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  Alabama vs. North Dakota recap, highlights from season opener
The 2025-26 season has officially arrived for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Coming off an Elite Eight appearance, head coach Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide are finally back, starting with a home showdown against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on...
    
  Tennessee RiverLine celebrates partnership milestones in Alabama at ‘Anchored in Alabama’ event
DECATUR, Ala. — Leaders from across the Tennessee River Valley gathered today at the Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur for Anchored in Alabama, a celebration of partnerships that are expanding access to outdoor recreation, community...
    
  Reese Witherspoon thinks decline in romcoms affected modern dating culture
Reese Witherspoon shared her thoughts on how the decline in romantic comedies has impacted dating culture. Witherspoon, who has starred in some memorable romcoms including Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama, Just Like Heaven and many more, shared...
    
  New hotel in Madison + more million-dollar-plus building permits in Alabama
Another TownePlace Suites by Marriott is being built in Madison County. (Marriott) More than two dozen new building permits were issued across the state this past week for construction projects exceeding $1 million. Most of these–23 of them, to be...
    
  Michelin honors these 15 Alabama restaurants in its new guide to the American South
Fifteen Alabama restaurants have been selected for inclusion in the new Michelin Guide to the American South. That’s a big deal for these eateries, now recommended to folks who follow the influential series of travel guides sponsored by the French...
    
  Alabama & Gulf Coast donates boxcar for Operation Toy Train program
Operation Toy Train visits Montgomery, N.Y., on the Middletown & New Jersey Railroad on Dec. 10, 2023. The Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway has donated a boxcar to Operation Toy Train’s parent organization, and Operation Toy Train has announced its...
    
  Notes from Georgia women's basketball's season opener vs. Alabama State
Georgia women's basketball defeated Alabama State, 73-44, in its 2025-26 season opener on Monday night. It's the fewest number of points the Lady Bulldogs have ever given up in a season opener. Up next for Georgia women's basketball (1-0) is...
    
  Russellville-based Synergy South has big plans for city, local schools as part of company’s growth
The Russellville Electric Board’s largest off-peak customer is a business you’ve likely never heard of in a location you’ve probably never noticed. But what Synergy South is doing within the data center/AI and Digital Asset Mining, or Bitcoin,...
    
  Broncos Urged to Trade for ‘Next Level’ $84 Million WR
Getty Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. One of the big frustrations for the Denver Broncos and their fans this season has been the inability of second year quarterback Bo Nix to hit wide open receivers on long, downfield passes. Even...
    
  3 Winn-Dixie locations in central Alabama converting to Food City
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A grocery store chain with several locations already in Alabama will convert three previous Winn-Dixie stores to Food City. Back in October, the owner of Winn-Dixie supermarkets reported they were selling their remaining...
    
  Alabama opens new business development office in Seoul to strengthen ties with South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The Alabama Department of Commerce today celebrated an expansion of its international footprint with the opening of a new business development office in Seoul, South Korea, strengthening the state’s global trade and investment...
    
  West Alabama leaders join Congresswoman Terri Sewell on path forward in SNAP crisis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The Trump administration said it will provide partial SNAP benefits for November amid the ongoing government shutdown. The news comes on Monday, Nov. 3, exactly a week after it was announced SNAP benefits would be...
    
  Why more mega-prisons won’t fix Alabama’s crisis
From chronic overcrowding and inmate deaths to systematic abuse and lawbreaking by corrections officers, prison conditions in the state of Alabama have reached a crisis point. And yet, state leaders continue to push an “Alabama solution” that...
    
  Alabama It's Time To Stand Up Against Bullying
Barbie Perry is the only Barbie that you will ever need. Barbie started this effort 10 years ago because she has a great heart and wants to do whatever she can to raise awareness about bullying through the arts and entertainment. It is always a...
    
  US Steel pumping $75 million into Alabama plant
U.S. Steel Monday announced it is installing a new $75 million premium thread line at its Fairfield tubular operations plant. The move is part of a larger push by the company to modernize its plants following the merger with Nippon Steel that was...
    
  State Rep. Chip Brown announces for re-election to Mobile’s Alabama House district
There are 105 members of the Alabama House of Representatives, and Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) represents the most southerly district 105, from just south of Mobile to the Gulf of America. Brown announced Monday that he will seek a third...
    
  Alabama Peanut Company wins Alabama Retailer of the Year award
    
  Ensign Group Acquires Properties in Alabama, Utah
The Ensign Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG) today made two announcements about a series of acquisitions made in Alabama and Utah. The San Juan Capistrano provider of senior living services acquired a 90-bed skilled nursing facility in Birmingham,...
    
  Alabama Trucking Association endorses Wes Allen for Lt. Governor in 2026: ‘A results-driven leader for Alabama’
TRUK PAC, the political arm of the Alabama Trucking Association, announced their endorsement of Wes Allen, Alabama’s current Secretary of State, to serve as the state’s next Republican Lt. Governor, according to a press release on Monday....
    
  Suspect in Alabama Shooting with 2 Dead, 12 Wounded, Released on Bond
One of the shooting suspects in an October 4, 2025, incident that left two people dead and 12 others injured in Montgomery, AL was released on a $60,000 bond just days after being arrested. WSFA reported that 19-year-old Javorick Whiting was...