Vape detection systems working in Limestone County schools

The Limestone County school system invested more than $130,000 last year in e-cigarette detection systems in restrooms and on school grounds. School Superintendent Randy Searose told Huntsville TV station WAFF that several hundred of the district's 5,000 students have been found vaping, and he said repeat offenders have been sent to alternative schools with programs […]

7 Things: Trump trial continues to be a mess; six illegal minors found working in a chicken plant in Walker County; and more …

7. The NFL is a league with many convicted or suspected criminal players. Keep your distance The quote was taken from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's commencement speech at Benedictine University, where Butker encouraged women to take on household responsibilities and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Joe Biden's stance on abortion. Facing backlash, […]

Junior Achievement of Alabama working to pave new paths beyond a college degree

For decades, the conventional wisdom has been that earning a four-year college degree was a crucial step toward upward social mobility, and to a large extent, that still holds true today. Georgetown University It shows that people with a bachelor's degree earn significantly more over their lifetime than those without a college education. But in […]

Steve Flowers: ‘Working for Alabama’ legislation is monumental

To paraphrase what U.S. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn once said, “Anyone can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build it.” In today's political climate, from Washington, DC on down, there are plenty of people to kick down barns, but not nearly enough carpenters to build them. During the […]

Robert Aderholt working on bill to speed up the U.S. Postal Service, hold officials accountable

Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) believes the United States Postal Service (USPS) is failing its responsibility to the American people. Aderholt is leading a bipartisan effort to examine growing problems in the nation's postal system. The congressman discussed the issue on WVNN's “Yaffie Program” on Friday. “Service is getting worse,” Aderholt said, “not just for individuals […]