More than 75,000 spectators are expected this year at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR) as it gets underway on Friday. Founded in 1929, the event touts itself as the largest fishing tournament in the world. Organizers are excited about the prospect of a successful post-pandemic tournament, which they say will have a significant […]

Gov. Kay Ivey has added even more talent to her roster of administration officials. On Friday, Ivey announced that she has appointed Bill Poole to serve as Finance Director. Poole has previously served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for nearly 10 years. As Finance Director, Poole will serve as the chief […]

Consumers will not be charged state sales tax when they purchase school-related supplies and clothing this weekend. Alabama’s 16th annual school sales tax holiday kicks off on Friday and runs through the end of Sunday. Shoppers will be spared the 4% state sales tax, while most of the state’s local sales taxes will also be […]

One of Alabama’s scenic treasures has increased its footprint. DeSoto State Park has added 157 acres after the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) completed a recent purchase of adjacent property. The acquisition involved a tract of land along Little River and helps protect an area of critical habitat, according to a release […]

When NASA’s Artemis I mission launches, its Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) Scout will be one of the secondary payloads hitching a ride aboard the powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The solar sailing CubeSat has been designed and developed at Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center. A CubeSat is a miniaturized satellite used for space research. Approximately […]

Blue Origin continues to bolster its partnership with the state of Alabama and its thriving aerospace industry. On Wednesday, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center announced that it had received a $1 million grant from the company’s foundation, Club for the Future. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is one of Alabama’s prominent landmarks as […]

Inflation is rising at a rate unseen in nearly 13 years, and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is placing the blame squarely at the feet of President Joe Biden. The Labor Department announced Tuesday that the consumer-price index increased 5.4% in June. This is the highest 12-month rate since August 2008. The consumer-price index measures […]

One large Alabama employer is giving its employees a shot at $1 million – if they get the shot. Leidos, which owns Huntsville’s Dynetics, is instituting a vaccine lottery with $1 million to be shared among 10 randomly selected workers who have gotten the vaccine. Dynetics, which was founded in the Rocket City in 1974, […]

Visitors will enjoy a smoother ride around Lake Guntersville and DeSoto state parks thanks to a grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). ADEM presented the funds to Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) on Tuesday. ADCNR is the state agency which oversees the management and […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor on Monday to deliver remarks honoring members of the military and advocating for the expansion of health care options for veterans. The first-term senator outlined that there are nearly 20 million veterans in the United States, with 400,000 living in the Yellowhammer State. Tuberville said […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 19 other states in supporting South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act. Marshall filed a brief on Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The law was challenged by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and and enjoined by a federal district judge shortly […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) announced on Tuesday its endorsement of Wes Allen in his race for Secretary of State. Chris Iaacson, president and CEO of AFA, noted Allen’s commitment to limited government in a statement announcing the endorsement. “Wes is a strong advocate of limited, fiscally responsible government, private property rights, and ensuring a […]

U.S. News has bestowed top status on the city of Huntsville. The outlet has placed the Rocket City among its three best places to live in America. “Once a sleepy farming town, Huntsville gained national recognition during the Space Race of the 1960s and is now consistently among the fastest-growing metro areas in Alabama,” the […]

Consumers are seeing prices continue to rise for several reasons, according to Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial Corp. In a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing a likely rise in consumer prices for June, Moody outlined that the main factor in the increase was the inability of businesses to keep up with consumer […]

Katie Britt, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, renewed her opposition to lockdowns for Alabama. Late last year, Britt led a “Keep Alabama Open” campaign on behalf of the state’s businesses when it appeared the federal government would mandate a national lockdown. Her statement on Monday came on the heels of Gov. Kay Ivey’s […]

Alabama’s newest veterans home will be named for one of the state’s homegrown American heroes, the late Bennie Adkins. News of the honor was delivered Friday by the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs. Adkins served in the United States Army for more than 20 years, holding the rank of command sergeant major at the time […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) joined 31 of his U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in demanding answers from President Joe Biden regarding Biden’s plan to wage a door-to-door vaccine campaign. In a letter sent to the president on Friday, Moore and other members of the House asserted that the plan violated the privacy of Americans […]

Katie Britt, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, spoke with Huntsville radio host Michael Yaffee on Thursday about her faith, her family and what has driven her to run for public office. Britt recounted to the host of WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program” the powerful story of her family’s survival during the Tuscaloosa tornado and […]

Spend a few minutes talking with Kenneth Paschal, and it quickly becomes evident that the man loves his home state of Alabama. When it was time for Paschal to conclude his 21 years of service in the U.S. Army, there was no doubt he wanted to return to his native state. “Alabama has so much […]

Gov. Kay Ivey currently occupies her strongest position among Alabama Republicans since taking over the governor’s office, according to a recent poll. A summary of polling data obtained by Yellowhammer News shows Ivey receiving a lofty 86% favorability rating among likely Republican primary voters. Ivey became Alabama’s 54th governor in 2017 when she was sworn […]

The State Senate meets only a few dozen feet above the House of Representatives at the Alabama Statehouse. Yet, Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia) announced Thursday that he is committed to nearly a year of campaigning to ride the elevator two extra floors when he goes to work in Montgomery. Jones became the first candidate to […]

Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge has been selected to participate in United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Student Rocket Launch. ULA’s Student Rocket Launch is a program in which the rocket company’s intern volunteers design, build and launch three 19-foot high-power sport rockets. Dolly Ridge students were selected by ULA to provide payloads to be flown aboard […]

Legislation aimed at increasing voter participation in municipal elections is among the state’s new laws this year. A bill sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) and Rep. Jim Hill (R-Moody) has moved nearly all elections in Alabama’s cities and towns off the presidential election cycle where they have resided on the calendar since 1984. […]

Resolving to hold the line for Alabama against the Biden administration’s radical shift in energy policy, Chip Beeker is seeking reelection to the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). In a recent conversation with Yellowhammer News, Beeker declared his intent to run for another term and the reasons why he feels called to continue his public […]