Georgia and Alabama Ice Storm Risk Grows as Models Show Dangerous Ice Accumulation Potential...
GEORGIA — New rainfall and ice accumulation projections are increasing concern for a potentially dangerous ice storm across Georgia and Alabama this weekend, with model data indicating conditions that could meet or exceed National Weather Service ice storm criteria in parts of the region. While totals will continue...
Great white shark spotted in Alabama waters near Dauphin Island
Alabama is used to having visitors to its Gulf. This visitor is unusual. “Ernst,” a 1,000-pound sub-adult female great white shark, has pinged on its tracking device in Alabama’s Gulf waters since January 11. The 12-foot female shark had pinged four miles southeast of Dauphin Island, south of Fort Morgan in Baldwin...
Alabama GOP leader tests positive for Christian nationalism
This is an opinion cartoon. If reading “The Handmaid’s Tale” turns you on, you might be a dystopian Christian nationalist. You might be John Wahl. “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, is a futuristic dystopian novel set in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that has replaced the United States, where...
One Alabama station stuck with PBS while the other cut NPR. Supporters voted with...
Alabama Public Television leaders say donations have increased since choosing to stick with PBS, while WLRH, a radio station in Huntsville, saw a dramatic loss of financial support after dropping National Public Radio (NPR). Supporters say the same could happen if APT drops PBS. At an APT board meeting on...
Program gives job training for ages 55 and older
Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments’ senior employment program has been reinstated and is seeking 48 people 55 years and older who need a part-time job. The Senior Community Service Employment Program provides participants in five North Alabama counties with paid on-the-job training so they can learn new...
NWS issues Winter Storm Watch. How much snow, ice is predicted for AL
A significant winter storm will soon hit Alabama, bringing dramatic changes. A winter storm watch is in effect for parts of North Alabama and southern middle Tennessee, where snow , sleet and ice can make travel dangerous from Friday evening through Sunday, National Weather Service forecasters said. In Alabama, the...
Montgomery apartments for rent saw price increases since last December
Renters in Montgomery saw apartment listing prices increase 7% from last year's median of $1,197, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,286 in December. Median listing prices in Montgomery are trending slightly upwards from last month's $1,250 price....
Montgomery restaurant owner loses business license due to unpaid sales taxes
A Montgomery restaurant owner has lost his business license due to nonpayment of taxes. The Montgomery City Council voted 9-0 Tuesday to revoke Cedric Sanders’ license for his business, “Can a Brotha Get a Slice?” on South Decatur Street. Representatives from the city said they had arranged...
Millbrook, Coosada settle dispute over jurisdictional boundaries
Millbrook City Council approved a resolution, Jan. 13, 2025, to formalize a settlement agreement with the Town of Coosada, bringing an end to ongoing litigation over jurisdictional boundaries. The dispute originated in 2024 after the owner of an unincorporated property requested annexation into the City of Millbrook....
Talking the 2026 Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show
Morgan Flowers shares all the details about this year's Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show, set for January 29.

















