Trey Gowdy, a former eight-term U.S. Representative from South Carolina, will be the speaker at Faulkner University’s 2020 benefit dinner. Gowdy gained prominence during his time in Congress for being one of the most conservative members on Capitol Hill. He was the driving force behind the congressional investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attack that discovered […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is inviting Alabamians to his second annual HBCU summit. The 2020 version of the summit will be at Miles College in Fairfield on February 14. The event will have a student career and employment opportunities from across Alabama in addition to two panels moderated by Alabama’s junior senator. Doug Jones has […]

Birmingham-headquartered marketing firm Big Communications has made a Super Bowl ad promoting the Fox broadcast of the 2020 Daytona 500. The firm was tasked with making the ad by Fox Sports’ marketing team. When the ad airs on Sunday, it will be the first time in Big’s 25-year history that one of their ads will […]

The Huntsville-Madison County Veterans Memorial, a park on the north side of Huntsville’s downtown area, will be adding a monument to gold star families in 2020. Gold Star families are those who have lost a member during service in the United States Armed Forces. The monument is the final planned addition to the veterans memorial, […]

One of Alabama’s most prestigious law firms has elected three new partners, the firm announced on Tuesday. Ryan Hodinka, Alan Lovett and Dan Ruth will receive the much-desired designation with Balch & Bingham, a firm that has over 200 attorneys. All three are based in the firm’s Birmingham office and work in high-impact areas of Balch’s […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Monday that he will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to join President Donald Trump at the legislative signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Wednesday, January 29. The USMCA is one of Donald Trump’s signature achievements during his first three years as president. The trade deal […]

Alabama State Representative Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) will introduce a bill during the upcoming legislative session that would amend Alabama’s constitution to create a state-operated lottery. The bill would direct 100% of the revenue generated by the lottery to education programs. Clouse says that half of the funds would go to the Alabama Department of Early […]

The CPA firm Carr, Riggs, & Ingram (CRI) is expanding into North Alabama through a merger with the firm Crabtree, Rowe & Berger. CRI was founded in Enterprise in 1997 and now serves 30 markets across 10 states. The firm, which is one of the 20 largest accounting firms in the nation and the fastest growing […]

Alabamians across the state will have the chance to attend one of 1,107 events between January 26 and February 1 as part of National School Choice Week (NSCW). Those seven days have been declared by Governor Kay Ivey as Alabama School Choice Week. In her proclamation, Ivey said, “[R]esearch demonstrates that providing children with multiple […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is not happy with Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Sessions sent out a forceful response to Yellowhammer News’ reporting on Friday morning that Jones found the evidence against President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial “compelling.” “Senator Doug Jones’ recent video appears to indicate that he is planning to vote […]

The Veterans Affairs departments of the state and federal government are teaming up to put on the Montgomery Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC). VEAC will be on February 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Campton Bowl Multiplex in Montgomery. The agencies promise it will be a time “for veterans to get answers—and […]

Members of the Alabama legislature introduced bills this week that would create a standard, statewide process for any individual that wants a concealed carry permit for a firearm. Under the proposed system, permits would be issued for terms of one year, five years or the remaining lifetime of the permit holder. State Representative Proncey Robertson […]

The National Governor’s Association on Thursday announced Alabama would be among a choice group of states that will mentor other states in work-based learning practices. “Alabama is excited to participate as a mentor state in the third phase of the NGA’s work-based learning Policy Academy due to the remarkable results of our participation in Phase […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Ivey hosted a ceremony on Thursday afternoon in honor of the Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE) winning the Southeast region’s Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Award. The True Inspiration Awards’ website describes the award as targeting organizations that are “working hard to make a lasting difference in the lives of children living in […]

The Dothan Eagle reported on Wednesday that the Dothan Regional Airport will be adding an additional Delta flight to Atlanta every afternoon. Airport Director Adam Hartzog told the Eagle that 60,000 passengers flew out of Dothan Regional in 2019, which was the airport’s second year in a row of strong gains.

Former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) released the first TV ad for his congressional campaign on Thursday. Hightower is running to replace U.S. Senate candidate Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) in Alabama’s first congressional district. The 30-second spot highlights Hightower’s Christian values, including bills backed by Hightower in the state legislature that promoted adoption and stood against […]

The Etowah County-located Little Canoe Creek mega-site is to receive $2.7-million in improvements as part of an effort to make it a more attractive location to potential industry. The site is composed of around 1,100 acres just off of I-59 southwest of the city of Gadsden. The funding for the improvements comes from a donation […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Health System is entering into a partnership with its across-town neighbor Ascension St. Vincent’s to provide better outcomes for patients. The two hospital systems announced the news jointly via a press release on Wednesday. Details are still scarce as to the particularities of what this will mean for patients, […]

Jessica Taylor, an attorney in Prattville seeking the Republican nomination for Alabama’s second congressional district, released her first television advertisement on Tuesday. The ad, which is titled “My Squad,” is mostly composed of footage and soundbites from Taylor’s viral announcement video that garnered national attention. The video begins by touting Taylor’s “humble roots,” and the […]

Super-PAC America First Policies launched an ad Tuesday that highlights Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-AL) refusal to oppose the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The ad frames impeachment as a project of the “radical left” and uses a clip of Jones saying “this is not a witch hunt, this is not a hoax” as evidence that […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared in Montgomery on Monday, where he discussed the criminal justice reform bill President Donald Trump has repeatedly championed. Sessions was asked by Yellowhammer News what he thought of the bill. At first, the candidate for his old seat in the U.S. Senate said he supported parts of the […]

MONTGOMERY — Sheriffs of eight Alabama counties and Jeff Sessions appeared jointly at a press conference in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, on Monday. The sheriffs announced their support of Sessions’ candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL). The announcement coincided with the Winter Conference of the Alabama Sheriffs Association. Sessions, […]

MONTGOMERY — The city of Montgomery, which hosted Martin Luther King, Jr. for multiple famous speeches, braved the cold and came out in force to celebrate America’s most famous civil rights hero. The two main events in Alabama’s capital city were a morning service at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, a venue where […]

The Alabama Music Hall of Fame (AMHOF) has been cataloging and putting on display the many pieces of Alabama’s musical history for 30 years. “We have singers, songwriters, producers, musicians, all from the state of Alabama,” Sandra Burroughs, Executive Director of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame told WHNT. “They were either born and raised […]