Posts by Dylan Smith
FLORENCE — The Lauderdale County jailbreak/love saga that captured the nation this year has been given the Hollywood treatment. Now available for viewing on streaming service Tubi, “Prisoner of Love” […]
FORT GREELY, Alaska – To bolster the nation’s homeland defense, Boeing has delivered two Huntsville-managed ground-based interceptors to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Fort Greely, Alaska. According to […]
OAKVILLE — It has been 100 years since Olympic hero Jesse Owens and his family left Alabama for Ohio. In the years that followed, Owens would cement his name among […]
MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s electorate delivered a significant blow to Libertarians, who sought to present an alternative to the state’s two major political parties. In order to gain statewide ballot access for […]
MONTGOMERY — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, bestowed immense praise upon U.S. Sen.-elect Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) for her “much-deserved victory.” Britt defeated Democrat […]
HUNTSVILLE — The voters of Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District have spoken. Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) has been elected to represent the Tennessee Valley on Capitol Hill as its […]
MADISON — The face of the Republican party turned out Monday to support U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt. “… and the hands and feet,” she said in her speech. Britt […]
DECATUR — United Launch Alliance (ULA), which already has the world’s largest rocket plant here in Morgan County, is expanding its operations even more. ULA held a ground-breaking ceremony Thursday […]
HUNTSVILLE — It was “good news” when Dale Strong, the GOP candidate for the Fifth Congressional District, received a phone call from former President Donald Trump. “I am humbled to […]
ATHENS — In the modern live-work-play society, recreation is a key piston of a region’s economic engine. North Alabama is no different. On Thursday, Innovate Alabama and Launch 2035 hosted a regional economic […]
DECATUR — The 256 area code will expand into space next year with the launch of the Vulcan Centaur rocket. The next-generation rocket, powered by Huntsville-built Blue Origin motors and […]
FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama’s fiscal year 2022 fundraising haul was the highest-ever recorded in the institution’s 192-year history. UNA secured a record-shattering $22.8 million for the fiscal […]
The Alabama High School Athletic Association voted Tuesday to accommodate faith-based scheduling requests. The change comes after the association drew criticism in February for failing to allow the Oakwood Adventist Academy […]
WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation has awarded $3.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants to four Alabama airports for infrastructure upgrades, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) announced today. Huntsville […]
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. — United Launch Alliance is preparing for a reconnaissance satellite launch Saturday for the Department of Defense. The mission is being carried out through the department’s National […]
HUNTSVILLE — The National Federation of Independent Business announced Tuesday its endorsement of GOP Fifth Congressional District nominee Dale Strong. The NFIB, the nation’s largest small business advocacy organization, supports […]
MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.6% for the month of August, according to updated labor statistics released today. The historically low unemployment rate sits well below August […]
HUNTSVILLE — Federal and local officials will participate in a ground-breaking ceremony next week for Huntsville’s new state-of-the-art federal courthouse. The groundbreaking will take place 10:30 a.m., Sept. 19 at […]
WASHINGTON — The Colbert County Tourism Bureau in Tuscumbia will be the beneficiary of a $1.7 million U.S. Department of Commerce grant. The grant, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act […]
TUSCALOOSA — The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band will not be joining the football team on its trip to Austin, Texas, for Saturday’s game. The band will not attend […]
HUNTSVILLE — Boeing will continue its work supporting the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense System. The Department of Defense announced Tuesday the MDA had awarded Boeing a contract with […]
FYFFE — Almost three decades ago, cattle farmers in rural North Alabama found dead livestock lying in pastures with various organs extracted from their carcasses. The cattle were found to […]
HUNTSVILLE — Communications technology for its Next Generation Interceptor reached a milestone during a recent prototype test, Lockheed Martin announced. Sarah Reeves, vice president and program manager of Lockheed Martin’s […]
