Posts by Henry Thornton — Page 44
JASPER — The Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition (ARBC) announced Thursday morning that a fiber-based high-speed internet network will be installed in 2020 to serve the town of Jasper and the surrounding community. The internet services on the network will be provided by Mississippi-based technology company C Spire. In a first of its kind of partnership, […]
The Democrats running for their party’s presidential nomination met in Atlanta on Wednesday night for a debate. Yellowhammer News reached out to the Alabama Senate candidates to find out what they thought of the debate, which mostly focused on ideas that Alabama’s Senate candidates agreed was a threat to conservatism.
On Wednesday, Auburn star defensive tackle Derrick Brown was named one of five finalists for the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The Nagurski Trophy is given annually to the best defensive player in college football. The Sugar Hill, GA, native is one of Auburn’s team captains. Consistently double-teamed, he has still produced nine tackles for a […]
A Colbert County man has been charged with murder after a fight over a football game went too far. David Allen Fulkerson, a University of Alabama Crimson Tide fan, had a group of people at his residence to watch his Tide play the LSU Tigers on November 9. One of his guests was LSU fan […]
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin has scheduled the next episode in the ongoing Alabama Democratic Party leadership saga, according to a report by the Montgomery Advertiser. The hearing will reportedly take place on December 5. Nancy Worley, who has served since 2013 as the head of the state party, filed a lawsuit claiming she […]
MONTGOMERY — On Tuesday, the Alabama District Attorneys Association joined with victim advocates and the Alabama Traffic Safety Prosecutor to raise public awareness about the dangers of drowsy driving. Between 2013 and 2017, more than 4,000 people were killed in car crashes in which drivers fell asleep or were too sleepy to safely operate a […]
Over the last three weeks, Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-AL) reelection campaign has invested in ads mentioning former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The majority of the advertisements are fundraising appeals viewed by people outside of Alabama. According to data from the Facebook Ads library, the Jones campaign has spent $12,844 promoting 183 different ads between October […]
In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Alabama, lamented Chick-fil-A’s decision to stop giving money to Christian charities that have come under fire from LGBT advocates. The two leading charities no longer receiving funds from the Chick-fil-A Foundation are the Salvation Army and […]
The book editors at Amazon.com identified “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee” as the best nonfiction book published in 2019. The book is from first-time author Casey Cep. The first seven stops on Cep’s book tour were in various Alabama locations. Goodreads.com describes “Furious Hours” as: “The stunning story of […]
On Monday, University of Alabama Crimson Tide wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and DeVonta Smith were named as semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award. According to the award’s website, “The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the season’s outstanding college football receiver regardless of position.” Jeudy and Smith make up two of the 12 receivers receiving a […]
Austal USA, the shipbuilding company with a large facility in Mobile, has a veterans apprenticeship program dedicated to helping Americans who have served our nation find jobs once they return home. U.S. Army veteran Chase Thornton left active service about two years ago and is now a member of the apprenticeship program. He told FOX10 […]

