On a warm summer day in Hueytown, Alabama, members of the community gathered around their town center to celebrate flag day, one of several summer holiday’s meant to celebrate the freedom and security our country provides. While gatherings of this sort are not at all uncommon, this one was special because of the events that […]

Very few people outside of Demopolis are likely to know about the town’s grain elevator slough, except for traveling anglers who fish the area. But for anyone from Demopolis, the name is instantly recognizable and immediately conjures images of the slough. Jackson Street, a major thoroughfare on the interior of town, crosses the slough on […]

ATHENS, Ala. — Most high school science students are worried about getting a good grade in their class. But two Athens High School seniors wanted to do more than what was expected. They set out to make a real difference with their recent trip to the Technology Student Association of Alabama conference. Andrew Ross and […]

In a move that went somewhat viral, the Moulton City Police Department posted a fake mug shot on its Facebook page yesterday to show that policemen have a sense of humor too. Officer Russell Graham, who has an eye for redneck humor on a level that would make Roy D. Mercer envious, created the bogus […]

Brian Carney spent 13 years as a NAVY SEAL, serving on SEAL Team 2. He’s now a successful businessman and founder of the Bone Frog Challenge. Carney talks about his time as a Seal, serving 7 deployments and then his life post military, as a successful businessman. Sponsored by Xtreme Concepts, Kill Cliff, and FrogFuel […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A new study from ZipRecruiter and Payscale revealed that Huntsville, Alabama is the top city in the country for annual job growth in the tech industry. According to their analysis, the Rocket City has enjoyed a tremendous boom in tech jobs with an annual growth rate of 309 percent. The results were […]

You’re in a bind, and you’re confused. Legal-ese is a foreign language to you. You know you need a lawyer for this type of problem, but you’re not sure how to choose one and you’re really not sure how to talk to one. Maybe you’re not even sure if you can trust one. So what […]

FRANKLIN, Ohio — A responsibly armed citizen in southwestern Ohio stopped robbery last week after drawing her gun, authorities report. Mary Moore witnessed the armed robbery of an 84-year-old woman in Franklin, Ohio and immediately turned around to help. Moore, who has a concealed carry permit, had a gun of her own that day and […]

Jay Rye may not have set out to change lives, but the effect he’s had on countless students at The Montgomery Academy is immeasurable. Mr. Rye is the coach of the school’s speech & debate team that has won a dynasty-like 16 Alabama State Championships—more than any school in history since the state tournament began […]

Fox 5 Atlanta reports that the last journal entry of the Huntsville teen who tragically passed away in yesterday’s bus crash expressed her wholehearted faith in Christ before the accident that claimed her life. 17-year-old Sarah Harmening was on her way to minister to children in Botswana, Africa with a group of fellow high school […]

Alabama native, Amanda Head brings a witty perspective that’s sure to burn elitist liberals. You can catch her every Friday at 12:30pm as she joins hosts Scott Chambers and Andrea Tice for “The Final 30 with Amanda Head,” only on Yellowhammer Radio. The Final 30 is brought to you by McCutcheon Engineering: Professional Engineering Consulting […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — One of the first of its kind, the Prescott House child advocacy center turned 30 years old this week, and it is celebrating decades of making a difference. Based in Birmingham and founded by former Former Jefferson County District Attorney David Barber, Prescott House provides services to child victims of physical and […]

The NASA Corps. Class of 2017 inducted five men and seven women on Wednesday, and two of them have direct connections to the Yellowhammer state. Bob Hines earned a Master of Science degree from The University of Alabama, and Dr. Frank Rubio worked on an Alabama military base as a flight surgeon. Prior to joining […]

MONTEVALLO, Ala.- The University of Montevallo Foundation is pleased to announce plans to add $1.1 million toward increasing scholarships. With rising tuition costs nationwide, the UM Foundation recognizes the need to assist the University of Montevallo in recruiting and retaining high-achieving and otherwise meritorious students. “The Foundation Board exists to monitor economic resources to help […]

Tony Cowden has 18 years in the Special Operations community, serving nearly half of that time in Afghanistan and Iraq. Tony talks about his time in the ARMY and special forces. This conversation covers everything from what he was doing on 9-11 to his post military career as an entrepreneur. Sponsored by Xtreme Concepts and […]

After getting the boot for comments he made about then-President Barack Obama in 2011, country music legend Hank Williams Jr. will return to Monday Night Football starting with the September 11 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. ESPN said in a statement that it will bring back the “most iconic music […]

Fox News reported today that a 2-year old boy widely known on social media as the “miracle baby” died late Saturday night at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile. Eli Finch who was born with no nasal passage or sinus cavities and received a tracheotomy when he was only five days old had a rare congenital […]

Late last week, the Rick & Bubba Show’s Rick Burgess tweeted that he would make a big announcement today about the 2018 Alabama governor’s race. While many of his fans expressed hope that this meant he’s running for governor, Rick spoke with Yellowhammer this weekend and explained that his announcement “will be better than that.” […]

Yesterday, Yellowhammer reported on three inmates escaped from a county jail in Mississippi and were presumed to be on the run in North Alabama—specifically in Cherokee, which is in Colbert County in North Alabama, about 85 miles southeast of Huntsville. Yesterday afternoon, One of those three, Mark Lindsey, 53, of Booneville, MS, was apprehended, but […]

WHNT News 19 reported today that a U.S. mail carrier had been arrested in Madison County, Alabama for lacing meatballs with nails, apparently designed to harm or kill dogs on her postal route. 47-year-old Susanna Burhans has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty by Madison County Sheriff’s deputies after being arrested for feeding the nail-laced […]

By Chris Reid At no time since the Civil War began has our country seen this level of partisan tension.  In a survey done in 1960, less than 10 percent of Americans said they would have a problem marrying someone from the other political party. In 2010, that number shot up to nearly 50 percent. […]

Marion, Alabama will soon be joining 20 other cities across the state in becoming a “Designated Main Street Community” concentrating on revitalizing their historic commercial districts.Main Street Alabama uses a model proven in other states to revitalize communities with the Main Street Four-Point Approach®. From cultural or architectural heritage to local enterprises and community pride, […]

Governor Kay Ivey—along with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education—announced in a press release yesterday that Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program will add 122 new classrooms in the fall of 2017. The new classrooms will increase the size of Alabama’s voluntary pre-kindergarten program to 938 classrooms, which will enroll approximately 16,884 four-year-olds (28 percent […]

After moving to Gulf Shores, I went through several barbers before I found Wayne’s Barber Shop. It’s a bit off the beaten path. Of course, that’s not what Wayne intended. In fact, 50 years ago, he built it right on the “main drag.” Out the window in his shop’s back, you can see the little […]