Standing there before God and man, I grasped my soon-to-be-husband’s hands tightly. “I need to confess something, Bert. I haven’t quite mastered 1 Corinthians 13:5 yet. So, maybe I’d be more honest if I said my vows this way: ‘I, Sheryl, take you, Bert, to be my husband if you don’t insult m…
Alabama lawmakers have advanced a revamp of the state ethics law. Lawmakers said the legislation would provide clearer rules for public officials and employees about what they can and can't do. Republican Rep. Matt Simpson, the sponsor of the legislation, said he believes it will make prosec…
The words on the page are vivid. So excruciatingly vivid that you wish the plot would read differently. Emotions catch in your throat, and suddenly, you’re there – part of the story.
I have various marks on my body, otherwise known as scars. They are literally located from my head to my toes.
May I ask you some personal questions? Friend to friend? How is sin affecting your perception of God’s love for you? How is your sin affecting your Christian journey?
When I was growing up, we didn’t play inside the house, except when it was raining or during winter when it was too cold to play outside. Mama used to say, “Get outside and play, or I’ll find you something to do.”
Marianna Richardson, a junior at Eufaula High School, auditioned for and was selected for the High School Honors Performance Series Concert Choir performance at Carnegie Hall in New York.
A highway sign tells me to merge because my lane is ending. As soon as possible, I do.
Former Alabama Congressman Terry Everett has passed away.
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