Kenneth E. “Kenny” Coleman has been named president and CEO of the Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA). The BBA covers a seven-county area around the Magic City and is widely considered the region’s top economic development organization. As announced in a BBA release on Monday, Coleman will begin his new role on July 20. He comes […]

Dynetics, Inc., has been awarded a major sole-source contract for production and sustainment of foreign radar simulators known as the Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator (LIVE) family of products. The announcement was made in a release this week. The federal government contract has a total estimated value of $356 million for production and sustainment for the […]

According to a Thursday report by The Cullman Tribune, a socialist coalition based out of Birmingham has popped up in Cullman County pushing “police abolition” and “anti-capitalism,” among other agenda items. However, the local sheriff appears to be leading the defense of law and order in the county, which is located north of Birmingham along […]

The City of Birmingham on Thursday afternoon unveiled a massive “Black Lives Matter” street mural ahead of Juneteenth on Friday. Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, is recognized annually on June 19. The Birmingham Black Lives Matter painting now runs alongside Railroad Park on First Avenue […]

An incoming freshman at the University of Alabama is standing up for black-owned businesses damaged during civil unrest that stemmed from George Floyd’s death last month in Minneapolis. CJ Pearson, 17, is a native Georgian and longtime Bama football fan. He has announced that he will be studying political science in Tuscaloosa this fall. The […]

The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles (ABPP) on Thursday afternoon announced that two ABPP law enforcement officers were fired upon earlier in the day as they approached a Bessemer home to conduct a supervisory visit with an offender. A release advised that Officer in Charge Sidney Yarbrough and Officer Steven Motley, both assigned to the […]

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) on Thursday announced that its board of directors has endorsed Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl in the Republican primary runoff in Alabama’s First Congressional District. BCA chairman John Mazyck lauded Carl in a statement as “a job creator with a commitment to supporting economic growth and pro-jobs policies.” “From […]

A portion of First Avenue South in Birmingham will soon read, “Black Lives Matter,” ideally just in time for Juneteenth on Friday. Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, is celebrated annually on June 19. Per the City of Birmingham, Cara McClure of Black Lives Matter Birmingham […]

The University of Alabama and Ohio State University on Thursday announced a home-and-home football series between the two programs for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The first game will take place in Columbus, OH, on September 18, 2027, with the Buckeyes coming to Tuscaloosa on September 9, 2028. This will be the first home-and-home meeting […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday released a 5-4 decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was created by the executive branch during the administration of President Barack Obama. As stated in the SCOTUS decision, DACA “allows certain unauthorized aliens who arrived in the United States as children to apply […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Alabama State Port Authority have now officially entered into a Project Partnership Agreement to deepen and widen the Mobile Harbor Ship Channel by late 2024 or early 2025. The agreement was signed on Wednesday by Colonel Sebastien P. Joly, commander of the Corps’ Mobile district, and John C. […]

Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill on Wednesday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that a controversial federal court opinion issued Monday evening regarding Alabama’s absentee voting process has been appealed to a higher court. United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama Abdul K. Kallon issued a memorandum opinion striking down certain absentee […]

MONTGOMERY — Yellowhammer News on Wednesday sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro). The interview will be broken down in two separate articles. In this first part, we will focus on the potential for at least one special session later […]

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl on Tuesday released a new video ad in his Republican bid to represent Alabama’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ad takes aim at former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile), Carl’s opponent in the GOP primary runoff. Lasting 30 seconds, the ad hits Hightower over past […]

United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama Abdul K. Kallon on Monday struck down certain absentee balloting requirements for the state’s upcoming July 14 runoff election, however the ruling was only made to benefit certain demographics of voters. Kallon, an appointee of former President Barack H. Obama, issued a memorandum opinion providing immediate […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s (R-AL) leading candidate for an important vacancy in Alabama’s largest county is a longtime Democrat. Jefferson County Probate Judge Place 1, the presiding judge on the court, is vacant following the retirement of Judge Alan King in recent weeks. Judge Sherri Friday, who has held the Place 2 position on the probate […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday afternoon reacted to an article from Yellowhammer News earlier in the day about U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) voting to rename everything in the American military that gets its name from a member of the Confederate military. The legislative amendment for which Jones voted would rename ships, […]

Auburn junior right-hander Tanner Burns this week was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. Burns, selected with the 36th overall pick in the competitive balance round A of the first round, becomes the ninth Auburn player selected in the first round in program history, including […]

The Walter Camp Football Foundation on Thursday announced its 2020 preseason All-American teams. Walter Camp, nicknamed “The Father of American football,” first began selecting an All-America team in 1889. His namesake foundation was formed in 1967 to continue the tradition of selecting an annual All-America team, which is the nation’s oldest. The 2020 preseason version […]

President Donald J. Trump on Thursday afternoon was seen departing Air Force One with former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville. Shortly after the plane touched down in Dallas, Texas, Tuberville was invited to board and join the president. Press pool video captured Trump deplaning soon thereafter, with Tuberville right behind him as he […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Thursday endorsed Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl to succeed him in representing Southwest Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Carl is currently in a tight Republican primary runoff battle with former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile), with Election Day 33 days away. Byrne announced the coveted endorsement at […]

Ron Brown has gone viral — multiple times — for his love for the Yellowhammer State. Now, he wants to give back through serving the residents of Hoover as their newest councilman. Brown on Thursday held a press conference at Hoover City Hall announcing his candidacy for City Council Place 2. The municipal elections will […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley this week spoke out against the “defund the police” movement gaining popularity among the far-left wing of the national Democratic Party. Barkley, an Alabama native who attended Auburn University, appeared on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” on Tuesday. During the interview, Barkley stressed that the death of […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) on Wednesday announced that it is requesting information on broadband internet access and speed from Alabama residents and businesses. All Alabamians are encouraged to take ADECA’s internet speed survey to help the State locate gaps in broadband service. The information gathered will then be used for […]