As the Alabama Legislature enters its final days of the 2026 regular session, budget leaders say lawmakers are taking a cautious approach—holding spending growth under 1% and prioritizing long-term stability […]

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 — Alabama has reached a record low unemployment rate, dropping to 2.8% for the first time in its 202-year history. According to the updated statistics released Friday by the […]