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On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025. Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Rogers applauded the passage of the NDAA. The 2025 NDAA is titled the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act. "The threats our nation faces today are unprecedented. China is rapidly building up its military, Iran's...
The Sun Belt Conference Tournament will continue at Montgomery's Riverwalk Stadium on Thursday. The action begins at 9:00 a.m. when Coastal Carolina University will play Appalachian State. James Madison plays Louisiana at 12:00 noon. Troy University plays Southern Mississippi at 4:00 p.m. Old Dominion will play Georgia Southern at 7:00 p,m. The conference championship game will be played on Sunday. The University of South Alabama was eliminated on Tuesday....
The Southeastern Conference baseball tournament continues today in Hoover. The action begins at 9:00 a.m. when Kentucky plays Arkansas. At the conclusion of that game, Tennessee will play Texas A&M. At 4:30 p.m. LSU plays South Carolina. Vanderbilt plays Mississippi State on Thursday night. This is a double elimination tournament after the Tuesday play in games which were single elimination. On Wednesday LSU defeated Kentucky 11 to 0, South Carolina beat Arkansas 6 to 5. Vanderbilt defeated...
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Office of Emergency Medical Services is celebrating the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week, May 19 to 25, 2024. ADPH said in a statement that this is a time to honor the entire EMS profession and its importance in protecting the safety and health of Alabamians. EMS professionals serve in a broad range of roles, from providing highly skilled care on scene and in an ambulance to serving as educators, to practicing community paramedicine, to...
It's been a little over two weeks since the Legislature adjourned Sine Die, and I believe the people of Alabama should be proud of what lawmakers accomplished throughout the last three months. There is always more work ahead of us, but when I evaluate the productivity or success of a session, I ask myself, "Did we improve the lives of the people of Alabama?" As I look back at what we accomplished and how it impacts Alabamians, the answer to that question is a resounding "yes." Recognizing that...
In a celebration of patriotism and the enduring spirit of America, we all need to spend part of our Memorial Day weekend with the iconic Lee Greenwood, as NEWSMAX premieres a one-hour music special "Lee Greenwood: God Bless The U.S.A." on Saturday, May 25 at 8 PM (ET). The special will re-air on Sunday, May 26 at 9 PM (ET) and Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 at 4 PM (ET). This special event will feature performances by Big & Rich, Gavin DeGraw, Home Free, Scott Stapp (of Creed), Tracy Lawrence,...
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey joined in the celebration of Safe Boating Week at the Academy Sports + Outdoors store in Montgomery earlier this week as Academy donated $5,000 worth of life jackets to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). "I am pleased to join you and our Conservation Enforcement Officers (CEOs) as we recognize Safe Boating Week," Governor Ivey said. "I am also pleased and grateful as we recognize Academy Sports + Outdoors for their generous donation...
On Thursday, the Troy University baseball team lost a close game in the Sun Belt Conference tournament to Southern Mississippi. On Friday they will get another chance when they play App State in Montgomery to advance to the weekend. Southern Miss scored 3 runs in the eighth inning Thursday after finding themselves down 5 to 3 to Troy after seven innings. First baseman Will Butcher and 2 hits in 5 at bats for the Trojans and scored 1 run. Ethan Thomas also scored for Troy. Thomas had 1 hit in...
The Southeastern Conference baseball tournament continues today in Hoover. Kentucky plays South Carolina late Friday afternoon, while Tennessee plays Mississippi State in the primetime game. The action begins at 4:00 p.m. at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium with the Kentucky versus South Carolina game. At 7:30 p.m. the University of Tennessee will play Mississippi State. This is a double elimination tournament after the Tuesday play in games which were single elimination. The winners on Friday will a...
The Alabama Cannabis Coalition announced that they will be attending the 2024 Libertarian Party National convention this weekend, May 23 - 27, 2024 and are endorsing Michael Rectenwald for the Libertarian nomination for President of the United States. H Marty Schelper is the Founder/President of the Alabama Cannabis Coalition. "The Alabama Cannabis Coalition is proud to announce we will be whole heartedly endorsing Libertarian Candidate Michael Rectenwald for President when he wins the...
On Friday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recognized two of Alabama's fallen soldiers and their families for Memorial Day. Tuberville game a speech on the U.S. Senate floor, to share the stories of Mess Attendant First Class Johnnie Laurie of Bessemer and Lance Corporal Thomas Rivers Jr. of Hoover. "Our freedom depends on men and women who are willing to defend it-no matter what the cost," said Sen. Tuberville. "This coming weekend, we will observe Memorial Day. Started as a...
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey today released a video message in honor of Memorial Day, paying tribute to the brave men and women who have given their lives in service to the nation. In the message, Governor Ivey emphasizes the importance of Memorial Day as a time for gratitude and profound respect for those who have worn the country's uniform. She urges all Alabamians to remember the fallen from both past and recent battles, highlighting the courageous spirits from Mobile to Huntsville and a...
On Friday, the University of Alabama softball team lost its NCAA super regional game to the University of Tennessee 3 to 2. This was the first of a three game series so Alabama gets a chance to even the series to force a third game on Sunday. The Tide women play the Lady Vols on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CDT. Alabama falls to 36 and 18 on the season; while Tennessee improves to 44 and 10. It was a strange game where Tennessee benefitted from Alabama's errors. Patrick Murphy is the head coach of the...
The Troy University baseball team was eliminated on Friday night from the Sun Belt Conference Tournament by App State. Troy was defeated 6 to 10. The game started well for the Trojans with three straight walks in the first inning forcing a pitching change. Troy came out of the first inning with a 2 to 0 lead. App State got on the board in the third inning to narrow the score at 2 to 1, and then added two runs in the fourth inning to go up 2 to 3. Troy scored a run in the sixth inning to tie it...
On Friday both App State and James Madison won games to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Troy University is hosting the tournament in Montgomery; but they were eliminated Friday by App State. App State will play Southern Mississippi on Saturday at beautiful Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery at 9:00 a.m. Because this is a double elimination tournament, App State will need to defeat No. 2-seeded Southern Miss twice on Saturday to advance to the championship game....
Saturday, May 25 is another day of exciting college baseball action at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The action starts at noon CDT with South Carolina playing LSU. That game will be followed by Tennessee versus Vanderbilt at 3:30 p.m. All of Saturday's games will be televised on the SEC Network The winners on Saturday will advance to the Southeastern Conference championship game on Sunday The SEC baseball championship game will be televised on ESPN at 2:00 p.m. CDT. In...
On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) held a ceremonial paperwork signing accepting locally-owned roadway and right of way assets related to the state's purchase of the Foley Beach Express toll bridge. Gov. Ivey was joined by local officials in Baldwin County at the ceremonial bill signing. The state's purchase of the bridge will make its use toll-free for Alabamians and visitors. Additionally, it will help alleviate traffic congestion for citizens living in the area. Governor Ivey...
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) appeared on the Fox Business Channel with Maria Bartiromo. Sen. Tuberville said that "You can't allow" "open borders" with a constitutional republic. "It's just a tragedy what's happened to our country," Sen. Tuberville told Bartiromo. "It's not the same country that you and I grew up in. Open borders, you can't allow that with the constitutional republic that we have. You have to have law and order. We've turned into more of a third world...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 22, 2024) – The $20 million, five-year Future Technologies and Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) initiative led by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, is cited in "The Washington Post" as a key contributor toward the National Science Foundation's (NSF) top-10 ranking in the 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. FTPP is an alliance of nine Alabama u...
The University of Alabama softball team fought off elimination and narrowly won an extra inning game on Saturday with the Tennessee Lady Vols. Tennessee had won the first game of the three game NCAA playoff series so Alabama's season would have ended with a loss. Instead, Alabama plays Tennessee on Sunday for the super-regional. Winner advances and loser goes home. Alabama won 3 to 2. The Tide finally broke through in the fourteenth inning when Kristen White drove Lauren Johnson home. Bailey...
Southern Mississippi and Georgia Southern both advanced to the championship final at the 2024 Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship in Montgomery. Southern Miss defeated App State 7 to 5 on Saturday. The game was marked by two weather delays that totaled nearly eight hours. When that game was finished, Georgia Southern played James Madison on Saturday night. Georgia Southern prevailed 7 to 1. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles are 40 and 18; while the Georgia...
On Sunday LSU and Tennessee will play in the 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament Championship game in Hoover. The two teams bested their semi-final opponents on Saturday to advance to the championship game. LSU defeated South Carolina on Saturday with a walk off home run in the tenth inning 11 to 10. Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt on Saturday night 6 to 4 – avenging a loss to the Commodores earlier in the tournament. The Championship game will be at 3:00 p.m. CDT at the Hoover Met. The game will be t...
On Saturday, the Birmingham Stallions lost a game for the first time in over a year when they were defeated by the San Antonio Brahmas 9 to 18. The Stallions fall to 8 and 1; but had already clinched a home playoff game in two weeks. The Stallions are coached by Skip Holtz. "The effort put out there today was not good enough to get it done," Holtz said. "I think this was a great wakeup call for us." Stallions Quarterback Adrian Martinez was the team's leading rusher on Saturday with 56 yards on...
On Sunday, the University of Alabama softball team defeated the Tennessee 4 to 1 in the third and decisive game of the super-regional series. Riley Valentine hit a grand slam home run that was too much for Tennessee to overcome. Joselyn Briski pitched for six innings giving up just four hits with just one run/ The win means that Alabama will be heading to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Patrick Murphy is the head coach of the Alabama softball team. "We're heading to our 15th...
The University of Tennessee Volunteers baseball team was the best team in the Southeastern Conference all season and the championship game was no different. Tennessee beat the LSU Tigers on Sunday 4 to 3 to win the SEC Baseball Tournament title tilt at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama. Tennessee with the win secured an automatic berth in the NCAA baseball tournament. The Volunteers improve to 50 and 11 on the year. LSU was down 4 to 1, but had a late rally in the ninth inning to pull the game...
