New Year’s Message from Nicole for Alabama

As we enter the year 2026, we stand at a moment that calls for both reflection and resolve. Alabama’s story has always been written by people of courage - families who built homes with their hands, entrepreneurs who turned vision into opportunity, and communities bound together by faith, sacrifice, and love of place.  It is in that same spirit that we look forward, confident not only in where we have been, but in where we are going.

May God’s blessings rest upon every home in Alabama, from our smallest towns to our largest cities.  May those homes be places of safety and promise, where children are raised with hope and elders are honored with gratitude.  May our businesses be blessed with growth and steady purpose, rewarding hard work, strengthening local communities, and serving as engines of opportunity for generations to come.  And may the people of our state be blessed with good physical and mental health, as the true strength of Alabama has always been found in its people.

The road ahead will demand leadership, perseverance, and unity of purpose.  Progress will come from service and a shared commitment to the common good.  When we choose cooperation over division and purpose over pride, we honor Alabama’s past and secure its future.

Let history record that in this moment, we believed in one another, worked for something greater than ourselves, and answered the call of our time.  Together, we can Build a Better Alabama.

 

By: Nicole Jones Wadsworth, PhD, MBA, MS; Site Selector, Commercial Real Estate Developer, and Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama