Young Alabamian launches campus speaking tour for ‘hard conversations’

October 11, 2025

“When our generation gets frustrated about politics and faith, we shoot somebody. We don’t know how to actually have a free exchange of ideas (and) that’s a problem,” said college freshman Brilyn Hollyhand, advocating for civil discourse.

Alabama public schools lose 5,700 students, 2,100 unaccounted for

October 11, 2025

Alabama public schools are seeing their steepest enrollment decline in 40 years — a drop expected to cost the state 500 to 700 teacher positions next year, according to State Superintendent Eric Mackey.