It would stand to reason that one of Alabama’s most influential media outlets would have a keen sense of which state political figures fit the same bill. That’s why Yellowhammer Multimedia, once again, is publishing its Power and Influence 40. Taking into account countless conversations with political insiders, as well as the most recent developments […]

Amazon this week launched its employee vaccination program at the company’s BHM1 fulfillment center in Bessemer. Working closely with the Alabama Department of Public Health and local clinician partners, Amazon’s state-of-the-art facility is hosting hundreds of local Birmingham-area employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at an onsite clinic. The on-site vaccination events are administered by […]

Former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) on Thursday was confirmed by the U.S. Senate via unanimous consent to be the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In a statement to Yellowhammer News, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), a longtime champion of NASA through the appropriations process, said, “I look forward to working […]

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage on Thursday arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch of the Artemis I mission, the first moon mission in nearly 50 years. SLS is the world’s most powerful ever rocket that will power America’s next-generation moon missions and subsequent crewed missions to Mars. Alabama’s aerospace industry has […]

The Alabama Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a five-bill General Fund appropriations package, including the largest General Fund budget in the state’s history. The first three bills were passed without any amendments, sending them to the governor’s desk. These bills were HBs 295, 331 and 320. HB 295 is the annual appropriation made to the […]

C Spire Fiber on Thursday announced it is now accepting consumer pre-orders and has already begun construction for its ultra-fast, fiber-based Gigabit broadband internet services in Tuscaloosa and Northport — with unincorporated parts of Tuscaloosa County to soon follow. The broadband division of C Spire, which is a Mississippi-based telecommunications company, began construction on the […]

Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) is touting to the world that Alabama is indeed open for business. Fox News on Wednesday published an article featuring Ivey and Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) as examples of Republican-led states that have “no mask mandates and low coronavirus case counts.” “Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey told […]

The State of Alabama will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rides — a series of political protests against segregation in 1961 — in Montgomery, known as the birthplace of the civil rights movement.. Special programming, including the unveiling of a restored 1958 Greyhound Bus, will be held in Alabama’s capital city on Tuesday, […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Thursday released a statement after meeting with President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). In 1986, Nelson became the second-ever sitting member of Congress to fly in space when he served as a payload specialist on the […]

Dr. Casey Wardynski, Ph.D., on Thursday announced that he is running in 2022 to represent Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. This seat is an open race due to Congressman Mo Brooks’ (AL-05) decision to run for the U.S. Senate. Wardynski served as assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve […]

President Joe Biden delivered an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, however it looked different than the traditional joint address. Instead of the typical packed House chamber the nation envisions for a State of the Union Address, Biden’s remarks were made to a largely empty chamber as he approached 100 days […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Thursday will convene for the 27th day of its 2021 regular session. Both chambers are scheduled to gavel in at 10:00 a.m. and will undertake special order calendars. This comes after a committee day on Wednesday that saw the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development give favorable reports to […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) approved $81 million in funding decisions for restoration activities spanning Coastal Alabama. The projects are designed to address damage in Alabama resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Alabama’s newly approved projects include the following:

In an effort to remove additional barriers to vaccination and encourage more people to seek vaccines, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine are now offering vaccines at all four of their community vaccination locations with no appointment necessary. UAB has four community vaccination sites available to all Alabamians, and there is no cost to receive the […]

Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) this week announced it recently honored three suppliers with a 2020 Small Business Excellence award for their support of the Vulcan Centaur program. The Vulcan Centaur is ULA’s next-generation rocket that will provide higher performance and greater affordability while continuing to deliver reliability and precision. This rocket — […]

The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce has announced that the annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival will have a new home for the first time in 16 years and be extended to a three-day event. The festival will now be held at OWA’s state-of-the-art property located at 100 N OWA Blvd. A family-friendly event, […]

As is the case with many major east-west thoroughfares crossing from Mississippi into Alabama, U.S. Highway 98 narrows from a four-lane highway to a two-lane road as it crosses the state line and across the Escatawpa River into Wilmer headed southeast toward Semmes and Mobile. That is where what has been deemed “Bloody 98” begins, […]

U.S. Army veteran Kenneth Paschal on Tuesday won the special Republican primary runoff election in House District 73. According to unofficial results provided by the Shelby County probate office, Paschal defeated Helena City Councilwoman Leigh Hulsey by just 64 votes. The safely Republican seat was vacated by former Rep. Matt Fridy’s (R-Montevallo) election to the […]

Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of the April 27, 2011 severe weather that devastated Alabama. On that day a decade ago, a series of long-track tornadoes tore through Alabama in three waves across 35 of the state’s 67 counties. The unprecedented event claimed the lives of 254 Alabamians, injured more than 2,000 others, and destroyed […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday convened for the 26th day of its 2021 regular session. There are now only four days remaining in the session. Tuesday’s proceedings saw the education budget package pass the House in unanimous and nearly-unanimous votes. The Education Trust Fund budget itself passed as substituted in committee and then […]

Two major space and defense companies have filed formal objections to SpaceX being solely awarded a contract by NASA to continue development of the Human Landing System (HLS) that will eventually land the next man and the first woman on the moon through the Artemis program. The agency last year selected three prime contractors to design a […]

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Tuesday announced it has received final guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concerning use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. After a temporary pause on its use since April 13, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the CDC have […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Monday delivered a speech on the floor of the United States Senate detailing how President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget proposal for the Department of Defense would harm national security and hinder the military’s efforts to confront existing and future threats. Alabama’s junior senator also outlined how Biden’s […]

Alabama has been chosen as one of six locations in the United States designated a Defense Manufacturing Community as a result of collaboration among the Department of Defense (DoD), Redstone Arsenal and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). UAH has been awarded a $3.7 million DoD grant under the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program. […]