Government — Page 27

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has awarded more than $2.5 million in grants from the Alabama Recycling Fund to cities, counties, agencies and nonprofits across the state […]

MADISON – A non-partisan advocacy group has announced the beginning of a billboard campaign across Alabama thanking U.S. Senator Katie Britt for her work and leadership on the recently introduced […]

HUNTSVILLE – The North Alabama Area Labor Council (NAALC) has released a list of promises made by Huntsville municipal candidates to support union workers.   The organization asked city council and […]

MONTGOMERY — Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field was one of three municipal airports to receive a grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation. ALDOT recently awarded more than $485,000 in state […]

LAKEVIEW — Cranes hoisted the final girder for the new SR-75 bridge at Lakeview into place Monday morning. The girders – huge steel beams – will support the future bridge […]

MADISON — Providing an opportunity for residents to “see how the sausage is made” in city government, the City of Madison is hosting its annual Madison Civic Awareness Academy. The […]

MONTGOMERY – Macke Mauldin, president of Bank Independent, has been appointed to the Alabama Growth Alliance, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. The initiative is aimed at supporting efforts to drive economic […]

HUNTSVILLE – The city of Huntsville is reminding residents who plan to vote in the upcoming municipal election they have until Monday to register or update their information. Only voters […]

Britt includes $3M for UNA project in appropriations bill

FLORENCE — If the full U.S. Senate passes the Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, the University of North Alabama could receive $3 million to expand […]

HUNTSVILLE — The City of Huntsville has announced that absentee voting for the Aug. 27 municipal election is now open to registered voters provided they meet the necessary requirements. Circumstances […]

WASHINGTON – Aiming to expand retirement opportunities for employees of non-profit organizations, a bipartisan group of senators, including U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, introduced legislation to answer that need. Britt (R-Montgomery) […]

ATLANTA — The U.S. Postal Service is paying homage to baseball legend Hank Aaron in the form of a new stamp featuring the late Hall of Famer. During a ceremony […]

GARDEN CITY – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall cut a ceremonial ribbon Wednesday, making something good come out of an environmental tragedy. The event celebrated enhancements at Garden City River […]

MONTGOMERY – Low-income residents in North Alabama will be able to cope with extreme hot and cold weather thanks to grants to help lower their energy costs. Gov. Kay Ivey […]

ELKMONT – They say you can’t beat city hall. So, the folks of Elkmont went a step further – they built city hall. Well, actually, they built a town hall. […]

MADISON — Following the lead of a state law earmarked for hearing aids, Madison became the first city in the state to remove a local sales tax on the purchase […]

MONTGOMERY — Fort Payne is in line for more than $1 million from the state to help economic development. According to Gov. Kay Ivey, Fort Payne will receive $1.07 million […]

MONTGOMERY — A pair of north Alabama airports are among three in the state to receive improvement grants from the Alabama Department of Transportation. ALDOT announced it has awarded more […]

LONDON — By jove! The delegation from north Alabama has arrived in jolly ol’ England to renew old acquaintances and create other relationships at the annual Farnborough International Airshow. The […]

Biden 'stands down,' throws support to Harris

WILMINGTON, Del. — In a brief letter saying “in the best interest of my party and the country,” President Joe Biden today said he will not seek re-election to the […]

MONTGOMERY — An abandoned railroad bed will soon become a link in a “rails to trails” recreation opportunity in Madison County. The county commission has received $400,000 to build a 10-foot-wide, […]

HAMMONDVILLE — A four-mile segment of reconstructed I-59 northbound in DeKalb County has opened to traffic this morning. It includes the northbound Exit 231 ramps at Alabama Highway 40/Alabama 117 […]

HUNTSVILLE – After years of planning, the redevelopment of the area surrounding Butler Terrace and Johnson Towers – commonly known as Mill Creek – will soon begin following notice of […]

HUNTSVILLE – Gather pencils, pens, erasers and notebooks. The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is holding classes for residents. Call it Huntsville 101. The city’s ODEI is presenting citizens […]