ADPH: COVID-19 vaccine available to those 75+, first responders Jan. 18
Updated 1-8-21 4:21 p.m.
The ADPH said late Friday afternoon: “Please do not call your local hospital directly to set up appointments to be scheduled to receive your COVID-19 vaccine. We have learned that hospital switchboards are being overwhelmed with phone calls, which is creating...
Alabama’s Gulf Coast beaches reopen Oct. 2
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - In consultation with the City of Gulf Shores, City of Orange Beach, Town of Dauphin Island and Baldwin County, all Alabama Gulf Coast beaches will reopen at 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 as coastal Alabama’s recovery from Hurricane Sally progresses.
While...
Voters overwhelmingly approve state parks amendment
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - By a wide margin, Alabama voters approved the amendment on last Tuesday’s ballot to provide as much as $80 million in funding for improvements and enhancements to Alabama’s 21 state parks.
“I would like to thank the voters of Alabama for their...
Ivey issues statement in response to Sunday night Birmingham protests
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday issued the following statement in response to the Birmingham protests:
"Like so many others throughout the country and around the world, I, too, was shocked and angered by the tragic actions that led to the senseless death...
Birmingham man gets 20 years for selling heroin that killed Cullman man
Michael Dewayne "Big Boi" Johnson
Updated 12-15-17 at 10:45 a.m.
BIRMINGHAM – A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Birmingham man to 20 years in prison for selling heroin last year that caused the death of a Cullman man and seriously injured another, according to the...
ALEA: Project Lifesaver bracelet assists in rescue of 77-year-old man
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – At approximately 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA’s) Aviation Unit received a request to assist the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office with a search and rescue mission. The sheriff’s office was in the process of searching for...
CAPNA awarded $611,227 to assist low-income families with utility costs amid COVID-19 pandemic
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $13.8 million to help low-income households with home energy costs during the winter months amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Among the recipients is the Community Action Partnership of North Alabama (CAPNA), which received $611,227.
For...
Cullman County’s Antone honored during Alabama Farm-City Awards
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Eighteen outstanding students were honored for channeling “200 Years of Alabama Agriculture” into posters, essays and videos during the Alabama Farm-City Awards Luncheon April 4 in Birmingham.
The theme connected kindergarten-12th graders with Alabama’s storied farming heritage during the state’s bicentennial year,...
House GOP Caucus successfully addresses all items in its 2022 ‘Standing Tall for Alabama’ legislative agenda
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R - Rainsville) and Agenda Committee Chairman Randall Shedd (R - Fairview) on Friday announced that members of the body’s Republican Caucus successfully addressed all items in its “Standing Tall for Alabama” legislative agenda during the...
Ivey announces Light up Friday Nights campaign for health care workers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Friday, Governor Kay Ivey called on Alabamians to pay tribute to health care heroes for their continued efforts in fighting COVID-19. In her proclamation, the governor asked Alabamians to thank these heroes by leaving their porch lights on every Friday...
Ivey announces Alabama’s July unemployment rate is 3.2%; Cullman 2.3%
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July 2021 unemployment rate is 3.2%, down from June’s rate of 3.3%, and well below July 2020’s rate of 7.4%. July’s rate represents...
Gov. Bentley awards $2.4 million for emergency housing assistance
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded $2.4 million in grants to help homeless Alabamians find immediate housing and to assist others who are in danger of becoming homeless. Included is a $204,150 grant for the Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless (ARCH), which...
WVTM 13 to broadcast live Democratic, Republican gubernatorial debates April 11, 12
Top row, left to right: Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Sue Bell Cobb, Former Alabama State Representative James Fields and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox; Bottom row, left to right: Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, evangelist Scott Dawson and Alabama State Senator Bill...
James Fields: will he or won’t he?
Rev. Fields stopped by Jack’s to eat breakfast and talk shop, but spent much of his time receiving encouragement from supporters. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Wednesday, July 5, Rev. James Fields, former state representative, posted a video to his Facebook page leading many...
Pregnant women and other eligible Alabamians ages 12 and older are urged to be vaccinated for COVID-19
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - As dozens of pregnant women and pediatric patients with COVID-19 in Alabama are hospitalized each day, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) urges all pregnant women and all eligible adolescents ages 12 - 17 to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In...
Starting July 28, severe thunderstorms deemed ‘destructive’ will activate a Wireless Emergency Alert on smartphones
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Severe thunderstorms can be life-threatening, but not all severe storms are the same. Hazardous conditions range from tornadoes, large hailstorms and widespread straight-line winds called derechoes, to cloud-to-ground lightning and flash flooding.
Starting July 28, the National Weather Service will better convey the...
Shedd, Gudger talk upcoming session
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Legislature will convene for the 2021 Legislative Session one month from today on Feb. 2. To get an idea of what topics will be discussed and what the public should know about the issues its legislators will be working...
Cullman County students attend Alfa Leadership Conference
COLUMBIANA, Ala. - Two days of learning at the Alfa Youth Leadership Conference should help launch a lifetime of leadership success for 119 ninth and 10th graders.
Held in Columbiana at the Alabama 4-H Center Sept. 30-Oct. 1, the annual conference was sponsored by the...
Ivey loosens restrictions on entertainment venues, athletics, schools, day cares, camps
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday presented the State’s amended Safer at Home Order, which will go into effect Friday, May 22 at 5 p.m. Ivey, along with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, continued loosening restrictions, specifically related to entertainment...
ACES: Pinkeye in cattle: Combating an expanded list of viruses and bacteria
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Pinkeye is a well-known bacterial infection that cattle producers watch for each year. The number of cases often increase during the summer and into the fall. The bacterium Moraxella bovis is most associated with pinkeye infections. However, an Alabama Cooperative Extension...
Gudger addresses abortion bill at Republican Women meeting
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Republican Women Tuesday evening welcomed Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman as the featured speaker at its monthly meeting. Gudger’s remarks focused on the feedback after the passing of the Human Life Protection Act (HB 314) in May, his experience...
(Updated) Cullman Farm-City Committee named best in state for 7th year in a row
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Farm-City Committee on Thursday was named the best in the state for the seventh straight year. The committee received the Overall Best Farm-City Committee Award during the Alabama Farm-City Awards Luncheon April 4 in Birmingham. The group also...
Amid COVID-19 spike, Dr. Deborah Birx visits Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday hosted Dr. Deborah Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force. The governor, Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris and Birx met first in the governor’s office, before moving to a...
Lawmakers, leaders react to Bentley’s resignation, Ivey as new governor
ALABAMA - Reactions from lawmakers and leaders around the state are pouring in following the resignation of Alabama's 53rd governor, Robert Julian Bentley. Bentley resigned amidst allegations he covered up an affair with an aide and plead guilty to misdemeanor charges in relation to...
SBA Disaster Assistance Approved for Coffee, Jefferson, Montgomery, Morgan and Surrounding Counties
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved a request for disaster assistance for Coffee, Jefferson, Montgomery, Morgan and surrounding counties. The approval is based damage assessments from severe storms and flooding that occurred from Dec....
Study group to ‘gather detailed information’ on gaming expansion in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed Executive Order 719, which formed the Study Group for Gambling Policy. The Study Group is tasked with gathering detailed information to allow the governor, the Legislature and the citizens of our state to make an...
2020 Census deadline extended until Oct. 31
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) – in partnership with Alabama Counts! – announced Monday that the U.S. Census Bureau has informed the State that it plans to officially end the 2020 Census nationwide Oct. 31.
During the extension,...
Today is the last day to complete the 2020 Census
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) – in alignment with Alabama Counts! – announced Wednesday that the U.S. Census Bureau has now appointed the final deadline for the 2020 Census as today, Thursday, Oct. 15. This new date...
Governor Ivey awards additional $80 million to hospitals and nursing homes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday awarded an additional $80 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to provide reimbursements for the state’s hospitals and nursing homes. This will support two grant programs of up...
Ivey to host 70th annual Turkey Pardoning Monday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday will host the annual Turkey Pardoning, an Alabama tradition dating back 70 years. During the event, Ivey will make the decision to grant a Thanksgiving pardon to two turkeys, Clyde and Henrietta.
Both turkeys come from the...
President Trump approves Emergency Disaster Declaration for Lee County
President Donald Trump/ Courtesy of NBC News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In response to Gov. Kay Ivey’s request on March 4, President Donald Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Lee County in the State of Alabama Tuesday, triggering the release of federal funds to help...
ADAI opens 4 livestock shelters in preparation for Hurricane Irma
MONTGOMERY – With expectations of Hurricane Irma making landfall in south Florida this weekend, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) has been in contact with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA), Alabama Horse Council and the Florida Department...
Troopers: 5 traffic fatalities, 4 waterway fatalities Memorial Day Weekend
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated 375 traffic crashes with five fatalities, as well as 10 boat crashes and four non-boating fatalities (drownings) during this year's official Memorial Day holiday travel period, which was from 12:01 a.m. Friday,...
Governor Ivey announces Alabama’s 2021 exports surpassed pre-pandemic levels, showed robust gains as state’s economic momentum accelerates
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that Alabama’s exports in 2021 surged more than 20% in value compared to the previous year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels and indicating the underlying resilience of the state’s economy.
New federal government figures show that Alabama’s exports of...
Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose for children 5-11 now authorized, recommendations updated
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Children ages 5 - 11 are now authorized to receive a booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least five months after completion of the primary vaccine series. Children ages 5 - 11 years who are moderately or severely immunocompromised should...
Alabama Counts! 2020 Census Grant applications due Friday
MONTGOMERY, Ala.— The
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is issuing a last call for
projects to be considered for funding under the Alabama Counts 2020 Census
Grant program. The deadline to submit an application is 5 p.m. this Friday,
Oct. 11.
Alabama’s goal for the 2020 Census...
Special Election 2017: meet the candidates
Democrat Doug Jones, left, and Republican Roy Moore, right, are the leading challengers for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Luther Strange, center. / Images courtesy of Doug Jones for U.S. Senate and State of Alabama
CULLMAN - When U.S. Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions...
CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels help determine prevention steps
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels (www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html) is a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the most recent data available. The CDC has released its new community level graphics...
DHR awarded $1.7 million grant to improve child care services
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) has been awarded a grant by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to help strengthen Alabama’s statewide Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), also known as Alabama Quality STARS. The $1.7 million dollar grant will focus on...
Ivey extends Safer at Home Order, mask mandate through Oct. 2
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey in a press conference Thursday extended Alabama’s Safer at Home Order, including the statewide mask requirement, through Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 at 5 p.m. She was joined by State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris.
“Today, with the support of...
Ivey announces next phase of Alabama prison program, 3 new facilities
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) on Thursday announced the successful developer teams who submitted proposals in May in response to the ADOC’s Request for Proposal (RFP) to improve the state’s prison infrastructure. An Evaluation Committee comprised...
GUDGER AMENDMENT SLOWS COMMON CORE REPEAL APPROVED BY STATE SENATE TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF NEW STANDARDS
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Thursday, the Alabama State Senate voted to repeal the controversial Common Core curriculum used as a standard for public schools across the country. The bill calls for the State Board of Education to “replace the Common Core Standards for Math...
Governor Kay Ivey qualifies for Gubernatorial race to seek reelection
Birmingham, Ala.– The reelection campaign for Governor Kay Ivey released the following statement on Tuesday, after Ivey qualified for the 2022 Republican Primary for Governor.
Ivey Campaign Manager William Califf said that due to the tremendous success of Governor Ivey’s first term, she has strong...
Alabama State Bar to kick off Pro Bono Month
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
– Gov. Kay Ivey will sign a proclamation Monday, Sept. 16, declaring October
2019 “Pro Bono Month” in Alabama. The Alabama State Bar's annual celebration,
which officially kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 1, is a statewide effort to showcase
the impact Alabama’s pro bono lawyers make on...
Governor Ivey shares Alabama earns ‘Silver Shovel’ Award for economic development
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that Area Development, a national business publication, has selected Alabama for a Silver Shovel Award, recognizing the state’s economic development successes in 2021.
The honor reflects strong recruitment results for the Alabama team, with companies announcing new facilities...
Ivey: Auto insurers return more than $100M in premiums to Alabama policyholders
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that automobile insurers are returning premium totaling to date more than $100 million, to more than two million Alabama policyholders during the ongoing crisis brought on by COVID-19. Because most drivers are following the governor’s stay-at-home...
Be Cyber Smart: ALEA partners with DHS and CISA for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to raise awareness of cybersecurity and to ensure all Alabamians have the necessary resources to be safe and...
McDonald’s kicks off 5th annual Celebration of Creativity Art Contest
A winning entry from 2016's contest
BIRMINGHAM – McDonald’s of Central Alabama proudly announces the fifth year of the McDonald’s Celebration of Creativity Art Contest. To celebrate Black History Month 2017, 95.7 JAMZ, WBRC FOX6 and McDonald’s are asking students across central Alabama, including Cullman...
CodeRED: Alabama unveils new emergency alert system
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has launched a new high-speed notification system known as CodeRED, designed to notify residents of missing person alerts throughout the state. ALEA unveiled the new system on Tuesday, May 25, to highlight National Missing Children’s...
Cullman Co. unemployment rate lowest in state at 2.1%; AL rate drops to 3.9%
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 3.9%, down from November’s rate of 4.4%, and above December 2019’s rate of 2.7%. December’s rate represents 87,534 unemployed persons, compared to...
ADOL has disbursed $164M in COVID-19-related unemployment benefits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor Sec. Fitzgerald Washington announced Monday that ADOL has disbursed more than $164 million in COVID-19-related unemployment compensation benefits.
$164,523,955 has been paid to 103,453 claimants over the period covering March 16-April 18, 2020. This represents 227,358 weeks paid.
$132,328,900...
Online job ads in January up 40% from last year
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information (LMI) Division shows that as of January 2022, the yearly comparison of online job ads is 84,068, up 40% from January 2021. The monthly total of online job...
ADEM installs sea turtle sculpture at Grand Bay Welcome Center to highlight ‘Help Keep Our Waters Clean’ project
MOBILE, Ala. – As part of its campaign to educate the public about the need to keep Alabama’s bio-rich watersheds free of litter that could pose threats to marine life, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has installed in Mobile County the first...
USDA resources available for farmers hurt by 2018, 2019 disasters
AUBURN, Ala. - Farmers and producers in 25 Alabama counties affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019 can apply for assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+).
“Alabama agriculture has taken some body blows over the last...
BCA, ATN announce 2018 Manufacturers of the Year; 3 local businesses recognized
Birmingham Fastener and Supply, named the Medium Manufacturer of the Year, has a distribution center in Hanceville, pictured here. (www.bhamfast.com)
MONTGOMERY – The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) and the Alabama Technology Network (ATN) on Wednesday announced the 2018 Manufacturer of The Year (MOTY) winners...
Gov. Ivey awards grants for broadband expansion in sections of four north Alabama counties
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $7.86 million to continue expanding high-speed internet services in Alabama.
The three latest grants, awarded from funds provided by the Alabama Legislature, will serve areas in Blount, Cullman, Marshall and Morgan counties.
“Alabama continues to make steady strides in expanding...
2-month operation nets 71 defendants, including 2 from Cullman County, and 140 firearms
BIRMINGHAM – A two-month operation focused on reducing violent crime in Birmingham and across north Alabama resulted in federal charges against 71 defendants, with about 140 guns seized, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in...
OPINION: Aderholt Statement on Confederate Flags at National Cemeteries
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala. (AL-04) today released the following statement regarding a push by Democrats to make it illegal to display the Confederate flag in national cemeteries.
“What we are seeing is a politically charged symbol being used to divide people...
Alabama providers asked to pause administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Out of an abundance of caution, the Alabama Department of Public Health has asked all health care providers in the state to pause administering the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine due to an investigation of reports of potentially dangerous blood...
“Operation Broken Heart IV” locks up child predators
MONTGOMERY - Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces around the country, including the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, hosted by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), launched in April a two-month operation called, “Operation Broken Heart IV.” Operation Broken Heart IV...
Alabama DHR: 741 foster care adoptions finalized in FY 2023
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that the Alabama Department of Human Resources finalized 741 foster care adoptions in fiscal year 2023.
The announcement comes just before Ivey’s proclamation of National Adoption Day, which was observed on Nov. 18, 2023. The month...
Governor Ivey defends Alabamians’ Second Amendment rights, signs constitutional carry bill into law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed House Bill 272, known as the constitutional carry bill, into law, defending law abiding Alabamians’ Second Amendment rights.
“Unlike states who are doing everything in their power to make it harder for law abiding citizens, Alabama is...
Ivey awards $291K grant to Cullman Co. for Stony Lonesome facility
Gov. Kay Ivey awarded the Cullman County Commission $291,294 to construct a bathhouse/restroom facility at Stony Lonesome OHV Park. (Tribune file photo)
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey's office on Thursday announced the awarding of $2.7 million in grants. The office said the funds will help...
Gov. Ivey issues State of Emergency in preparation for winter weather
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a State of Emergency, effective at 6 p.m. Monday, for all Alabama counties in preparation for potential severe winter weather.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for a large portion of Alabama in anticipation...
Ivey awards $48M to ALSDE as part of Roadmap to Reopening Schools
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $48 million of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEERF) to the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) in response to challenges related to COVID-19. This allocation will enable schools to enact policies established in...
ADMH: May is Mental Health Awareness Month
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Each May, the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) promotes Mental Health Awareness Month along with other national organizations to raise awareness and acceptance surrounding mental health and to reduce stigma. This year Mental Health Month’s theme is “LookAround, Look Within”and...
Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Feb. 26-28
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - From Friday, Feb. 26, to Sunday, Feb. 28 Alabama will observe the state’s 10th annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The Alabama Retail Association encourages Alabamians to restock emergency supplies in homes, workplaces and vehicles during this three-day tax holiday. Certain emergency preparedness items...
Ivey awards funds to 17 agencies that assist domestic violence victims
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Seventeen nonprofit agencies across Alabama whose primary focus is to assist domestic violence victims will receive additional financial assistance through the state’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday.
Among the nonprofits receiving assistance is Victim Services of Cullman, Inc.
"Victim...
Are you eligible for WIC?
MONTGOMERY – Alabama families may qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, better known as WIC. If you are a woman who is pregnant, just had a baby within the past six months, who is breastfeeding, or who is...
AL Children’s Health Insurance Program celebrates silver anniversary
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) Program is celebrating 25 years of serving Alabama children and teens with high quality, low-cost health care coverage for families with incomes above Medicaid eligibility and up to 300% of federal poverty level.
“For the past 25...
ADEM: Mulberry Fork has returned to “pre-spill” conditions
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) said on Tuesday it has concluded its investigation into the release of hundreds of gallons of sulfuric acid from American Proteins in Hanceville last Wednesday that reached the Mulberry Fork resulting in a fish kill.
“While...
Alabama AG Marshall, Louisiana AG Landry lead 11-state AG letter to Congress in support of law enforcement
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry led an 11-state Attorney General letter to Congressional leadership in support of America’s law enforcement personnel and calling on Congress to join them in tempering anti-police rhetoric that is jeopardizing...
Ivey presented with Roadmap to STEM Success
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey this week was presented with a plan to improve STEM education across the state and create a workforce pipeline critical to filling the more than 850,000 STEM-related occupations that will be needed in the state by 2026. Alabama...
ALDOT 4th of July holiday travel update
MONTGOMERY – As an added precaution during the heavily traveled Fourth of July holiday, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is doing its part for road safety by having no temporary lane closures on Alabama interstates after noon on Tuesday, July 3 through midnight,...
Alabama’s April unemployment rate is 12.9%; Cullman County’s rate is 11.7%
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate is 12.9%, up from March’s revised level of 3.0%, and above April 2019’s rate of 3.2%. April’s rate represents 283,787 unemployed persons, representing...
West Point Elementary School kindergartner Lyric Antone honored in statewide poster contest
Cullman County’s Lyric Antone received an honorable mention in the 2017 Alabama Farm-City Poster Contest during the organization’s annual luncheon and awards program in Birmingham April 5. Antone, who lives in Vinemont, is a kindergartner at West Point Elementary School in Cullman. Each honorable...
Marshall issues consumer alert: How to avoid summer scams
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Summer is heating up, but so are the number of scam calls targeting you and your loved ones in an attempt to steal your identity and your hard-earned money. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is urging Alabamians to be vigilant when...
Alabama AG Marshall: Alabama Attorney General’s Office to prosecute Riverchase Galleria shootings cases
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (video image courtesy of The Tribune's Birmingham news partner, WVTM 13)
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced during a press conference Thursday morning that his office will assume the prosecution of the November 22, 2018, shootings of E.J....
SBA: Alabama banks approve nearly $1.42B in Paycheck Protection Program loans
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The U.S. Small Business Association on Sunday released data from round two of the Paycheck Protection Program. The data shows in just the first five days of the second round of funding, Alabama banks approved nearly 27,000 loans totaling $1.42 billion....
ADMH receives $1M grant to develop criteria for CCBHCs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning Grant in the amount of $1 million to develop statewide certification criteria for CCBHCs. A...
100 days left to apply for absentee ballot for Primary Runoff
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Ahead of the July 14 Primary Runoff Election, Secretary of State John Merrill reminds Alabama voters that there are 100 days left to apply for an absentee ballot.
In order to protect the safety and well-being of our voters, Merrill encourages those...
Ivey awards $18.27M for COVID-19 testing, surveillance in Alabama nursing homes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday awarded $18.27 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide baseline testing for coronavirus and proactive surveillance of the virus for health care personnel and residents of nursing home facilities across Alabama.
“During the pandemic, it is...
Fifth Annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Feb. 26-28
CULLMAN - Now is the time for Alabama residents to check their severe weather kits to ensure their readiness for this year’s storm season.
The fifth annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, which provides Alabama residents the opportunity to purchase approved items free of...
Children 5-11 now eligible for reduced dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years of age in the U.S. The COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for this age group is a reduced dose (10 microgram), two-dose series.The Alabama Department...
ABC Board rescinds 11 p.m. rule, requires licensees to abide by directives of State Health Officer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) during a special called meeting Tuesday adopted an emergency rule requiring all on-premises licensees to abide by the directives of the State Health Officer. The emergency rule adopted in August which required licensees...
ADPH observes Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2022
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is participating in the annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week, May 23-29, 2022, an initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The goal of this week is to maximize the health...
ADOL: $503M in unemployment benefits disbursed; Payments represent 84% of claims paid
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Monday that ADOL has disbursed more than $503 million in COVID-19 related unemployment compensation benefits. Alabama is now paying benefits under all three programs covered in the CARES Act: Federal Pandemic Unemployment...
Alabama Senate approves $5M to fight spread of coronavirus
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Senate on Thursday approved a $5 million supplemental appropriation to the budget to combat the spread of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, in the state, according to a press release issued by the Senate.
Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman...
AHC launches Historic Preservation Map Initiative
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - After years of intensive planning and behind-the-scenes work, the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) is proud to announce a new digital public resource – Historic Preservation Map Initiative. The AHC has been diligently working to convert the agency’s paper files associated with...
ALEA: Pre-spring break talk with teen drivers key to safe road trips
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - With heavier-than-usual traffic expected during the spring break months of March and April, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) encourages motorists- particularly teen drivers and their parents- to make highway safety a priority. Now is the time to plan and discuss...
Cullman youth bring home awards from Alabama National Fair Livestock Show
Evan Roden of Cullman exhibited the Supreme Grand Champion Market Lamb at the Alabama National Fair Oct. 7. His lamb was also Champion Heavyweight Market Lamb. He is shown with his father, Rusty, and Youth Sheep Show judge Mitchell Hankins of Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. Roden...
Alabama Extension offers drought resources
AUBURN, Ala. - Conditions in Alabama are hot and dry. Strings of days with record-breaking heat have made September 2019 one of the hottest Septembers on record. The heat and drought are nothing new, though.
While only .2% of the state is in extreme drought...
Governor Ivey awards $30 Million for Rural Hospitals COVID Recovery grants
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $30 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to establish COVID recovery grants for rural hospitals. This program is an initiative of Governor Ivey and the Alabama Legislature to...
ALEA investigates 8 deaths on roadways, waterways 4th of July weekend
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated eight deaths during the 4th of July holiday period, from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 3, to midnight Sunday, July 5.
ALEA Troopers in the Marine Patrol Division investigated two non-boating fatalities (drownings), and Troopers in...
U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town recognizes Police Week, May 10-16
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town will recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and local law enforcement. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
“There is no more noble...
Attorney General Steve Marshall announces partnership with Facebook to combat price gouging during pandemic
(MONTGOMERY)— Attorney
General Steve Marshall announced today a partnership with Facebook to combat
unconscionable online price gouging of Alabamians during the current pandemic.
The partnership is the first announcement by Attorney General Marshall in his
effort to enlist the nation’s largest technology companies to stem the tide of
price...
Ivey establishes Alabama STEM Council, including WSCC’s Dr. Vicki Karolewics
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced she has signed Executive Order No. 721, establishing the Alabama STEM Council. The Council will advise state leadership on ways to improve STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics)-related education, career awareness and workforce development opportunities...
Cullman County unemployment rate dips to 2.8%
MONTGOMERY - December’s state unemployment numbers were released Friday morning, with Alabama maintaining November’s rate of 3.5 percent, a record low, and Cullman County’s rate coming in at 2.8 percent, down slightly from November’s rate of 3 percent. Cullman County’s unemployment rate is the...
Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program extended into 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the extension of the Alabama Broadband Connectivity (ABC) for Students program through the spring semester of 2021, thanks to a provision in the latest COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress last week and signed by...
Toyota Boshoku to build $40 million Athens manufacturing facility, creating 400 jobs
ATHENS, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey joined representatives of Toyota Boshoku America and local leaders in Limestone County Wednesday to announce that the global automotive supplier plans to invest over $50 million to open a manufacturing facility in Athens, creating a total of around...
