Update: Where veteran-related bills stand in the State House

March 16, 2026

Political leadership in Alabama routinely says it wants to make Alabama the most military- and veteran-friendly state in the country.

Longtime campus minister Frank McCollough dies

March 12, 2026

Frank McCollough served as the Baptist Campus Minister at the University of Miami, then for a combined 18 years at Auburn University and the University of Montevallo. He retired in 1996.

Pleasant View hosts Pylant Family

March 11, 2026

Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, Holly Pond, will host a singing March 15 at 5 p.m. featuring The Pylant Family. For more information, call 256-339-1862 or 256-590-1501. Earl

Senate bill would increase penalties for fentanyl

March 10, 2026

A bill pending in the Alabama Senate would put the penalties for possession of a mixture of synthetic fentanyl and the controlled substances used to make it on par with possession of the deadly drug alone.

Gov. Ivey: Deadline to apply for internship program March 13

March 10, 2026

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday reminded college students across Alabama that Friday, March 13, 2026, is the deadline to apply for the Governor’s Office Summer Internship Program.

Longtime pastor Douglas Haynes dies at 82

March 9, 2026

Douglas Haynes, a longtime bivocational pastor in Randolph, Cleburne and Clay counties, died Feb. 2. The churches he served included Chulafinnee Baptist and Pine Grove Baptist, both in Heflin, and Ethelsville Baptist.

Ten Commandments display bill advances in House committee

March 5, 2026

A bill requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms advanced Wednesday (March 4) without debate in the Alabama House Education Policy committee.