California is facing another week of rolling blackouts across its state, an energy crisis Alabama leaders point to as a lesson on the importance of making good decisions on energy policy. A summer heatwave has put pressure on California’s electrical grid at a time when it is attempting to transition to generating power exclusively through […]

Alabama pastor and teacher George Shamblin has authored a new book, “The Relay,” which provides Christians with practical advice for sharing their faith and keeping the true Gospel alive. According to a website publicizing the book, “In ‘The Relay,’ Shamblin catalogs the comparative successes and failures of nine individuals in passing-along their faith to the […]

Ten games in eleven weeks. That is the task ahead of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in the race to the 2020 SEC Championship. As part of a special Monday evening presentation on the SEC Network, the conference announced this year’s slate of games under the unique 10-game, conference-only format. In addition to the […]

The Stagecoach Café in Stockton takes its name from the fact that it used to be on the stagecoach line. People aren’t traveling by stagecoach anymore, but the Stagecoach Café has adapted to change over the years with a focus on good food. COVID-19 has caused a major readjustment for the Stagecoach Café, which has long prided itself […]

Albert Chege easily remembers his introduction to the Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama. “I started when I was 8 years old,” Chege said. “My parents needed somewhere for me and my brothers to go. The Boys and Girls Club was the best option because it was nearby and the buses from the Boys & […]

The Big Ten and the Pac-12 are doing everything they can to kill the SEC’s season. They have no other choice. Their decision to cancel their own college football seasons has put themselves in impossible positions. Much talk has centered around the financial losses they face. Then there is the competitive fallout. Not playing this […]

As two college football conferences muddled their way through season cancellations this week, loud cries rang out for a centralized leader of the sport. The poor decision-making in those conferences could have been prevented by a single, national voice coordinating the process, they say. Without a doubt, the players, coaches and universities in the Big […]

Alabama businesses of all sizes will have the opportunity to connect and learn from industry experts on a wide array of topics from economic development to marketing your business in a post-COVID world. The Business Council of Alabama is excited to present Engage Alabama: A Virtual Business Summit on August 26-27, 2020. The two-day virtual […]

Emphasizing its agenda of “climate justice,” the California-based environmental group Sierra Club announced its endorsement of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Monday. In a release touting its intent to elect what it termed “climate champions up and down the ticket,” Sierra Club’s executive director Michael Brune outlined the desire of his group to […]

Alabama businesses of all sizes will have the opportunity to connect and learn from industry experts on a wide array of topics from economic development to marketing your business in a post-COVID world. The Business Council of Alabama is excited to present Engage Alabama: A Virtual Business Summit on August 26-27, 2020. The two-day virtual […]

Alabama businesses of all sizes will have the opportunity to connect and learn from industry experts on a wide array of topics from economic development to marketing your business in a post-COVID world. The Business Council of Alabama is excited to present Engage Alabama: A Virtual Business Summit on August 26-27, 2020. The two-day virtual […]

Reacting to Thursday’s gloomy third quarter economic numbers, Twinkle Cavanaugh fears some of the proposed government overreach, and a return to the days of job-choking regulations, may stifle any hope of a turnaround. “The economic numbers show just how badly the coronavirus pandemic has hurt our economy,” Cavanaugh observed to Yellowhammer News. “We will come […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) was lauded by NASA officials for the performance of its Atlas V rocket in launching the Mars 2020 mission. At a post-launch news conference on Thursday morning, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine went out of his way to praise ULA and its leadership for their role in the historic launch. “It was […]

NASA’s Mars 2020 launch went off without a hitch early Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Catching a lift from United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Alabama-made Atlas V rocket, Mars Perseverance is now setting its trajectory toward the Red Planet. The Perseverance rover will explore Mars while gathering samples and performing groundbreaking tests to see if […]

The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) notched one more win in what is likely the final chapter of a nearly two-year legal battle over the treatment of its employees under the state’s ethics law. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid issued an order on Wednesday saying that employees paid from “self-generated” funds are not considered public […]

Long shot candidate Barry Moore has defeated Jeff Coleman for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Moore went from barely squeezing into the runoff in March to likely becoming the next congressman from the Wiregrass. He looks to replace the retiring Martha Roby, who was first elected in 2010. That is the same […]

After months of delay under pandemic conditions, Alabama’s primary election has finally (mercifully) come to an end. With two congressional runoffs serving as the undercard, the showcase U.S. Senate race went to former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville. The fallout from these races left some in the winners column, while others were not so […]

The state of Alabama is voting Tuesday, July 14. Follow along for live coverage throughout the evening regarding the Republican primary runoff contests for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House in AL-01 and AL-02, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and more. Polls close at 7:00 p.m.

Sisters Allie Corcoran and Cassie Young loved growing up on a farm in Eufaula, but once they left home and earned their degrees at Auburn University, they realized their hearts were still at the family farm. “I always knew I wanted to come home and be part of the farm, but I didn’t know where I […]

Sportscasting is a tough business for anyone, but has been traditionally even more difficult for women. That’s why the change in direction for Rachel Baribeau won’t make sense … until you hear her explain it. “I am always evolving – as a woman, as a queen, as a daughter and a friend and as a […]

Walmart’s seventh annual Open Call is underway for entrepreneurs dreaming of landing U.S.-manufactured products on Walmart shelves by successfully pitching their wares to company officials during online meetings. “Walmart’s Annual Open Call event gives us a unique occasion to identify new suppliers who can meet our customers’ needs with unique and innovative products manufactured or produced in […]

More filings rolled in on Wednesday in the quest to determine which employees are considered “public” for purposes of Alabama’s ethics law. The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) and the Alabama Water and Wastewater Institute (AWWI) filed briefs urging Montgomery Circuit Judge Brooke Reid to deny a motion by the Alabama Ethics Commission to revise an […]

At a Wednesday press conference of governmental entities in Madison County, Dr. Pam Hudson outlined the dramatic effect masking would have on reducing the transmission of COVID-19. According to Hudson, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center, COVID-19 transmission would be reduced by 90% if 80% of the community wore a face covering. Hudson’s statement comes as […]

The legal battle over who is deemed a public employee under Alabama’s ethics law is not over, quite yet. The Alabama Ethics Commission is asking for revisions to a court order issued earlier this month saying the Birmingham Airport Authority’s (BAA) employees are not considered public employees because they are not paid through tax dollars. […]