Mickey Welsh / Montgomery Advertiser via AP Southern Governor Breaks with Fellow Republicans to Extend Mask Mandate Breaking with other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state’s mask mandate for another month. By The Associated Press March 4, 2021
Julie Bennett / Getty Images Alabama Lawmakers Reject Dem Effort to Strip Protections from Confederate Monuments Alabama lawmakers rejected a bill that would pave the way for the removal of Confederate monuments. By The Associated Press March 3, 2021
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Alabama Comes 1 Step Closer to Nation's First Ban on Trans Surgeries, Puberty Blockers for Children 'Children aren’t mature enough to make these decisions on surgeries and drugs,' the Republican state senator who sponsored the bill said. By Mary Margaret Olohan March 3, 2021
Nahuel Casalotti / Getty Images New Ranking of City Economies Has Red States Dominating the Top 10 New statistics reveal that the highest city economies throughout the United States are attributed to red states. By Erin Coates February 17, 2021
W. Scott McGill / Shutterstock State Calls Off Execution After Supreme Court Says Inmate's Pastor Must Be Allowed in Room Alabama canceled an execution after the Supreme Court required the state to allow an inmate's pastor to be present in the execution room. By The Associated Press February 12, 2021
Michael Probst / AP Longtime Republican Senator Announces He Won't Seek Re-Election 'I have done my best to address challenges and find ways to improve the day-to-day lives of all Americans,' he said. By The Associated Press February 8, 2021
John Raoux / AP Space Command's New Home Announced, Southerners Will Love This Move The Department of the Air Force anticipates making a final decision for the location of U.S. Space Command Headquarters in spring 2023. By Randy DeSoto January 16, 2021
Andrew Harnik / APOp-Ed Stephen Moore: There's a Real-Life 'Shawshank Redemption' Happening in AL, And Trump Should Step In 'It would be a victory for our penal system that a man can serve his time and be rehabilitated,' Stephen Moore writes. By Dennis Prager December 28, 2020
DeKalb County Sheriff's OfficeCommentary Cops Raid Sewage Treatment Plant, Discover What Worker Was Allegedly Bottling as a Drink There This alleged operation was a disaster waiting to happen. Praise God that the local authorities were able to shut things down. By Michael Austin December 25, 2020
Robert Alexander / Getty Images Mail Carrier Sends Birthday Boy Over the Moon with 1 Small Act of Kindness An Alabama mail carrier became friends with a family on her route after giving the son a surprise birthday gift. By Deborah Van Kempen December 24, 2020