By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Scattered rain across Alabama hasn’t been enough to ease the wildfire threat. The Alabama Forestry Commission says all 67 counties remai... Read more
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Across a vast expanse of the South stretching from Texas to Maryland, there are growing concerns for the cattle, cotton and corn amid... Read more
By The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Power says it’s reducing water releases from its hydroelectric dams because of a drought affecting the state. The move is intend... Read more
By The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A new assessment shows about 1 million people are being affected by drought in the Deep South, but conditions are improving slightly in some a... Read more
From Trussville Tribune staff reports Jefferson County is among 15 counties where federal assistance is available for agriculture and aquaculture businesses in case a drought hits, according... Read more
From The U.S. Small Business Administration ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small bu... Read more
By DAVID RAINER, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The dirt clod I picked up last weekend at the hunting camp in Choctaw County crumbled into a cascade of sand and dus... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports BIRMINGHAM – Governor Robert Bentley has banned all 67 Alabama counties from burning due to drought conditions. Bentley announced the extended ban M... Read more
By Megan Miller, Editor ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Friday that the Federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agric... Read more