With longtime Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announcing he would not seek reelection, the 2025 race is now substantially more interesting. Stimpson has held the office for more than ten years, but decided against seeking a fourth term, which creates a Saban-esque expectation for his potential successor.  While the length of Stimpson’s tenure alone makes the […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin will attend a White House ceremony where President Joe Biden will sign an executive order addressing gun violence, including the formation of a task force to assess the threat of machine gun conversion devices

If they ban Glock switches, all crime in Birmingham will end and Republicans will not be slandered by the media

Days after MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle went to the mat to defend Vice President Kamala Harris' in ability to do a substantive interview, Harris chose to sit down with the opinion host to pretend to be challenged with "hard-hitting" questions like, "can we trust you?"

The Alabama Crimson Tide is getting ready to host the Georgia Bulldogs, and as has been the case throughout the offseason, the ‘Dawgs are going to be the Vegas favored team when they step foot in Tuscaloosa this weekend. Georgia opened up this week as a 2.5 point favorite, which does not seem like much, […]

Somehow Alabama and other states are the bad guys here

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) called Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin a "little boy in a big job" during a ongoing feud over the city's response to escalating crime, even as some phonies tout crime coming down nationwide

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. Things are not good in Auburn right now. Following two losses in the last three games, which just so happen to be the only […]

Can one of Birmingham's leaders please speak the truth and be reasonable?

Congressional leaders reached a deal to avert a government shutdown by advancing a three-month stopgap funding bill that extends federal funding until December 20

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes”, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The first edition of what many consider the worst two weeks of the year is officially behind us, as the Alabama Crimson Tide’s first bye […]

Crime in Birmingham is out of control and the mayor has no plan to stop it

Alabama's housing market looks to have slowed in August but has remained steady thanks to a recent decision from the Federal Reserve to cut the funds rate by 50 basis points according to the August 2024 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report.

A complete turnover of statewide elected officials is coming in 2026. From the Governor of Alabama to Lt. Governor to Attorney General and State Auditor, all current incumbents are term-limited. We recently analyzed who might be in the running for Governor in 2026, which includes current Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. Of the various elected […]

On Friday, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was touting his "safer streets" initiative, on Saturday night 4 were killed and 17 were injured in more street violence in the city.

Just because Alabama is not playing doesn’t mean fans can’t enjoy some great college football this weekend. Here are the three biggest games of the weekend in the best conference in college football that fans can tune into throughout the day. 11:00 a.m. CST: Florida @ Mississippi State: Admittedly, this isn’t a matchup that’s going […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories

Former UAB head coach Bill Clark is one of the greatest coaches the state has ever seen. On this week’s episode of the Yellowhammer Sports Podcast, Coach Clark and host CJ Duncan go deep on what it takes to build an elite football program – both on the field and off. As the man behind […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide will have the eyes of the entire college football world upon it next Saturday night in Tuscaloosa when they host the Georgia Bulldogs in what is the marquee SEC matchup of the season. With both the Tide and the ‘Dawgs on bye this weekend, the official game week betting line has […]

Alabama Democrats love taking to the national and international media to make the state look bad, State Senator Marilyn Lands (D-Madison) is taking advantage of those opportunities by stupidly suggesting she was elected to the Alabama legislature on the heels of the state's in vitro fertilization issue, she was not

Vice President Kamala Harris thinks she can deceive Americans, but the American people need to see the truth

In a new Fox News poll, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 2 points in a head-to-head matchup, with 50% of support compared to Trump’s 48%

The Ole Miss Rebels absolutely hammered the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on the road at their place over the weekend by a score of 40-6, a result that led to Wake Forest deciding to ‘buy out’ of next year’s return game in Oxford, meaning they paid the agreed upon amount to cancel the game. This […]

The University of Tennessee made headlines this week when news broke that the Volunteers brass will be instituting a 10% ‘talent fee’ on all athletic tickets starting in the 2025 season which will go towards paying players through NIL. For football, the price hike is even higher with an additional 4.5% being tacked onto season […]