Montgomery AL

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Gulf Coast – As winter settles in along the Gulf Coast and daylight hours remain shorter, drivers across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida’s Gulf Coast are being warned about a regional...

At the tender age of nine, I lost my father, Doug Battle, when he was killed during a robbery. Like any child faced with sudden, senseless violence, I asked a question that had no answer: Why did you have to kill him?. More than three decades later, I am asking...

Silent night? Not in many parts of Alabama that are home to chorus frogs. Multiple species of frogs form loud groups on rainy winter nights, particularly in south Alabama. Winter breeding frogs like the Upland Chorus Frog, the Spring Peeper, Leopard Frogs and American Toads and others use calls to find one another...

Alabama Agriculture Project Brings Christmas Trees and Holiday Joy to Marines in North Carolina. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has announced a heartwarming outcome from one of its efforts to strengthen and modernize Christmas tree production across the state. A research project conducted in...

The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles released its November statistics, showing that the state granted parole in only 16 percent of cases reviewed during the month. The Board held 224 parole hearings during the month, granting parole to 35 individuals and denying 189, producing a monthly grant rate of 16 percent....

Christmas of 1930 promised to be a dreary one in Autaugaville, Ala. It had been just over a year since the stock market crash officially started the Great Depression, but hard times began months before for farmers in this central Alabama town, where the boll weevil was wreaking havoc on crops.

Recently, I had several of Governor Kay Ivey’s closest friends and confidantes invite me to visit with them. Over lunch, they posed the question to me, “Do you think Governor Ivey has become a legacy governor?” My response was that she has been an outstanding governor, but I need to give some thought to the meaning...

For more than a decade, Jackson Hospital & Clinic reported rising revenue while repeatedly failing to achieve financial stability, according to its IRS Form 990 filings. From 2011 through 2022, the hospital’s annual revenue increased from roughly $183.5 million to nearly $333 million, an increase of more than 80...

Alabama hides some soulful kitchens where the welcome feels like family and the drive suddenly seems short. You will find porches, checkered floors, and warm smiles that set the tone before the first plate lands. These spots carry stories, traditions, and a steady rhythm that makes every mile worth it.

Professors and students at public universities across Alabama are appealing a federal judge’s ruling that allows a state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to remain in effect, a move that could reshape campus instruction and free speech in the state.