The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission announced Monday that a medical cannabis dispensary has opened in Athens, the state’s third and the first in North Alabama. The store is BamaBloom, the first location for GP6 Wellness, LLC, at 809 U.S. Highway 72 West. It joins Callie’s Apothecary dispensaries in Montgomery, which opened June 3, and Talladega, […]

John Kvach, the former executive director of the Singing River Trail, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of possession of child pornography. Kvach was originally indicted in December 2025 on […]