The first volleys of Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate campaign have taken place as GOP hopefuls former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) exchanged attacks over allegations Brooks had accepted money from so-called progressive corporations. On Tuesday, Brooks’ campaign co-chairman Stan Mcdonald appeared on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5 to […]

The first inter-party skirmish of Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate campaign took place on Monday as both of the formally announced GOP candidates, former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), traded remarks through statements to the media. Blanchard issued a release questioning the fundraising of Brooks and cited contributors as […]

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has launched a new high-speed notification system known as CodeRED, designed to notify residents of missing person alerts throughout the state. The system was unveiled on Tuesday to highlight National Missing Children’s Day. “Our Alabama Fusion Center (AFC) will use the new state-of-the-art system to issue alerts in the […]

Alabama State Treasurer John McMillan on Tuesday announced that directors of the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program approved a 10% increase to the current rate paid by the program for tuition and fees. This increase is effective starting with the upcoming fall 2021 semester. McMillan serves as the chairman of the PACT board. “I […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin and Birmingham Promise Inc. executive director Rachel Harmon on Tuesday announced $7 million in corporate gifts to support college scholarships and other services provided through the groundbreaking organization. The gifts include the largest private donation to Birmingham Promise to date: a $5 million commitment from Vulcan Value Partners, an investment management […]

Greg Cook on Tuesday announced that he is running for the Supreme Court of Alabama in 2022. He is currently general counsel for the Alabama Republican Party, in addition to being a practicing attorney with 30 years of experience in the courtroom. A release from his campaign underscored that Cook identifies as a constitutional conservative. […]

It is still more than a year until Alabama voters go to the polls to cast a vote for who they want to replace the outgoing Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) in the general election. However, two Republican candidates are already out and about campaigning in the very early stages of the 2022 election cycle. Among […]

Commissioner Rick Pate (R-AL) on Monday announced that he will seek reelection in 2022 leading the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. Pate is currently serving his first term as commissioner of Agriculture and Industries after being elected as a conservative outsider and businessman in 2018. During his term as commissioner, the Alabama Department of […]

The Alabama Forestry Association on Monday announced its endorsement of Republican Kenneth Paschal in the special general election in House District 73, which covers a portion of Shelby County. Paschal is a 21-year U.S. Army veteran and has lived in Shelby County for the past 14 years. He is a member of the Shelby County […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed into law SB 267 banning vaccine passports in the state. The law becomes effective immediately. SB 267 was sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and carried in the House by Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan). The bill received unanimous support in the Senate but 16 Democratic “nay” votes in the […]

Even though nearly a week has passed since the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die without getting a vote on a gambling bill in the House of Representatives, there are still some disappointed legislators questioning the lower chamber’s inability. Among those is State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston), who early on took the lead on a so-called […]

In 1988, researchers discovered that a mutation in a tiny worm’s genes could extend its lifespan by 50 percent. In the 33 years since, the study of healthy aging has become one of the most dynamic fields in the scientific world, as researchers translate discoveries from the intensive study of animal biology to the development […]

A Drive Electric Earth Day EVent was held Saturday at The Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham’s Lakeview neighborhood, where attendees got to hear about the varied benefits of owning an electric vehicle. Drive Electric Earth Day is a national campaign designed to share first-hand information about electric vehicles. At the Birmingham event coordinated by the […]

Two Birmingham natives who participated 60 years ago in the historic Freedom Rides told their stories to an inquisitive and admiring crowd Wednesday evening at the Birmingham Public Library. Catherine Burks-Brooks and the Rev. Clyde L. Carter weren’t on the first two buses that left Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1961, that were attacked by pro-segregation mobs in […]

Governor Kay E. Ivey on Friday afternoon signed Senate Joint Resolution 138, which expresses “solidarity with Israel in its defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip.” Ivey signed the measure — passed by the Alabama Legislature on Monday — alongside the Consul General of Israel to the Southeast, Anat Sultan-Dadon. “The state of Alabama and Israel […]

ANDALUSIA, Alabama – Covington County’s South Alabama Regional Airport has become a busy hub for aviators traveling throughout the Southeastern U.S. The airport has a heliport that provides hot and cold refueling services to civilian and military helicopters, as well as an airfield café that brings in hundreds of pilots daily. In addition, the airport’s […]

Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) on Friday announced a federal grant totaling $2.5 million to the Healthcare Authority of Winfield to upgrade the ICU and ER at Northwest Medical Center. The award came from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration via an Economic Adjustment Assistance grant. This was funded by the CARES Act, which was […]

Alabama’s seaport modernization program began construction on Friday to deliver, by the year 2025, a deeper and wider Mobile Ship Channel and improve the lower harbor turning basin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has executed two construction contracts in a multi-phase, $365.7 million construction program engineered and designed to deepen the existing Bar, Bay […]

The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Friday announced that the state’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate was 3.6%, down from March’s rate of 3.8%, and well below April 2020’s rate of 13.2%. Alabama has now had the Southeast’s lowest unemployment rate for three consecutive months, as well as one of the lowest in […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Friday joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in introducing the Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere (CHOICE) Act — a bill to allow low-income families with children in grades K-12 to use federal education funds for educational options that best fit their needs. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), […]

Huntsville-headquartered Torch Technologies over the past two weeks announced that it has been awarded three separate contracts from the federal government worth a total of $2.887 billion. In the two days following the $722 million award previously reported by Yellowhammer News last Friday, Torch won two additional contracts. The first was a $1.065 billion task order […]

Late Monday, just moments before the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die for the 2021 regular session, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will institute a two-year delay of the accountability component of the Alabama Literacy Act. The legislation, SB94, was introduced and shepherded through the Senate by State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham). It […]

Troy City Council President Marcus Paramore on Thursday announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for the House District 89 seat in the Alabama Legislature. The seat is currently held by Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), who has announced that he will run in 2022 for the Office of Alabama Secretary of State. HD 89 […]

Birmingham-based Peritus Public Relations (Peritus PR) has been selected as Alabama’s exclusive member of the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN), the firm announced this week. PRGN represents over 50 leading public relations firms around the world. Through collaborating with peers across the globe and raising awareness of Alabama’s impact, Peritus PR advised that this unique […]