Posts by Will Blakely

Friday is the last day for in-person voter registration at your local Board of Registrar's Office.

We can’t rely on formal education to teach us everything we need to know, nor can we take what we see on the news or read on Facebook at face value. We must educate ourselves.

A Dothan man was charged Tuesday with leaving two young children home alone with narcotics in their reach.

We have to be wary of deliberate lies and unintentional misunderstandings, which seem to be prevalent everywhere we turn.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 30. Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Created in 1868, Memorial Day is meant to honor and mourn those who have died in service of the United States Military. Here is a look at five events around the state that will take place this Monday:

A graduation party in Anniston with over 150 attendees was struck with gunfire early Friday morning.

The annual Hank Williams festival will be held June 3-4 at the Hank Williams Music Park in Georgiana.  

The Mobile Chamber named Bradley Byrne its next president and CEO on Thursday.

80-year-old Joe Gilchrist, a co-owner of a legendary Gulf Coast bar, passed away Wednesday.

Though bass fishing is still dominant, catfishing is becoming more prominent in professional fishing in Alabama.

Over 1,000 seniors in Jefferson County Schools' graduating class of 2022 received at least one scholarship this year.

U.S. Senatorial candidate Mike Durant conceded on Tuesday night during the Republican primary election after falling behind opponents Katie Britt and Mo Brooks.

In a news release from Jefferson County Schools last week, a poster depicting communist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara appeared on a classroom wall at Clay-Chalkville Middle School.

Mike Graham was once a drummer in a Christian rock band. Now, he is the owner of one of Alabama’s most beloved pie shops.

U.S. Congressional candidate and Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong comes from eight generations of North Alabamians.

Talk 99.5’s sixth Jawbone Jam will be held on Thursday, May 26, at Iron City Birmingham.

Mother’s Milk Bank of Alabama (MMBAL) is asking breastfeeding mothers to donate milk.

Retired Sgt. Victor W. Butler is turning 100 on Saturday and asked for people to send him cards for his birthday

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office will host its 40th annual Limestone Sheriff’s Rodeo on Friday and Saturday in Athens.

US News voted Huntsville the best place to live in the United States in 2022-2023.

A Florida landowner, who in 2019 encouraged students at the University of Alabama (UA) to boycott the school and state over the passage of an anti-abortion law, donated $200,000 to a super PAC that supports candidate for U.S. Senate Katie Britt. 

Lead singer Mark Kelly of the Burnells spoke to 1819 News about his band's history, influences and the new album they just recorded in Muscle Shoals, "Turn to Now."

The Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center (GPAC) at Auburn University ended its second season Friday and announced its list of performances for its 2022-2023 season.

The Exceptional Anglers event, Gone Fishin’, Not Just Wishin’, is teaching basic fishing skills to students with special needs from Alabaster, Pelham City, Shelby County and Jefferson County school systems.

The Alabama League of Municipalities (ALM) is holding its annual convention this week to educate city leaders about better serving their communities.

The owner of a popular Auburn bar, Sky Bar Café, was found guilty Tuesday of sexual misconduct.

Aluminum recycling and product manufacturing company Novelis Inc. announced Wednesday it will be building a new $2.5 billion recycling and rolling facility in Bay Minette.