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Week 4 recap: Nothing is guaranteed in college football

We’ve played one-third of the season, and the sport has taught us one cold lesson: nothing is guaranteed in college football. After a couple wacky weeks of upsets, this Saturday revealed that every top 25 team truly is only as good as their last game. When the dust settled, there were 15 ranked teams involved […]

7. New York is going to become a sanctuary tent city  The influx of illegal immigrants being sent to New York City and other liberal sanctuary cities does not show any sign of stopping. The politics of this have been good for Republicans and Democrats now have to figure out how to handle the human […]

256 Today CEO Mecca Musick and former U.S. Attorney Jay Town take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: Is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis a genius or a lawbreaker? Does Alabama have too many laws with prison sentences? How long will the triple-murderer Alan Eugene Miller be able to continue avoiding his death sentence? Yellowhammer […]

What to Watch: Auburn vs. Missouri

The Auburn Tigers need a win. Bad. Last week Auburn lost by 29 points at home to a Penn State team that is talented, but not expected to contend for conference or national championships. The embarrassing loss reignited flames of discontent that had been dampened by many due to hopes of an improved season. It […]

7. Preschool vaccine and mask mandate have been blocked by judge For those involved in the Head Start program for preschoolers, masks and the coronavirus vaccine will no longer be required for students and teachers after U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty ruled in favor of a Louisiana lawsuit against the mandate. Attorney General Steve Marshall […]

Finebaum claims Georgia has overtaken Alabama as king ... he's wrong

It is an undisputed fact that Georgia’s Kirby Smart is building a juggernaut of a football program in Athens. In many ways, the Bulldogs’ rise to powerhouse status mirrors how Nick Saban formed Alabama’s dynasty. Smart is a longtime former apprentice of Saban’s, after all. Georgia can credit much of its success to Smart’s time […]

7. 12-year-old arrested in Opelika for making threats against school In Opelika, a 12-year-old was arrested for making threats against Opelika Middle School, but the threats have not been made public. Due to the threats, the middle school had to be evacuated and cleared by bomb-sniffing dogs. The identity of the child has not been […]

When Queen Elizabeth died everyone expected a media circus, but the clowns were out in full force trying to shoehorn in their modern wokeness. No one was doing this more than CNN’s Don Lemon but not every one of his guests was willing to play to his premise, some pushed back. Dale Jackson is a […]

Urban renewal: Meyer a darkhorse candidate at Auburn?

As Bryan Harsin clings to the head coaching position at Auburn, the rumor mill is vigorously churning. Many seem to have already written off the head of the Auburn football program and sent him packing. Discussions are heating up on who would be the appropriate replacement. One name that has to be considered for the […]

7. Execution of Alan Miller delayed, murderer’s dignity cited The lethal injection execution of convicted murderer Alan Eugene Miller has been delayed by U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. due to an ongoing protest by Miller over lethal injection and his alleged desire to use the untested nitrogen hypoxia method. Huffaker wrote in his […]

Hurts sets NFL mark against Vikings

Former University of Alabama standout quarterback Jalen Hurts shined in his Monday Night Football performance against the Minnesota Vikings. #eagles QB Jalen Hurts is the first player in NFL History to have an 80+ comp pct, 300+ passing yards and 2 rushing TDs in a single game. — James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) September 20, 2022 Hurts […]

7. Credit card companies need to answer for new gun purchase policies After Visa, American Express, and MasterCard have all announced that they will adopt a policy that classifies gun purchases differently from other sales to make them more identifiable, there are now demands for answers on the new policy. U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), […]

What we learned from Week 3 of college football

College football is a reality show. Each week, we see story lines unfold and the playoff picture comes a little bit more into focus. Still, in the first month of the season we’ve seen the coaching carousel begin and several teams begin to tell us who they are. Here is what we learned from week […]

Somehow CBS’ “60 Minutes” thought it would be a good idea to show President Joe Biden complaining about how personal politics has become and how people can’t just disagree without questioning the motives of their opponents. Joe Biden? The guy who gave an angry speech cloaked in red and suggested his opponents were fascists? Dale […]

7. Unemployment rates have stayed low in Alabama The Alabama Department of Labor has announced that the state’s record unemployment rate of 2.6% stayed consistent through August, and the state has said that there are 67,881 more people employed this time this year than in 2021. Governor Kay Ivey has said, “All of our metrics […]

Every single time former President Donald Trump criticized a judge, we were told by the scolds on cable news that criticism like that was unacceptable. But times have apparently changed, greatly. The Supreme Court is under daily rhetorical attack and judges who make a ruling they don’t like in the Mara-a-Lago raid saga are fair […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: Why did President Joe Biden throw a party celebrating the Inflation Reduction Act? Should members of Congress be able to trade stocks and has U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) done anything wrong? Is every town […]

What to watch: Alabama vs. ULM

After a narrow victory last weekend in Austin against Texas, the Crimson Tide welcome Louisiana-Monroe to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon for their fourth meeting in series history. The Tide holds a 2-1 advantage over ULM, and will be looking to avoid being another ranked team that falls to a Sun Belt opponent (see: Texas […]

7. Schedule the vote on the Defense Authorization Act U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has sent a letter Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joining 22 other Republican senators, pushing for a vote to be held on the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. In a statement, Tuberville said, “Leader Schumer is doing a disservice to […]

CNN’s John Avalon and John Berman are very concerned that illegal immigrants are being used as political pawns by evil Republicans like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. They are far less concerned about the impact this issue has on American citizens because John Berman isn’t even sure there is a crisis at all. Watch: Dale Jackson is […]

7. More details in the Casey White/Vicky White relationship are available Before the corrections officer and the convict made a run for it on April 29, Casey White and Vicky White (no relation) had 949 phone calls between. The calls showed a growing relationship and even phone sex between August 2021 and Feb. 22, 2022, […]

Only the Biden administration would throw a party on the White House lawn to celebrate the”Inflation Reduction Act” on the same day it is announced that inflation is up again. 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 a.m. to noon.

7. Ivey will follow court’s decision on nitrogen hypoxia Gov. Kay Ivey has indicated that she will not intervene on the possible decision to use nitrogen hypoxia to execute Alan Eugene Miller. The execution method has never been used in any state and there’s an ongoing legal battle over whether the method can be used. […]

When gas prices skyrocketed under President Joe Biden, he blamed everything but himself to include Russia, supply chains and the pandemic. Now that gas prices are dropping, even with huge inflationary issues, his administration wants all the credit. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. […]