TROY, Alabama, Oct. 21 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Five named as Chancellor's Fellows at Troy University Five Troy University employees are taking part in a fellowship program designed to increase their understanding of the University and enhance their knowledge of higher education in Alabama and beyond. Dr. Chris Boyd, Dr. Natalie Bryant, Dr. Joe Johnson, Dr. Teresa Law and Christopher Stagl are the latest class of the Chancellor's Faculty and Staff Fellows Program a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins CBS's Face the Nation and CNN's State of the Union * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined CBS' Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan as well as CNN's State of the Union with Dana Bash this weekend. In both interviews, Senator Britt discussed the impacts of Democrats' shutdown on everyday Americans and urged her Democratic colleagues to vot  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Kirstin Burdette and Tre'Morris Tooles, law students from Samford University Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding proposed amendments to its drug-testing regulations that would include fentanyl and norfentanyl in its testing panels. The proposed changes are a response to growing concerns over transportation safety amidst rising overdose fatalities tied to fentanyl, a powerf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Chuck Grassley, Colleagues Demand Records Provided to Jack Smith from Telecommunications Companies * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and several Republican colleagues in sending letters to four telecommunications companies requesting they provide to Congress all records that were handed over to former Special Counse  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Steven Jones, executive director of the Alabama Transportation Institute at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation nominating Trayce Hockstad, a law and policy analyst, for membership on the Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. The director supported the nominee, stating her record reflects deep, transportation-specific counter-trafficking expertise and an ability to translate research into   more

WACO, Texas, Oct. 20 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * West Florida Prevails in Top 8 Matchup * No. 3 West Florida used a dominant offense and defense to hand then-No. 8 West Alabama their first loss of the season. The Argonauts gained 458 total yards of offense and controlled the clock, holding the ball for 37 minutes of the game, and scored the game winning touchdown with 56 seconds left to go to win, 23-16. The West Florida de  more