By Steve Flowers This time, we will take note of the passing away of notable Alabama political personalities during 2014. Some legendary Alabama political icons passed away in 2014. Former U... Read more
By Gary Lloyd GRAYSON VALLEY — Sen. Slade Blackwell will be the featured speaker at the Thursday, Jan. 8 meeting of the Republican Women of Trussville. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at Gray... Read more
From staff reports BIRMINGHAM — U.S. Congressman-elect Gary Palmer last week announced the hiring of Anne-Allen Welden to serve as scheduler, Clifford Smith to serve as communications... Read more
By Steve Flowers Paul Ray Hubbert was born on Christmas Day in 1935 in the small rural crossroads of Hubbertville in Fayette County. The community was named for his family, who were the orig... Read more
By Steve Flowers The GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate has a silver lining for Alabama. We came out like gangbusters with the Republican victory. Both of our U.S. senators are Republican and b... Read more
From staff reports MONTGOMERY — Bill Armistead, chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, said Monday he won’t seek another term. A former state senator, Armistead said his time in the... Read more
By Danny Garrett Since assuming office Nov. 5, I have enjoyed meeting with many local leaders, citizens, and representatives from various organizations and hearing their concerns and ideas.... Read more
By Steve Flowers The 2014 elections were quite uneventful. The seven statewide constitutional offices were all retained by Republicans. In fact, the reason the election was so dull was becau... Read more
By Slade Blackwell With Thanksgiving behind us, we are heading straight toward Christmas. For me, the holidays are a good time to reflect on the blessings in our lives, the need to help othe... Read more