A new monument has been unveiled in Ozark, Alabama, that honors the men from the Wiregrass region of Alabama who died serving their country in the Vietnam War. According to a report from WTVY the 50 men from Dale, Coffee, Geneva and Houston counties who perished serving the country in Vietnam will be forever memorialized […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has ordered all flags on state grounds to be flown at half-staff in honor of slain Kimberly Police Department Officer Nick O’Rear. O’Rear was fatally shot in the line of duty on Tuesday while in pursuit of a subject. “Let us remember the life and service of Officer O’Rear, whose sacrifice […]

The Decatur City Schools system is planning to spend $1 million to expand its welding program, according to a report by the Decatur Daily. The expansion is driven by both increased interest from students and increased demand for welders in the area and will reportedly be housed inside the old Austin High School building in […]

On the second day of Black History Month, Raymond J. Williams passed away at his home in Birmingham at the age of 92. His passing was first reported by AL.com. Williams was born and raised in New Orleans. He moved to Huntsville in 1999, and recently moved to Birmingham, both times to be near family. […]

A successful early childhood learning program is moving into other parts of Alabama in 2021. Birmingham Talks, which as the expansion unfolds across the state will become “Alabama Talks,” is a system that deploys a piece of technology called a pedometer that calculates the number of words spoken in a child’s presence.

State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) released a new ad for his Alabama Supreme Court campaign on Wednesday. The spot features his two daughters, Riley, 17, and Clements, 1. In the ad, Riley looks to the camera and makes a pitch to voters on behalf of her dad. Ward’s campaign says the spot will begin airing […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the Middle District Court of Alabama’s ruling released Wednesday that upheld Alabama’s system of electing its appellate court judges. The lawsuit in question was brought by the NAACP on behalf of four black Alabama voters. It concerned Alabama’s system of partisan elections for the members of the Alabama Supreme […]

Ada Ruth Huntley was elected president of Auburn University’s student government association on Tuesday, according to a report by The Auburn Plainsman. Huntley is the first black woman to be elected to that position. She will assume the duties of president in March. Huntley is quoted in the Plainsman telling her supporters, “I’m so incredibly […]

A Kimberly Police Department officer was fatally shot in the line of duty on Tuesday night. The officer, whose name has not been made public, was shot during a pursuit on I-65 in the north part of Jefferson County, according to Attorney General Steve Marshall. He was then taken to UAB hospital before passing away […]

President Donald Trump’s third State of the Union and fourth address to a joint session of Congress is set for Tuesday night. Every federally elected lawmaker is allowed to bring a guest to the big speech, and their choice of a companion for the event is often a political indication. Yellowhammer News reached out to […]

David Bowdich, second in charge of the FBI, visited Auburn University last week to give public remarks and sign a memorandum of understanding. During his visit, Bowdich made reference to the FBI’s ongoing expansion of its presence in Huntsville — an expansion that is not yet complete but will soon total $1 billion invested with […]

The National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC) has selected Alabama for its 2020 “DON’T QUIT!” initiative. As such, three Alabama elementary or middle schools will be gifted a $100,000 fitness center. Any citizen who wants to can fill out the application to nominate the school they believe should receive one of the fitness centers. […]

Eight Alabama citizens were honored last week with an “Eagle Award” given by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to those who went above and beyond supporting Alabama’s state parks. Alabama’s state parks encompass 48,000 acres across 21 separate parks. They are managed by the Alabama State Parks Division of the Department of […]

Dr. Herb Chen, the head of surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), was announced as the next editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Surgery in recent days. Publications like the American Journal of Surgery are significant within the scientific community. They showcase new work and techniques employed by scientists across the country. […]

One of the men honored during the coin flip before Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl was retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles McGee. McGee took flight for his country 136 times during World War II and was one of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of black pilots who trained in Alabama […]

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign aired a Super Bowl ad on Sunday night featuring Alice Marie Johnson, a woman who was sentenced to life in prison for a nonviolent drug crime and then subsequently released by Trump after 21 years behind bars. Johnson was held in Federal Correctional Institution, Aliceville in Pickens County, Alabama. “My […]

Alabama high school junior Curtis Cooper on Thursday evening drained four shots in 24 seconds, including one from half-court, that triggered a $10,000 donation to Huntsville Inner City Learning. Local businessman Tommy Limbaugh, Cooper’s grandfather, shared a video of the achievement on Twitter. Watch:

State Representative Matt Fridy (R-Montevallo) on Friday released the first ad for his campaign for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Fridy is competing against Shelby County attorney and former local judge Phillip Bahakel for the Republican nomination to Place 2 on the civil appeals court. The Alabama Democratic Party did not field a candidate […]

The Junior League of Birmingham and the Birmingham Airport Authority are joining forces to help fight human trafficking. The two groups are putting up signs in every Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport bathroom stall that feature information about human trafficking and how to spot a potential victim. The signs also contain helpline information for someone currently being […]

RAGLAND — The National Cement Company of Alabama joined with state and local officials on Thursday to break ground on the $250 million kiln expansion the company announced in December. Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield called the expansion the “largest capital investment in the history” of St. Clair County. Spencer Weitman, president of National Cement, […]

Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for the U.S. Senate received an endorsement from the Dothan chapter of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers on Wednesday. “As someone who believes deeply in backing the blue, I am deeply honored to receive the backing of the men and women who wear the blue,” Tuberville said […]

A new report out this week from the Business Education Alliance (BEA) warns that Alabama is not on track to hit its target of 500,000 skilled workers by 2025. Not hitting the goal could potentially cause a glut of unfillable jobs in the state. Such a situation could have bitter consequences for Alabama’s economy and […]

John H. Dorrill, Jr., the former executive director of the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA), died Tuesday night at his home in Montgomery. He was 90 years old. ALFA, where he spent much of his life working, announced the news on Wednesday afternoon. As executive director of the federation, Dorrill was an influential figure in Alabama […]

The 2020 Census has been hailed by all of Alabama’s political leaders as a crucial moment for the state, and on Wednesday, the Alabama Community System kick-started their initiative to make sure every Alabamian gets counted. Representatives from each of Alabama’s 24 community colleges were joined in Montgomery by officials from the state government and […]