Business Council of Alabama President and CEO Billy Canary’s tenure officially ended today. The BCA’s announcement of Canary’s departure caps off more than a year of controversy surrounding his leadership of the state’s largest business organization. A press release issued by the organization states that Canary has accepted a position as a senior fellow at […]

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The full governing board of the Business Council of Alabama voted today to confirm an Executive Committee proposal adopted on May 21, a proposal which sparked significant controversy among members. The transition plan furthers the group’s stated goal to replace President and CEO Billy Canary by the end of this year. The move comes after […]

As reported earlier today, BCA Progress PAC Chairman Mike Kemp has resigned his position and withdrawn his membership from the group. Kemp was also set for installation as Chairman of BCA later this year. The Yellowhammer Multimedia Executive Board has obtained a copy of Kemp’s letter of resignation to BCA Chairman Perry Hand. The letter […]

From bad to worse, the dismantling of the BCA continues. Yellowhammer news has confirmed that Mike Kemp, a senior officer of the embattled organization resigned.  Kemp is president and CEO of Kemp Management Solutions LLC in Birmingham and was serving as first-vice chairman and chairman of ProgressPAC, the official political action committee of the BCA.  […]

Regions Financial Corp. became the latest company to withdraw its membership from the Business Council of Alabama. According to a story in the Montgomery Advertiser, the company formally notified BCA leadership of their intentions today. This decision from one of the state’s largest employers comes on the heels of Alabama Power’s withdrawal from the business […]

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First-term incumbent John Merrill has won the GOP nomination for Secretary of State. Merrill beat Marshall County Revenue Commissioner Michael Johnson. Merrill ran on his experience, while Johnson said he wanted to use his technical and administrative experience in the job.

Gov. Kay Ivey clinched the Republican nomination in Alabama’s gubernatorial primary race Tuesday, and now she seeks to win the office outright after her appointment 14 months ago, when predecessor Robert Bentley resigned in the fallout of a sex-tinged scandal. She will face Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, who won the Democratic nomination. Alabama hasn’t elected […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of Huntsville has won the GOP’s nomination in the District 5 primary. Brooks defeated Army veteran Clayton Hinchman.

When the Miss America pageant started in 1921, having young women parade around in bathing suits seemed like a great way to get tourists to come to the Atlantic City Boardwalk after Labor Day. But how America views women has changed drastically since then, and the Miss America Organization is run by women who don’t […]

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A man has been accused of firing gunshots in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Alabama. AL.com reports 27-year-old Ladarius Bloxom was charged in the Wednesday shooting in the parking lot of a Church’s Chicken.

Authorities say a man who disappeared in Alabama more than seven months ago has still not been found. Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell tells news outlets that 47-year-old Steven Patrick White has been missing since Oct. 27. Mitchell says White was last seen walking away from his home in Town Creek.

Alabama voters go to the polls Tuesday to make their choices for governor in party primaries. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is seeking to win the office outright after becoming governor last year when the state’s then-governor resigned in the messy fallout of an alleged affair with a staffer. However, she faces GOP primary challengers hoping, […]

Two 18-year-olds in Alabama have been charged with assault in an alleged locker room hazing incident that left a freshman student with a broken arm. News outlets report LaQuiton Williams Jr. and Ellis Damoind Wright were arrested Tuesday in connection with the incident. WKRG-TV reports that 14-year-old Rodney Kim Jr.’s arm was broken at Davidson […]