ATHENS — Named after the region’s innate Limestone Creek, the rich heritage of Limestone County itself dates back to 1818. The county seat, Athens, has antebellum homes, a downtown square, […]

MONTGOMERY — Jobs, employment, workforce participation are top of mind for leaders in Alabama and across the country.  With the state’s unemployment rate at an all-time low of 2.2%, that […]

WASHINGTON — Security and space – or the lack of it in Colorado – were two of the issues Rep. Dale Strong hit on during Thursday’s hearing of the House […]

WASHINGTON — Rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence have drawn the attention of regulators. From the Securities and Exchange and Federal Trade commissions to the White House and Pentagon, law enforcers […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Rep. Robert Aderholt introduced a bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based clinic in Guntersville as the “Colonel Ola Lee Mize […]

HUNTSVILLE — FirePoint unveiled its Applied Innovation Center in Huntsville. Positioned as a cutting-edge collaboration and testing facility, the center aims to foster rapid technological advancement within Army Aviation. AIC […]

State Representative David Cole was booked into the Madison County Jail on Tuesday. Sources informed 256 Today last week that Cole was expected to be indicted on charges in connection […]

HUNTSVILLE — Just a few weeks ago, Rep. Dale Strong sent House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers a letter requesting the committee bring Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and […]

HUNTSVILLE — Last week at the Madison County Commission meeting, the Association of County Commissions of Alabama recognized two of Huntsville’s own. Rep. Rex Reynolds (R-Huntsville), chairman of the House […]

POINT CLEAR — Since going through legislative channels doesn’t seem to have worked in the battle over Space Command, Alabama’s congressional leadership is threatening to hit the Defense Department where […]

ATHENS — The state is in an “exciting and transformational time,” said Gov. Kay Ivey during her State of the State Luncheon today with the Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce. “Y’all, […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Space & Missile Defense Symposium launched its 26th year of hosting military and industry professionals in Huntsville, bringing together a commitment to keeping Americans safe and the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Rep. Dale Strong is using his role on the House Armed Services Committee to get documents, interviews and answers from Space Command decision-makers. This comes the same week […]

HUNTSVILLE — In Alabama and across the country, childcare is no longer just a “perk” – it’s a big factor of work performance, engagement and even attendance.  But Alabama particularly […]

RAINSVILLE — Disproving the old adage, “You can’t go home again,” former University of Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt is back home. As in Plainview High School – his […]

SHEFFIELD — The mystery surrounding singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey’s surprise appearance behind the counter at a Florence Waffle House last week is now less mysterious. “Thank you Lana for recording […]

MONTGOMERY — Several area community service agencies were awarded grants recently to help low-income households with energy costs, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. The agencies manage the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance […]

WASHINGTON — Calling the Marshall Space Flight Center “second to none,” Alabama’s junior senator helped secure billions of dollars to fund projects at the NASA field center. U.S. Sen. Katie […]

This morning, the House of Representatives approved the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in a 219-210 vote, largely split by party lines. The annual defense bill typically gets broad […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dale Strong staved off a second attempt to leverage this year’s defense bill to delay the announcement of the permanent location of Space Command headquarters. Two […]

HUNTSVILLE — As the FBI prepares to move 5,500 employees to a new full-time headquarters that will replace the aging Hoover building in downtown Washington, Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal remains in the […]

MONTGOMERY — Seven members of the Alabama House of Representatives were appointed to committees following the vacancy left by Rep. Kyle South (R-Fayette) at the end of the 2023 legislative […]

BOAZ — One snake’s curiosity led to a widespread power outage Wednesday that affected hundreds of North Alabamians. While the wayward snake was proven to be the cause the outage, […]

Huntsville police announced on Monday that Officer Albert Morin returned to duty after being seriously wounded in a March shooting that put him in critical condition. He was released from […]