Alabama Local News
Mobile Airport Receives An Additional $2 Million Grant From The FAA
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that the Mobile Downtown Airport in Mobile, Alabama, has received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant totaling $2 million to support airport infrastructure improvements. The grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), will fund the rehabilitation…
Citizens Plan Rally to Urge Environmental Action by City of Huntsville
Several citizens of Huntsville have organized a rally in front of the City Council Chambers before the beginning of the meeting to raise awareness of environmental issues and urge the city to act. The citizens say that there is a myriad of things the city…
New FAA Grants Announced For Alabama’s Airports
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that five local airports across the state of Alabama will receive $2.63 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants. The federal funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation for various airport improvements to support infrastructure construction,…
Rebuild Alabama 2020 County Road Projects Announced
The Rebuild Alabama Act requires transparency and accountability from Alabama’s county commissions, who are making their 2020 road and bridge construction plans available for public inspection. Adopted by each county governing body, the plans are available on the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA)…
Airbus: ‘Hard’ To Invest In Mobile During Trade War
On Thursday, September 12, 2019, Canadian aviation news and information site FliegetFaust reported that government officials from Mobile and Baldwin County toured the Airbus A220 manufacturing facility at Mirabel, Canada. Mobile City Councilman C.J. Small wrote in his district email newsletter, “All of (Airbus’) FAL…
I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project is ‘Dead’
On August 28, 2019, the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) met to discuss it’s 2020 through 2023 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). The most significant point of discussion was whether to include the Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project in its TIP. The…
Montgomery Mayor Election: Steven Reed, David Woods Head To Runoff Race
Steven Reed and David Woods will head into a runoff to be the next mayor of Montgomery as no candidate received the required 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. The runoff between Reed and Wood will take place Oct. 8. The winner…
Huntsville Plans Pilot Electric Scooters Program In Downtown Area
The City of Huntsville has been monitoring the growing use of electric scooters in cities across the country and is proposing a downtown pilot program. “We are interested in mobility opportunities for our residents and scooters have the potential to provide another transportation option,” said…
Madison County Receives Highest Credit Rating Upgrade Ever
Madison County Commission Chairman Dale W. Strong announced today Madison County, Alabama has received an upgrade in its credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) resulting in the best – and highest – credit rating in the history of Madison County. Moody’s upgraded Madison County…
Huntsville Employer Boeing: Preview For 2019 Paris Air Show
The Paris Air Show will be a different kind of show for Boeing this year due to two recent crashes of the Boeing 737 Max plane, the first a Lion Air 737 in November of 2018 and the second an Ethiopian Airlines 737 in March…