Monday night, Gulf Shores’ Gulf State Park was honored as the 2018 Attraction of the Year by the Alabama Tourism Department. The 6,500 acre park, which includes three miles of stunning white sand beaches, also features a 1,540-foot-long fishing and education pier, 500 improved campsites, 33 cottages and cabins, a Nature Center, 18-hole golf course, several […]

Vice President Mike Pence, while speaking alongside Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the Pentagon on Thursday morning, declared that “establishing the Space Force is an idea whose time has come.” The vice president explained the Pentagon, under Mattis’ leadership, has begun the process of establishing the Space Force as a sixth branch of the U.S. […]

Players on the University of Alabama’s football team heard from a special motivational speaker on Wednesday as they continue to prepare for their opening game against Louisville on September 1. Gary Vaynerchuk, a renowned entrepreneur who was named to Fortune’s Forty Under Forty in 2014, shared powerful lessons from his life and his key to success. […]

Business is booming in Alabama and across the nation. According to a new poll released Tuesday by Gallup, American small-business owners are more optimistic now more than ever since the index was started 15 years ago. The new record is a considerable three-and-a-half percentage points better than the previous high point from 2006. The optimism is driven […]

A day after former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley revealed in an exclusive interview with Yellowhammer News that he was open to running for the United States Senate in 2020, an attorney theorized that it was indeed a possibility. Richard White, a former Montgomery County Deputy District Attorney who currently practices criminal defense law in Alabama state and […]

Tuesday, Dr. Julian Maha of Birmingham posted a touching video on Facebook outlining the story of an Alabama girl with autism who had never experienced a birthday. Amy, the birthday girl, grew up in the foster care system, going without presents, parties, or celebrations with family or friends. That all changed recently when Savage’s Bakery […]

Alligator season is almost here, Alabama. For those fortunate enough to draw a tag for the 2018 season, it will soon be time to head out on the rivers, bays and bayous and get to hunting. Chris Nix, Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries’ Alligator Program Coordinator, said in a press release that this year’s season […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is taking issue with a multi-state lawsuit that challenges the legality of 3D-printed gun plans being sold online. Last week, Texas company Defense Distributed was set to upload designs of 3D-printed guns for the public to buy and download. This came after a Department of Justice settlement with the firm in April paved […]

The United States Senate is under pressure from loyal Trump supporters to pass legislation that will return power to the states from anonymous bureaucrats in Europe and Washington, D.C., and representatives from Alabama are on board. H.R. 4537, the International Insurance Standards Act, passed the House on July 10 by a bipartisan voice vote. Introduced in […]

Former Alabama Governor Robert J. Bentley is back. This summer, Twitter and Facebook accounts representing the former Alabama governor were reactivated to coincide with the unveiling of Bentley for Alabama. This new site, launched on Memorial Day, examines Bentley’s time serving as Alabama’s 53rd governor and provides contemporary updates on his life since leaving office. […]

Today, Alabama, along with the entire nation, observes Purple Heart Day. This day, August 7, annually commemorates the moment in 1782 when then-General George Washington created the Purple Heart Medal, which was originally called the Badge of Military Merit and awarded for meritorious service. “[The Purple Heart] symbolizes the timeless and noble values of patriotism, […]

The latest polling published by Morning Consult shows more Alabama voters approve of Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) than disapprove. The numbers say that 45 percent approve, 28 percent disapprove, while 26 percent either do not know or have no opinion. These numbers are generous, to say the least, and will drastically change when voters view Sen. […]

The last Friday in July started like just any other day on the job for Tuscaloosa’s André Harris. Harris, a tow truck driver for Bambarger Wrecker Service, was finishing up a job that night when he spotted smoke billowing out of a car half a football field down the hill from him. When he arrived […]

Despite a federal judge’s recent decision that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) must be fully restored, Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to press forward with the Trump Administration’s efforts to rescind the program. Last Friday, Judge John Bates ruled that President Trump’s administration failed to provide justification for ending DACA —  the Obama-era program which allows illegal immigrants who […]

Monday afternoon, radio host Rick Burgess of the Birmingham-based and nationally syndicated Rick & Bubba Show announced he suffered a gallbladder attack during his morning show. Burgess added that he will be undergoing surgery to remove his gallbladder Tuesday morning. He hopes to return to work Thursday following the procedure. Sadly another gallbladder attack during the […]

Alabama’s Warrior Met Coal (NYSE: HCC) has partnered with Bevill State Community College to offer a new four-week miner training class for prospective employees. The program graduated its first 15-member class Thursday with each of the mining trainees headed to full-time employment beginning Friday with the Brookwood-based company. According to Alabama Coal Association President Patrick […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced a Community Development Block Grant Monday to provide the infrastructure necessary for Tiffin Motor Homes’ new RV Center in Winfield, creating 65 jobs. The announcement of the $300,000 grant was made in a news release Monday by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. “Bringing new jobs to Alabama is at the […]

Sports betting is legal in just a handful of states, but as of last week, Alabama’s eastern neighbor has joined that select club. Mississippi’s first lawful sports wagers took place Wednesday at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi. State Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan) is predicting that the state legislature will consider a bill during the 2019 legislative session […]

Alabama has been stuck in what seems like one endless election cycle since 2015. And it’s not going to end anytime soon. As signaled by the start of Governor Ivey’s first television buy ahead of the November 6 General Election, the summer political lull –  a seeming oasis of respite from wall-to-wall political advertising that […]

Fiber infrastructure is a key tool in attracting new and expanding existing businesses across Alabama, and local providers are actively working to install innovative broadband technologies in both the rural and urban areas of the state. Last week, AT&T Alabama announced that it has invested more than $1.2 billion in 2015, 2016, and 2017 in its […]

With Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox still drumming up the liberal media’s faux outrage about debates, Governor Kay Ivey launched her first television ad ahead of the November 6 general election. The ad, which is now running statewide, seeks to highlight her success in preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow. “As a former teacher, I know […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin attended Netroots Nation in New Orleans over the weekend and met up with socialist Democrat candidate for Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This gathering of progressives, sponsored by the likes of Planned Parenthood, MoveOn, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Southern Poverty Law Center and Facebook, has been held annually for more than a decade. […]

In the battle to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the Yellowhammer State is taking center stage as a potential swing state. Saturday, a red bus featuring the Judicial Crisis Network’s campaign slogan “Another Great Justice” was spotted motoring around Montgomery. This is a prelude to an eight-state bus tour that officially begins […]

It has been called the toughest decision of Nick Saban’s career. But Jalen Hurts might have just lost the battle to be Alabama’s starting quarterback four weeks before the season even kicks off. In an emotional interview Saturday, Hurts expressed his frustration with how events have unfolded since he was benched for Tua Tagovailoa at […]