U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) recently took part in the start of operations for an irrigation unit on a farm in North Alabama. The irrigation equipment was funded in part by a federal program for which Aderholt secured support in Congress. “Great to celebrate the culmination of many years of hard work by a lot […]

King’s Home, a Christian organization that offers services to at-risk youth and women fleeing domestic violence, opened a new facility last week named after a dedicated donor. Jane’s House, named after longtime King’s Home supporter Jane Franks, now houses seven girls ages 16-19 in Shelby County who are in the custody of the Alabama Department […]

Alabama’s coronavirus numbers were largely stable over the last week, as observers brace to see if the holiday weekend had an impact on the state’s virus statistics. Friday, September 11, comes only four days after the conclusion of the Labor Day holiday weekend, which many experts warned could cause increased transmission of the virus. Due […]

Dr. Andy Jackson, a 4th-grade teacher in the Pell City School System who was named Teacher of the Year on Thursday, will spend the next year on a fresh set of wheels courtesy of ALFA Insurance. The company gifted Jackson with a new Chevrolet Traverse for use during the year he holds the title of […]

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) Director Kenneth Boswell on Friday morning provided an update on the state of Alabama’s Census response. Boswell told Yellowhammer News that parts of the state’s Census response were going “really well,” but he continued to ask members of the public to urge their friends and family to […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that $300 million of Alabama’s CARES Act money will now go towards funding Alabama’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, a move she says will stop the taxes on employers that normally fund the unemployment system from skyrocketing. “[W]e acted on this so as to not create a burden for our […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that she has apportioned $72.34 million in funds to help institutions of higher learning across the state upgrade their remote learning offerings. The money for Thursday’s grants comes from the $1.9 billion Alabama received from the federal government’s CARES Act passed in March to help stabilize the country amid the […]

CAMP HILL — Southern Preparatory Academy, formerly Lyman Ward Military Academy, conducted a military parade in honor of America’s first responders and in remembrance of 9/11 on Thursday. Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia), an Army veteran and former policeman, was the guest of honor. McCutcheon said that after America was attacked on 9/11, “the […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday that six road and bridge projects across the state would be receiving $250,000 grants from the state government. The projects are the last to be funded by the 2020 version of the Annual Grant Program, a $10 million pool of money created as a small part of the […]

One of the leading candidates to be the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine had its phase 3 trial, a segment of which is occurring at UAB Hospital, temporarily suspended on Tuesday. The vaccine in question was developed by researchers at Oxford University and is now backed by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. According to the medical industry […]

Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law announced Wednesday that it is creating a clinic that will provide free legal assistance to American military veterans in the area around Birmingham. The clinic, named C-VETS, is now accepting applications for help with legal matters. The legal work will be done by both practicing attorneys and law students […]

The Montgomery Area Association of REALTORS announced on Wednesday that they support the upcoming ballot initiative that would raise county property taxes to increase education funding. Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) would receive 100% of the new tax dollars from the increase, which is estimated to be $33 million per year. The system is currently funded […]

One of the most decorated researchers in the wide world of industrial systems and engineering is right here in Alabama: Dr. Alice Smith, a professor at Auburn University. Smith has authored over 200 scholarly articles in leading journals — a key indicator of success among professional academics. Those pieces have been cited thousands of times […]

With only 22 days remaining before the deadline to be counted in the 2020 Census, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is strongly encouraging all citizens to participate. “I’ve said it since our March kick-off, and I will say it again: Alabama stands to lose too much if we do not reach our goal of maximum participation,” […]

The Auburn University Board of Trustees has voted to name the Auburn Student Center after Harold Melton, the first black student body president of the university who is now the chief justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia. The building, located near Jordan-Hare Stadium in the center of the campus, is now the Harold D. […]

U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) on Thursday expressed approval of a recent memorandum by President Donald Trump that instructs Attorney General Bill Barr to look into pulling funding from local governments that allow “anarchist jurisdictions.” “My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones,” reads […]

A cemetery full of American military veterans was gradually overtaken by plants and other wildlife in the first part of the century, but a group of dedicated volunteers in Mobile has been working steadily to change that, with the goal of giving each service member the respect they deserve. The group, which is now named Veterans […]

Austal USA, a shipbuilder with a massive plant in Mobile, announced on Thursday that is has delivered its 12th expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ship for use by the United States Navy. USNS Newport, the official name for the ship, is the 22nd total vessel Austal has delivered to the Navy in the last seven years, […]

The daily average of new coronavirus cases in Alabama trended upwards in the last week as health experts urged the public in the strongest terms possible to keep observing COVID-19 precautions over the Labor Day weekend. The warnings about public behavior over Labor Day were made in particular by Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., director of […]

Residents and visitors in the Magic City have a new way to get around town. Crosstown Scooters, a business that allows anyone with a driver’s license to rent a gas-powered scooter for easy travel around downtown, opened this month in Birmingham. The introductory rate for the scooters is $10 an hour, and the company assures […]

The small town in Monroe County that served as the basis for the seminal American novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” elected its first black mayor in August. Monroeville, which was fictionalized as Maycomb in Harper Lee’s classic book, voted to elect Charles Andrews, an African-American man who grew up in the small rural town he […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden highlighted on Tuesday an array of digital resources available to parents who are taking on a bigger role in teaching their kids amidst the coronavirus pandemic. “A large percentage of our children are in school virtually,” Byrne said of Alabama near the beginning of […]

State Senator David Burkette (D-Montgomery) has resigned his position amid an ongoing investigation into potential violations of state ethics laws and continued health concerns. Burkette, who was recovering from a stroke for most of the 2020 legislative session, did not elaborate on his reasons for leaving office in his official resignation letter, though he acknowledged […]

Alabama State University (ASU) on Tuesday revealed their newly installed technology from the company Draganfly that uses a camera to check an individual’s temperature, heart rate and other vital signs. If the person submitting themself to the scan does not display any indications that they are infected with the coronavirus, a green light appears and […]