The College Football Playoff Selection Committee on Tuesday evening released its first rankings of the 2020 season, with the University of Alabama Crimson Tide coming out on top. Bama was followed by Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State to round out the top four teams. Texas A&M, Florida and Cincinnati were ranked Nos. 5-7, respectively. […]

Due to “positive COVID tests and subsequent contact tracing” within the Southern Miss football program, UAB’s upcoming game against the Golden Eagles has been canceled. The game was set for Friday, November 27, at Birmingham’s historic Legion Field. This was supposed to be UAB’s last game ever at the venue, as the team will transition […]

Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) on Tuesday introduced new legislation to further the advancement of affordable, high-speed rural broadband internet access. Aderholt’s bill, entitled the Enabling Extra Time to Extend Network Deployment (EXTEND) Act, would permit states to use federal CARES Act monies under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for grants for the deployment of broadband infrastructure […]

Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) on Tuesday issued a directive to all state agencies ordering that flags in certain locations be lowered to half-staff. The directive covers flags “on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol Complex in Montgomery and in Alabama House District 78.” This is being done “to honor the memory and longstanding service” […]

Even though the No. 1 University of Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0) come into this weekend’s matchup as heavy favorites on paper, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn is noting that the Iron Bowl is always a different kind of game — and one that is difficult to predict. Malzahn’s Tigers come into the annual post-Thanksgiving matchup […]

Yellowhammer News on Tuesday spoke with State Senator Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville), who was selected by his Republican colleagues the previous day to be the next majority leader in the legislature’s upper chamber. This vote by the Senate GOP Caucus came after Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) in the same meeting announced he would step down from […]

Yellowhammer News on Tuesday spoke with Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper), who was unanimously chosen by his Republican colleagues the previous day to be the next president pro tempore of the legislature’s upper chamber. Reed’s nomination by the Senate GOP Caucus came after Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) in the same meeting announced […]

Backed by a national labor union and Democratic socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a notice has been filed informing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that there is an attempt underway to unionize Amazon’s state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama. This facility outside of Birmingham just opened earlier this year, employing more than 1,500 full-time […]

The City of Birmingham on Monday afternoon released a video with some rather specific recommendations of what people not do this Thanksgiving. Mayor Randall Woodfin opens the video by noting the message is intended “especially for our Birmingham city employees.” The video, shared with the hashtag “#DontDoThat,” subsequently transitions to an on-screen narrator commenting on […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate Republican Caucus met on Monday, and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced he will be stepping down as leader of the legislature’s upper chamber. The Caucus membership in the same meeting then unanimously nominated current Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) to succeed Marsh as pro tem; since […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s office on Monday announced that the governor has allocated a total of $3,606,104 to reimburse several Alabama food banks for expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alabama received approximately $1.9 billion total of federal CARES Act funding to respond to and mitigate the pandemic. Alabama Act 2020-199 initially designated up to […]

Miles College on Monday announced a new multi-million dollar collaboration with IBM on a comprehensive program designed to develop high-demand skill sets in students and faculty that align with industry needs and trends. As part of this program, IBM is reportedly donating $2 million worth of artificial intelligence (AI) and open hybrid cloud technology resources […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall (R-AL) on Monday released a video message warning the people of Alabama that elected officials violating the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act could cause serious, wide-spread societal consequences. The message came after Marshall on Friday announced that his office is filing suit against Madison County for recently removing a Confederate monument from […]

The University of Alabama System on Friday afternoon released its weekly update with COVID-19 related data from each of its three distinct institutions: the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). This is the final time the dashboard will be updated for the fall 2020 […]

Auburn University’s athletics department on Sunday announced that its men’s basketball program will forgo postseason competition for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. According to a release, both the NCAA and the SEC have been notified of the self-imposed postseason ban. The athletics department and university administration, in conjunction with head coach Bruce Pearl, reportedly came to […]

Former Alabama State Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-Montgomery) died on Saturday at age 81. Holmes served in the legislature for 44 years — from 1974 until 2018, when he lost a primary bid for reelection. He was the longest serving member of the House of Representatives. An alumnus and former faculty member of Alabama State University, Holmes […]

The United States Air Force on Friday announced Montgomery’s Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base has been selected as the preferred location to host the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter Formal Training Unit (FTU). U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and its Subcommittee on Defense, applauded the Air Force’s decision. The new […]

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris on Friday morning interviewed with Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show.” The head of the Alabama Department of Public Health discussed the current surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Yellowhammer State, saying the current situation is “a lot worse” than what numbers had been over the […]

Troy University head football coach Chip Lindsey on Friday announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a release, the second-year head coach’s positive result stemmed from Troy’s weekly PCR tests that are administrated each Wednesday to all of the program’s players and staff. Troy’s athletics department wrote that Lindsey is experiencing very […]

Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal has once again been named as a finalist to be the permanent headquarters of United States Space Command, Governor Kay Ivey announced on Thursday. The Rocket City was previously named as one of six finalists for the HQ, however the formulation of a new list was ordered earlier this year. Thursday’s announcement […]

What could end up being one of the most important projects in Alabama’s history received the funding needed to move forward on Thursday. As part of an almost $300 million in total funding for Alabama Public School and College Authority (PSCA) projects announced by Governor Kay Ivey, a planned state-of-the-art genomics facility at the University […]

Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) on Thursday announced that a total of $298,317,492 has been awarded to 20 Public School and College Authority (PSCA) projects across the Yellowhammer State. “The Public School and College Authority was established with the intent on tackling long-standing school infrastructure projects or educational upgrades that have been delayed due to limited […]

Two University of Alabama men’s basketball players on Thursday were named to preseason All-SEC teams. The Southeastern Conference in a release unveiled its 17th annual coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams, tipping off the 2020-21 season. Bama, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina and Tennessee each had multiple selections, while Auburn did not have a […]

One player each from Auburn University and the University of Alabama on Wednesday was taken as a lottery pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Auburn small forward Isaac Okoro was taken fifth overall in the draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he will join former Bama […]