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1819 News is a comprehensive multimedia organization dedicated to serving Alabama. Named after the year Alabama was established (1819), it strongly embodies the state's motto, "We Dare Defend Our Rights." This outlet is fully owned by the Alabama Policy Institute, which has been a leading advocate for Alabama's values for over 33 years. A distinct non-profit board of directors oversees 1819 News, ensuring its commitment to integrity and quality in reporting.

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Billy Graham Crusade in a full Legion Field made history in Birmingham 53 years ago (PHOTOS)

18 hours ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Normally, the only type of event that would overflow Birmingham’s Legion Field was an Iron Bowl. An exception was evangelist Billy Graham's 1972 Alabama Crusade, held May 14-21. It has now been 53 years since that crusade, and what a difference it made. The news media and Billy Graham in his sermons pointed out that Birmingham and Alabama were changed places since his previous Birmingham crusade in 1964.
Former school board member, activist Robert Battles challenges Gina Gregory for Mobile Council District 7

1 day ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Robert Battles has an ironically appropriate last name. He has been fighting battles for decades at the Mobile City Council, in community issues, on the ballot and on the Mobile County School Board. Now, he is fighting a battle to win the city council seat in District 7. It will be an uphill battle, as incumbent Gina Gregory holds that seat in a newly redrawn district.
Arthur Bremer’s sentence ends May 15 on anniversary of shooting former Gov. George Wallace

1 day ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

It’s an irony of history. This Thursday is the 53rd anniversary of the shooting of Alabama Governor and presidential candidate George Wallace. It is also the day that convicted shooter Arthur Bremer will be a free man. It’s the end of his mandatory supervised release. Bremer has been out of prison since 2007, but has been living in Maryland on supervised parole.
DOGE cuts $7.8 million in federal DEI STEM grants from Alabama universities

2 days ago | 1819news.com | Caleb Taylor

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut $7,774,758.19 in federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) grants for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to four Alabama universities last week. According to doge.gov, DOGE cut grants to Alabama A&M, Auburn University, the University of Alabama and Tuskegee University last week. DOGE was started at the beginning of President Donald Trump's second term to find taxpayer savings and is headed up by Elon Musk.
Cyberattack hits Alabama State government over the weekend

2 days ago | 1819news.com | Caleb Taylor

The Office of Information Technology is responding to a "cybersecurity event" over the weekend that is affecting certain State systems, according to a spokesperson for Governor Kay Ivey. According to a news release from Ivey’s office, immediate steps have been taken to contain the situation while working with a leading third-party cybersecurity firm to investigate, secure and restore impacted services. The cyberattack was first detected on Friday evening. The cause is still being investigated.
Dwight Yoakam at Orange Beach’s The Wharf May 29

2 days ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Nobody sings or sounds like Dwight Yoakam. His unique songmanship is a combination of neotraditional country, alternative country, honky-tonk, rock and roll, bluegrass, and the Bakersfield Sound. Yoakam is bringing his unique style to Alabama on Thursday, May 29. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Orange Beach’s Wharf Amphitheater. Details and tickets can be found here. It will be Dwight Yoakam and the Mavericks with Drayton Fraley.
Jeff Minick: Weighing papal words with wisdom and discernment

2 days ago | 1819news.com | Jeff Minick

Habemus papam! We have a pope! Like other Catholics in the U.S. and around the world, I was stunned that the conclave of cardinals assembled in the Sistine Chapel on May 8 chose American Robert Prevost to become the next pope. For years, we’d heard that no American, at least in the foreseeable future, would become what Catholics call the Vicar of Christ. Once the media had caught its collective breath, the speculation began.
Righteous Brothers make final appearance in Oxford's OPAC May 29

3 days ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

If their music has been your Soul and Inspiration, you can be inspired one last time. If You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling, you have this chance to go and get it back. If you have never seen the Righteous Brothers, you need to do it Just Once in My Life. The Unchained Melody is about to be chained. The ‘Righteous Brothers’ are on their farewell tour, and their final appearance in Alabama is on Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Performing Arts Center.
Zeigler: Trump 10-point plan for Alabama’s graduating seniors needs to be preserved and reiterated

3 days ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

The graduating seniors at the University of Alabama heard a remarkable 10-point plan to commence their careers or further their studies after graduation. Does it surprise you that the news media mostly missed the points and their importance? This was the President of the United States addressing the graduating seniors in Tuscaloosa. This was the leader of the free world speaking to the leaders of tomorrow.
'Clean Comedian’ Nate Bargatze at The Wharf in Orange Beach July 16

3 days ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

A new and rising comic, Nate Bargatze, is coming to Alabama. Bargatze performs at The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach on Wednesday, July 16, at 7 p.m.Nicknamed “the clean comic,” Bargatze does not use profanity or sexually explicit material in his funny stuff. He bans profanity and sexual references, but he does not ban humor. Bargatze is now on his "Big Dumb Eyes World Tour.” Can you see why it is so named?