Smiths Station’s Mayor Bubba Copeland’s choices are revealing. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 to 11 a.m.

The transfer portal has undoubtedly changed the way teams operate in college football, and Nick Saban is at the forefront both with bringing players in — and losing players to other schools. Alabama lost a staggering 21 players in the portal from last season to this season, but back in August, Saban said, “There’s only […]

7. It is time for this ridiculous twice-yearly time-changing farce to end and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is trying to end it by making Daylight Saving Time permanent.  6. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed is NOT running for U.S. House of Representatives District 2, he would have been one of the few candidates discussed who […]

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and 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 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and […]

Auburn took care of business on Saturday afternoon against an overmatched Vanderbilt Commodore squad, defeating them 31-15. After an up and down first half (mostly up) for Auburn, the Tigers led 17-7 at the break. The up featured a heavy dose of Jarquez Hunter, with two long touchdown runs for the junior from Philadelphia, MS. […]

Journalists deserve some of the disdain they get. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 to 11 a.m.

7. The Alabama Supreme Court has issued a 6-2 decision that says the state can kill murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith via nitrogen gas, the first time it has ever been used in the United States. This will be the 2nd attempt to put Smith on ice after a failed lethal injection. 6. State Rep. John […]

No celebration of this LGBTQ mayor? Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 to 11 a.m.

7. An evident rise in anti-Semitism is leading the White House to create the first-ever National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia to tackle “Islamophobia.” There is no drastic increase on this issue, this is the White House’s way of appeasing its base calling for a humanitarian pause, which will not work. 6. Former President Donald Trump […]

With the deadline to file just days away, the field of candidates for the new Second Congressional District is growing. Three Democrats and one Republican have filed to run in the newly drawn district: State Rep. Napoleon Bracy (D-Prichard), State Sen. Kirk Hatcher (D-Montgomery), State Sen. Merika Coleman (D-Birmingham) and Republican Caroleene Dawson, a real […]

Every Wednesday we present “Across the SEC,” where we break down the biggest matchups of the previous week, preview the coming week’s slate, and talk about where things stand in the best conference in the land! In this week’s edition, while much of the talk has been on the Alabama-LSU matchup (understandably so), the Ole […]

Move over, Florida. According to a new study, Alabama has become one of the best places to retire not only in the south, but the entire country. Per a new study from CreditDonkey, the Yellowhammer State is the second best place to retire in the U.S. The company ranked the states by factoring in the […]

 CNN can’t do anything right. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 to 11 a.m.

A research team from Auburn University recently partnered with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries to gauge shoppers preferences for goods, particularly sweet potatoes, grown in Alabama versus those grown outside the state. The study, which utilized the statewide agricultural label Sweet Grown Alabama for analysis, was conducted at five farmers markets in Huntsville, […]

7. Alabama is ranked No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings with the ability to control their own destiny and make the playoffs. If Alabama wins out, they have a showdown with No. 1 Georgia in their future for the SEC Championship and a berth in the last college football playoff that will only […]

To this point, college football fans have looked to the AP Poll every week to see where their team sits in the rankings. But on Halloween night, the College Football Playoff committee released the very first edition of the playoff rankings for the 2023 season, rendering the AP Poll obsolete. There were not many big […]

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. In this week’s edition, Auburn got its first SEC win of the Hugh Freeze era against Mississippi State and faces a favorable schedule the […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is a supervillain. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 to 11 a.m.

7. The hottest housing market in Alabama has started to cool with new data showing that home sales down 17.7% in year-over-year in September in the Huntsville-area. The cooling already happened elsewhere, with Birmingham down 22% year-over-year in June, Mobile down 15.3% in 2022, and Montgomery seeing a 24.1% drop in the same peripd. 6. […]

It seems hard to believe, but basketball season is just about a week away. Let’s take a look at head coach Bruce Pearl’s squad and preview some Auburn hoops with the season opener against Baylor rapidly approaching. For whatever reason last season, Auburn could never really fully figure things out. They were not a bad […]

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 biggest game of the season has arrived for the Crimson Tide, and with both Alabama and LSU coming off a […]

Another big win for Democrats in redistricting redo. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 to 11 a.m.

7. Worldwide anti-Semitism continues to be openly displayed in the streets and on college campuses. In Russia, a mob stormed an airport looking for Jews after learning a flight from Tel Aviv was inbound, the AP called this a “protest” but this was actually a crowd checking passports, breaking down doors, injuring 20 (2 severely) […]

 Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and Yellowhammer News’ 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 […]