Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alabama Facing Severe Drought Statewide
Oct 25 2016 // A severe drought spreading rapidly across Alabama is forcing conservation measures and worrying farmers, and forecasters said Thursday there wasn’t much relief in sight. The latest federal assessment said an extreme...
Why Agency Owners Must Drive Producer Growth
Oct 24 2016 // An agency owner in Alabama wrote me, “How come my producers don’t invest their own money to improve themselves?” He went on to say, “he was self-motivated” and was confused why his producers...
Alabama’s Oldest Mill Appears to be Total Loss After Fire
Oct 20 2016 // One of the oldest mills in the state has burned to the ground. Butler’s Mill, which was operational as recently as 2015, caught fire Monday. The building appears to be a total loss. AL.com reports Butler’s Mill...
Wildfires Threaten Alabama; Governor Signs No Burn Order
Oct 14 2016 // Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday signed an order banning outside fires across most of Alabama because dry conditions have led to fast-spreading wildfires. The governor signed the drought emergency declaration, putting 46...
State Farm Reminds Alabama Drivers to Watch Out for Deer
Oct 4 2016 // Alabama motorists are getting a costly reminder to look out for deer while driving. State Farm, Alabama’s largest auto insurer, says in a statement that there were 28,794 insurance claims connected to deer collisions...
Report: Alabama No. 1 in Country for Prescription Opioid Use
Oct 3 2016 // Alabama has the highest level of prescription opioid use in the country, and companies that make the painkillers and their allies have hired an average of 18 lobbyists annually in the state since 2006 to push their...
Alabama Water Utility Sues 30-Plus Flooring Companies Over Water Pollution
Sep 29 2016 // The Water Works and Sewer Board in Gadsden, Ala., has filed a lawsuit against more than 30 carpet and textile companies over pollution in the city’s water supply. Media outlets report that the lawsuit, filed Sept....
Former Verizon Worker in Alabama Accused of Selling Customer Phone Records
Sep 28 2016 // A former Verizon Wireless technician is accused of using the company’s computers to obtain customers’ private call records – plus data showing where customers’ phones were – and then selling...
Supplier Denies Listeria Was in Product Shipped to Blue Bell
Sep 26 2016 // A supplier of cookie dough that Blue Bell Creameries blamed for a possible listeria contamination of some of its ice cream said that its product tested negative for the pathogen before it was sent to the Texas-based...
Fix to Pipeline Leak Responsible for Southeast Gas Shortage Expected Today
Sep 21 2016 // A main gas line is expected to restart Wednesday with a temporary bypass after a leak and spill in Alabama led to surging fuel prices and some gas shortages across the South, a company official said Tuesday. The roughly...
Report: Alabama No. 1 in Country for Prescription Opioid Use
Sep 19 2016 // Alabama has the highest level of prescription opioid use in the country, and companies that make the painkillers and their allies have hired an average of 18 lobbyists annually in the state since 2006 to push their...
Alabama Department of Insurance Re-Accredited by NAIC
Sep 19 2016 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) announced Aug. 31 that it has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a 5-year term. The ALDOI received its first NAIC accreditation...
Teen Driver Crashes Into Camel in Alabama
Sep 16 2016 // Far from the desert, a teenage driver collided with a camel on an Alabama road, injuring the driver and animal. Sardis Police Chief James Harp tells The Gadsden Times that the camel’s owner was leading it across the...
OSHA Fines Alabama Meat Processing Plant $76K After Worker Loses Fingertip
Sep 9 2016 // A meat processing plant in Bakerhill, Ala., has been fined more than $70,000 following an investigation after a worker lost his fingertip. Al.com reports the Keystone Food plant is facing about $76,700 in proposed...
NAIC Re-Accredits Alabama Department of Insurance for 5-Year Term
Sep 6 2016 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) announced Aug. 31 that it has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a 5-year term. The ALDOI received its first NAIC accreditation...
Officials in Alabama Test 540 Workers at Hyundai Plant for TB
Sep 1 2016 // An Alabama public health official says 540 workers are being tested for possible tuberculosis infection at the Hyundai automobile plant outside Montgomery. The tests and evaluations Tuesday came after an employee at the...
EPIC adds Williford to National Energy Construction Practice in Alabama
Aug 24 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added risk management and insurance professional Jim Williford to the firm’s National...
Alabama Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson
Aug 19 2016 // A central Alabama firefighter is charged with setting a fire in an Elmore County community that’s been plagued by a string of suspicious blazes. WSFA-TV reports that 28-year-old Chad Ellis of Deatsville was arrested...
Uber to Reunite with Alabama College Towns
Aug 18 2016 // The ridesharing service Uber plans to return to two Alabama cities this week as students return to college campuses. Local media report that city officials in Auburn and Tuscaloosa have approved ordinances in recent weeks...
Alabama Water Park Closed After Parasite Found
Aug 17 2016 // The Health Department has recommended a popular Alabama water park close due to the presence of a parasite. AL.com reports that park officials said Monday that Spring Valley Beach in Blountsville was closed Sunday due to...
