Ben Smith
ReporterBen Smith is a student intern at Alabama Public Radio. He is currently working on completing his Master's degree in Journalism and Creative Media. He has a passion for writing and hopes to work as a feature writer creating human interest stories for magazines and the news. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar and reading Steven King books.
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March of this year marked the end of what was called the longest strike in Alabama history. Coal miners for the Warrior Met company in Brookwood put down their picket signs and resumed the job that some had done for decades. However, these workers say they got something other than a victory at the bargaining table. -
The city of Spanish Fort continues its campaign for a post office. The area of over ten thousand people has been without a post office since 2021. This leaves them without a nearby system for sending and receiving mail. -
SCOTUS justices found that Alabama legislatures denied African American residents a fair chance of electing a representative. The high court then ordered the creation of a second majority Black district in the Yellowhammer State. -
The construction on the facility is expected to be completed by late Summer of 2024. The new railway is meant to ease traffic congestion from train crossings in West Tuscaloosa. -
Basketball may be popular across the country, but what makes one city better than others for the sport? Top-performing teams, revenues and traditions are all part of the equation, but there’s simply no game without the fans. -
Austal USA has announced the company received a contract from the U.S. Navy with a potential value of over $3 billion. The project will create 800 new jobs initially in Mobile. By next fall, that number will be closer to 1,800. -
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is investing $15 million into a new meat processing facility in Atmore. Project leaders expect the facility to be operational by April 2024. -
Over 1,500 people are expected to attend the Hank Williams Festival this weekend in Georgiana. -
Governor Kay Ivey will be in Tuscaloosa today to deliver the keynote address for the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce. The speech is considered the highlight of the annual event called the Chamber in Session.
