The University of South Alabama Jaguars will host the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers on Thursday night at 6:30 in each team’s third game of the 2020 college football season. This will be the second-ever game at the Jaguars’ new Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile.

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Wednesday introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act (H.R. 8360). This legislation would allow states to determine how to spend remaining respective relief funds that were issued by the federal government under the CARES Act. States and localities were provided $150 billion total through the relief fund for mitigation and […]

Building Alabama’s soaring 21st century economy that featured record low unemployment before the COVID-19 pandemic took many unsung heroes working day-in, day-out behind the scenes across public and private sectors. Similarly, our state is going to need this same type of collaborative servant leadership to enable a successful post-pandemic recovery, securing a prosperous present while […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) seems intent on keeping his pledge from last year to oppose any hypothetical Supreme Court nomination made by President Donald Trump for the rest of this term. While Democratic leadership quietly admitted they always knew Jones would back them in voting against Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation last time-around, Alabama’s junior […]

Alabama Power Company customers and customer service representatives alike are excited to see that the company this week reopened its local business offices and appliance centers, utilizing heightened health and safety protocols to do so responsibly. Customer service representative Chasaney Hayes said that she is thrilled to have the doors of the Alabama Power business […]

AT&T on Wednesday became yet another major benefactor of Birmingham Promise, which is Mayor Randall Woodfin’s signature workforce development initiative. Birmingham Promise is an apprenticeship and scholarship program made possible by a public-private partnership between the City of Birmingham and area employers. Alabama Power Foundation, Altec and Regions have each previously given $1 million to the […]

Jim Page, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, has been appointed to serve on the board of directors for the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). Based in Alexandria, Virginia, this association represents more than 9,000 professionals across 1,300 chambers of commerce throughout North America. Page has led […]

Money this week released its annual rankings of the United States’ “Best Places to Live,” and one Alabama city made the list. The publication considered cities and towns with a population of at least 25,000 and removed any with: more than double the national crime rate; a median income level lower than 85% of its […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) on Wednesday visited with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office. After the meeting, Trump tweeted his endorsement of Moore’s Republican campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Trump wrote that Moore will be “will be a terrific Congressman […]

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl, the Republican nominee in Alabama’s First Congressional District, on Wednesday visited the White House and met in the Oval Office with President Donald J. Trump. “It was an incredible honor to spend over half an hour in the Oval Office with President Trump and Vice President Pence today,” Carl said […]

Southwest Alabama residents are celebrating the heroic linemen and support personnel who have traveled from across the country to restore utility services following Hurricane Sally last week. WKRG reported that Fairhope residents on Tuesday night held a short parade downtown to express their appreciation for the power crews.

A shadowy group of websites masquerading as local news agencies has been launched ahead of November’s high-stakes general election. An investigation by Yellowhammer News uncovered the existence of “Yellowhammer Times,” which purports to be a statewide news organization intended “to provide objective, data-driven information without political bias.” The site’s “people” section, where one would expect […]

Birmingham’s Evan Riley Lofthus does not know cursive yet, but people are already lining up to get her autograph. Lofthus, 7, is a second grade student at Shelby County’s Mt. Laurel Elementary School. As reported by the Shelby County Reporter, Lofthus first found her love for — and natural talent in — music when she […]

The administration of President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $2 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in two rural Alabama communities. The announcement comes as part of a national $268 million investment across 28 states. USDA is reportedly funding 76 […]

Kim Caudle Lewis, born and raised in the small southern Madison County town of Triana, has been devoted to North Alabama her entire life. An entrepreneur and trailblazer, her hard work and intentionality have combined over the years to foster a personal brand built on innovation. Lewis earned a Computer Information Systems degree from John […]

Roy Beck, founder and president of NumbersUSA, in recent days named Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) as one of only nine congressional “rock stars “for his support of enhanced border security and defending American workers. NumbersUSA is America’s largest grassroots border security organization and overall supports lower immigration levels. The group produces grades on each sitting […]

The Energy Institute of Alabama’s (EIA) member utility companies continue to work tirelessly to restore power and assist with Hurricane Sally clean-up efforts in Southwest Alabama. The category 2 hurricane battered the Gulf Coast last week, leaving close to a million Alabamians without power. Alabama’s electric utilities were prepared ahead of the storm to immediately […]

The administration of President Donald J. Trump on Monday evening sent more than 250,000 rapid diagnostic COVID-19 tests to 42 American historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), representing a continued commitment to protecting the nation’s most vulnerable and ensuring the United States continues to safely reopen its economy. This comes after the Trump administration’s historic […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation on Monday announced that it has established a relief fund to help Alabamians whose farms were damaged by Hurricane Sally last week. This comes after the federation outlined that Sally levied a heavy toll on farmers ahead of the fall harvest, especially in Southwest Alabama. “When disaster strikes, I am always impressed […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Monday addressed the passing of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and his thoughts regarding the resulting vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. Palmer is the chair of the Republican Policy Committee, which makes him the fifth highest ranking leader among Republicans in the United States House of […]

Republican U.S. senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville on Monday released a statement in support of President Donald Trump putting forward a nomination to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. The seat was vacated by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump has said he plans to nominate a […]

The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative of Birmingham-based Regions Bank, on Monday announced a series of grants totaling $150,000 for organizations providing disaster relief in areas slammed by Hurricane Sally. This includes $100,000 contributed to two Alabama nonprofit organizations. “The Regions Foundation, Regions Bank and our community partners are committed to serving and supporting the […]

The inaugural AlabamaWorks! Innovator Awards were presented by Governor Kay Ivey and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Ed Castile on Thursday during the AlabamaWorks virtual conference. A release outlined that the awards were developed to highlight people and programs across the Yellowhammer State that take an innovative approach to solving workforce challenges and help advance Ivey’s […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has addressed whether the United States Senate should end the filibuster as we know it. Certain national Democrats, including U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) over the weekend, have come out in support of ending the filibuster if Democrats take back the Senate in November’s general election. Senate Minority Leader Chuck […]