The Girby family has been farming sugar cane since the 1800's. "You learn something new everyday." Marshal Girby says their sugar cane is used to make molasses. But a test crop in Atmore may be the start of something different according to Alabama Governor Bob Riley. "Brazil is the only country that is energy independent and they do most of their ethanol, most of their gas, most of what they produce down there and they're going into jet fuel now, is from sugar cane." One hundred acres near Holman Prison in Atmore is the test site for a variety of Brazilian sugar cane. It was planted about a month… » More
The coveted Edward R. Murrow award recognizes excellence in electronic journalism. WKRG won for Mobile's Makover. Tiffany Craig accepted the… » More
Air Force awarded KC-135 maintenance contract to Boeing. Alabama Aircraft Industries challenged. Court ruled Air Force must rebid the contract.… » More
The acting Air Force Secretary says the Pentagon's decision to suspend the contest leaves the Air Force with an unclear path on how to replace… » More
Former servicemen are speaking out and calling the Pentagon's decision to cancel the Tanker competition a big mistake. » More
Local leaders are "shocked" and "disgusted" by the Department of Defense decision to cancel the tanker contract. » More
To get out of TS Fay's path, Air Force moving planes to South Florida and Texas. » More
Republican Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback say Boeing needs four extra months to respond to the new request for a larger aircraft. » More
Company doesn't foresee any significant differences between the rough draft and the final proposal, which is expected to be issued sometime this… » More
Boeing is dancing around questions about staying in the tanker contest. Read company statements after meetings with the DOD. » More
