The News Media Alliance Presents: The Real News Campaign

On Wednesday, March 29th, show your support for the journalists working tirelessly every day to bring you quality, investigative news. Support Real News. Watch the Support Real News video: ABOUT THE REAL NEWS CAMPAIGN Reporters, editors and photographers create real...

CEO Column: Support Real News

By: David Chavern   2016 was the year of “fake news.” It dominated the election cycle, it took over Facebook feeds and even caused crime. But as inundated as we were with fake news, it is not a new thing. For more than 150 years, newspapers have been in the...

Gulf State Park Lodge On Track for 2018 Opening

March 16, 2017 By DAVID RAINER Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Now that Spring Break is in full swing on the Alabama Gulf Coast, loads of beachgoers are traveling between Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. And it’s almost certain that most are...

Paxton Appoints Two to NNA Board

Kermit P. “Bo” Bolton and Dennis Richardson have been appointed to the National Newspaper Association board of directors. Bolton, owner and publisher of The Monroe (AL) Journal, has been appointed Region 3 director (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South...

Federal Court Puts New Overtime Rule on Hold

FEDERAL COURT PUTS NEW OVERTIME RULE ON HOLD Judge Amos Mezzant of the US District Court of Eastern Texas has issued a preliminary injunction against new overtime rules scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1 The judge said his order would hold until further court review,...