Our own Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is 80. However, a new generation of Alabama leaders are taking center stage in our state.

Alabama has a wealth of political talent in the under-45 age group, from Mobile to Huntsville and points in between.

This week’s Alabama place name is Opp. And it’s not as mysterious as some of these other place names. Opp was named after Andalusia Mayor Henry Opp, who held that office at the beginning of ...