Alabama head coach Nick Saban informed his team on Wednesday he is officially retiring. In doing so, Saban has ushered in the most consequential, important question of modern college football: Who will replace him? Among the potential bearers of that enormous responsibility are names familiar to the conversation, as well as new names that are […]

7. Information about Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s medical issues and a long period in the hospital, without knowledge of the White House or Congress, is starting to come out. Apparently, the cause was a urinary tract infection brought about by a prostate cancer surgery, but the issue is not the illness it is the […]

Auburn will have to replace both coordinators as it enters year two of the Hugh Freeze era. While Philip Montgomery’s ouster as offensive coordinator felt like more of a dismissal, defensive coordinator Ron Roberts is leaving to take a job at Florida. Will this lack of continuity from year one to year two help, or […]



7. In shocking news, the man who jumped into the Bass Pro Shop aquarium in Leeds was on drugs. Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin lays it out pretty clearly about 42-year-old George Aaron Owens, “It is obvious from the behavior of (Owens) and his admissions that he had been taking drugs that we must continue […]

Every Monday right here you can read 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. In this week’s edition, we’re one week removed from the Rose Bowl loss, Michigan and Washington are facing off tonight for a national […]

President Joe Biden’s entire administration is built on deception and incompetence. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 am weekdays on WVNN, on Talk 99.5 from 10-11 am, and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from noon to 1 pm.

Alabama was identified as the eighth most popular destination for movers in the United States from a company that has a good idea of who’s moving — and where. For its 47th annual “National Movers Study,” United Van Lines showed a 60% inbound moving rate for Alabama over the past year. The company says many […]

7. Hundreds rally in support of Hamas in Birmingham at Railroad Park. The mindless calls for a “cease-fire” continued after Israel responded to the slaughtering and intentional targeting of Israeli civilians but Hamas doesn’t even want that. Laith Mekdad told al.com, errantly, that the conflict has led to “Thirty thousand people brutally murdered in cold […]

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and Yaffee, filling in for 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 […]

 This is all by design. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 am weekdays on WVNN, on Talk 99.5 from 10-11 am, and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from noon to 1 pm.

7. A 17-year-old transgender school shooter has killed a 6th-grader, injured 5 other students, and killed himself in Perry, Iowa; the mourning will start for the shooter soon. Expect the gender-identity delusion to be downplayed and the typical “Republicans pounce” narrative to emerge. 6. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) has had enough of the United […]

The point was made a lot throughout the 2023 season: “The SEC isn’t as strong this year” “It’s Georgia and everyone else” “An SEC schedule doesn’t mean what it usually does this year” Etc etc. If you didn’t hear this, you probably weren’t listening close enough. But now that we can reflect on the season […]

 Someone needs to step up in Decatur. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 am weekdays on WVNN, on Talk 99.5 from 10-11 am, and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from noon to 1 pm.

7. People really wanted to watch Alabama football, it didn’t hurt that another big controversial brand was taking them on in the Rose Bowl. Eventually, 32.8 million people would watch the very close overtime College Football Playoff game – it was the largest college football audience since the 2018 National Championship, the top non-NFL sporting […]

Auburn’s first season under Hugh Freeze is over, ending with three straight losses and domination by Maryland in the Music City Bowl. However, all hope isn’t lost on the Plains. Freeze has brought a momentum to Auburn recruiting that the program has not seen in a long time. Here’s an official markup from The Auburn […]

Swatting is attempted murder. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 am weekdays on WVNN, on Talk 99.5 from 10-11 am, and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from noon to 1 pm.

U-Haul has released its annual “U-Haul Migration Trends” report for 2023 and the Yellowhammer State comes in at No. 22. The rankings are based on the rate of people moving into a state using one-way U-Haul equipment. Last year, Alabama was 20th. “While one-way transactions in 2023 remained below the record-breaking levels we witnessed immediately […]

7. Harvard’s President Claudine Gay has finally been forced to resign. It was not her “wink, wink, nod, nod” to rampant anti-Semitism that got her, it was racism. Just kidding. It was the fact that she is an academic fraud busted for tons of plagiarism. 6. More people are moving to Alabama according to the […]

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. In this week’s edition, the season comes to a conclusion with a devastating Rose Bowl loss to Michigan. Alabama seemed to revert back to the team […]

7. More disruptions to travel, shopping, celebrations, and everyday life become a weapon of pro-Hamas protestors. Americans’ tolerance for this is not going to go on much longer. 6. President Joe Biden will not do his job when it comes to protecting our borders and now he is threatening to sue any state that will. […]

 Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and Yaffee, filling in for 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from […]

It’s almost here, the moment we have been waiting nearly a month for: Alabama and Michigan facing off in Pasadena for a Rose Bowl title and a spot in the national championship game. Two of the biggest brands in the sport in one of the most iconic locations in the world is a TV executive’s […]