The Madison County Republican Executive Committee proudly presents the fourth biennial “Freedom Celebration” and silent auction on February 21, 2022 in Huntsville, Alabama at The Jackson Center. This biennial event is expected to be the single largest gathering of Republican officials, supporters and patriots in North Alabama. The purpose of the event is to showcase […]

Friday, the Auburn University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to select Christopher B. Roberts, dean of the university’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, as its 21st president. The naming of Roberts as university president comes on the heels of a nine-month national search for a new institutional leader. According to the university, Roberts will assume […]

Preliminary numbers show Alabama’s economic development efforts added $5.3 billion in capital investment and more than 9,000 jobs in 2021 despite a year disrupted by a global pandemic, supply chain breaks and other issues. Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield delivered the news Monday to kick off the Economic Development Association of Alabama’s 2022 Winter Conference in […]

Attracting and retaining skilled workers continues to be a major hurdle facing Alabama employers. As the state’s economy has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, the supply of skilled labor has struggled to keep pace with the amount of jobs employers seek to fill. As part of the Yellowhammer News Connect to your Future series, […]

Alabamians became all too familiar with the aggressive housing market in 2021. From rejected offers and competition with cash buyers, to historically low interest rates and accepted offers above asking, there were benefits to some and losses to many. That being said, housing affordability remains a concern. Although inventory shortages may persist, a group of […]

The ranking sits out there staring Alabama’s leaders in the face. Alabama is the nation’s third worst state at retaining its college graduates, according to Forbes magazine. Although two out of three in-state students are in the workforce one year after graduation, the Wall Street Journal reports the retention of recent Alabama college graduates is […]

Alabamians became all too familiar with the aggressive housing market in 2021. From rejected offers and competition with cash buyers, to historically low interest rates and accepted offers above asking, there were benefits to some and losses to many. That being said, housing affordability remains a concern. Although inventory shortages may persist, a group of […]

Women’s Foundation of Alabama announces the next phase of its formal expansion of external affairs operations with a key leadership hire in Montgomery, a move crucial to solidifying the organization’s influence in the halls of the Alabama Legislature advancing key economic issues that impact women and communities. Late last year, Women’s Foundation of Alabama, the […]

“Alabama has worked hard to become one of the nation’s leading automobile manufacturers, and maintaining that status as EVs proliferate will improve the state’s economic future. EVs have already approached 5% of total new car sales in some months and analysts predict 20% of all vehicles sold in the U.S. will be an EV in […]

The Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School (AAHS) on Monday announced that it had opened student enrollment ahead of its launch in August of this year. Additionally, AAHS is actively hiring teachers and planning the construction of the school’s new building. The aviation-focused charter school in November 2021 officially signed its contract with the Alabama […]

“Alabama has worked hard to become one of the nation’s leading automobile manufacturers, and maintaining that status as EVs proliferate will improve the state’s economic future. EVs have already approached 5% of total new car sales in some months and analysts predict 20% of all vehicles sold in the U.S. will be an EV in […]

Alabamians became all too familiar with the aggressive housing market in 2021. From rejected offers and competition with cash buyers, to historically low interest rates and accepted offers above asking, there were benefits to some and losses to many. That being said, housing affordability remains a concern. Although inventory shortages may persist, a group of […]

“Alabama has worked hard to become one of the nation’s leading automobile manufacturers, and maintaining that status as EVs proliferate will improve the state’s economic future. EVs have already approached 5% of total new car sales in some months and analysts predict 20% of all vehicles sold in the U.S. will be an EV in […]

Research led by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has for the first time identified the precise genetic operational structure of a key system in Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, opening the door to possible new antibiotics to treat the infections it causes. “The gene that we studied is involved in producing a bacterial hormone that […]

Plans submitted by the Eastern Shore and Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) for a new Mobile River Bridge and Bayway received a “major boost” on Monday as the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) expressed its support in a letter to the two organizations’ chairmen, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson and Fairhope City Council president Jack Burrell. […]

Join the Yellowhammer News team on Wednesday, February 2, for a “Yellowhammer Connection” event in Montgomery. The gathering will offer a reception followed by a live interview with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia). The discussion will be moderated by the Yellowhammer Multimedia content team […]

Randy Sparks said there’s something peaceful and relaxing about taking a boat ride under the stars in the evening. “Sometimes, I go out into the middle of the lake, shut the motor off and just let the boat drift. It’s just a pleasant experience,” said Sparks, an avid fisherman and boater who lives on Logan Martin […]

Join the Yellowhammer News team on Wednesday, February 2, for a “Yellowhammer Connection” event in Montgomery. The gathering will offer a reception followed by a live interview with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia). The discussion will be moderated by the Yellowhammer Multimedia content team […]

Join the Yellowhammer News team on Wednesday, February 2, for a “Yellowhammer Connection” event in Montgomery. The gathering will offer a reception followed by a live interview with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia). The discussion will be moderated by the Yellowhammer Multimedia content team […]

Last month’s offering of a proposal for a new I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway from Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, the chairman of the Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and Fairhope City Council president Jack Burrell, the chairman of the Eastern Shore MPO, has not had any pushback from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), […]

Since coming to the Dothan’s WTVY in December 1997, Reginald Jones had become a recognizable face among viewers of broadcast television in the Wiregrass and northern Florida. After 37 years in broadcast journalism, which includes a stint in Huntsville at WAAY-TV and 24 years at Dothan’s WTVY, Jones is retiring. He made the announcement on […]

Thursday morning revealed some harsh news for residents of Winfield as daylight made its way into Marion County. An apparent tornado hit Winfield the night before as a band of December severe weather was making its way across northern Alabama. State Rep. Tracy Estes (R-Winfield), during an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Essential to the state’s crisis response service system, first responders can be unprepared to accurately identify mental illness and provide help to people experiencing mental health problems and crises, evidenced by the extremely low availability and adoption of evidence-based practices. To improve mental health awareness, support and literacy, researchers and social work […]

Earlier this month, the Alabama Department of Labor revealed more than 389,000 cases of potential unemployment fraud pending investigation during a meeting of the Alabama Legislature’s contract review committee. According to Alabama Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington, the high number of potential cases stemmed from the introduction of additional federal benefits for the onset of the […]