Governor Kay E. Ivey has proclaimed Tuesday, April 27, as a Day of Remembrance across the state of Alabama, marking the 10th anniversary of the infamous 2011 severe weather that struck the state. On that day a decade ago, a series of long-track tornadoes tore through Alabama in three waves across 35 of the state’s […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s proposed lease-build prison plan took a hit last week after investment bank Barclays withdrew as an underwriter for the financing of two of the three proposed new facilities. Barclays, along with other financial institutions, have been reluctant to invest in prison construction given the current political climate. State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), […]

Alabama on Monday once again powered a vital mission to space when a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launched the NROL-82 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The rocket — built at ULA’s world-class facility in Decatur — lifted off from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined nine other attorneys general in suing to prevent President Joe Biden’s administration from carrying out an executive order that dramatically expands executive power and threatens to kill thousands of jobs throughout the country. The sweeping order, issued last week, assigns an arbitrary and extraordinarily high “cost” to any […]

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Mobile City Council, Mayor Sandy Stimpson will ask council members to authorize a contract with Moffatt & Nichol Inc. to evaluate and design public amenities that would help activate the city’s downtown waterfront at Cooper Riverside Park. A release from the mayor’s office outlined that if approved by the council, […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday will convene for the 26th day of its 2021 regular session. The House will convene at 1:00 p.m., while the Senate gavels in at 2:00 p.m. The House’s floor agenda is expected to revolve around the Education Trust Fund budget package that was advanced from Ways and Means […]

MGMWERX, the state-of-the-art innovation hub in Alabama’s capital city, recently announced the hiring of Brig. General Trent H. Edwards (USAF, Ret.) as its new director. Edwards comes to MGMWERX from the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, where he served as senior vice president of Military and Community Development. In addition to his work at the […]

The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday announced the first batch of results from the 2020 Census. After processing all relevant data, the newly announced results included population totals for the nation and the states as well as the congressional apportionment totals for each state. Alabama will retain all seven of its seats in the U.S. […]

The U.S. House Republican Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06), recently compiled a report regarding the historic humanitarian crisis at the United States’ southern border. Department of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas, an appointee of President Joe Biden, recently admitted that the agency is “on pace to encounter more individuals at the southwest border than […]

Business Council of Alabama (BCA) president and CEO Katie Boyd Britt has been elected to serve on the Alabama Wildlife Federation’s (AWF) board of directors. For more than 85 years, AWF has been working for wildlife in the Yellowhammer State. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the federation works diligently to promote the conservation of Alabama’s wildlife […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has formally cut ties with the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), his office confirmed to Yellowhammer News. According to the association’s website, NAAG “is the nonpartisan national forum for the 56 state and territory attorneys general and their staff.” Currently chaired by Attorney General Karl Racine of the District of […]

The stunned and mournful gaze of most of Alabama, and indeed much of the nation, was fixed on Tuscaloosa in the aftermath of the April 27, 2011, tornadoes. But the eastern part of the state was reeling from its own encounter with the deadly twisters that clawed landscape and claimed lives that dreadful day. A […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Sunday appeared live on “Fox & Friends Weekend” ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series’ GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. In addition to discussing the importance of the event to the state, Alabama’s junior senator also commented on President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office. Speaking about Democrats holding the […]

An experience helping children with special challenges inspired a student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, to embark on a new academic path that has proved both fulfilling as well as personally enriching. Niyana Junearick initially planned to major in nursing when she went to […]

PRWeek has named University of Alabama senior Kathleen McManus its 2021 Outstanding Student. McManus, of Palatine, Illinois, is the third student from UA’s College of Communication and Information Sciences to win the award in the past four years. The honor recognizes an undergraduate student for outstanding display of a variety of public relations skills. “I’m very honored to have been […]

“Everywhere you looked, there was devastation.” So recalled Dr. T.L. Lewis, the longtime pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham’s Pratt City community. “From one end of Pratt City to the other, lives were lost, homes and businesses were destroyed. Our church was leveled to the foundation.” But in the immediate aftermath of the deadly tornado that […]

For decades, travelers making their way between Memphis and Birmingham had to rely on U.S. Highway 78, which at times through Alabama was a windy two-lane road beyond Jasper as it made its way through Carbon Hill, Winfield, Hamilton and to the Alabama-Mississippi state line. However, over a period of 30 years, transportation officials in […]

TROY, Alabama – Canada-based CGI is marking the 10th anniversary of the opening the company’s IT Delivery Center in Pike County, which through collaboration with state and local agencies and academic institutions has grown to employ 285 local professionals. In an announcement this week, CGI said it selected the Troy location because of the area’s quality of […]

Raghad Sultan came to Mobile all the way from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but her family forms a long line of Jaguars at the University of South Alabama. Eleven years ago, her brother, Mohanned, graduated in electrical engineering. One of her sisters, Rahaf, studied respiratory therapy, while the other, Moroj, majored in marketing. And her cousin, […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, consistently recognized for achievements in diversity, has been named America’s No. 4 Best Employer for Diversity by Forbes. Its diverse community brings connections both to social and ethnic groups and to individual life experiences. “Inclusive excellence is not simply something we aim to do; it is who we are as an institution,” said […]

Every year, utilities across the country celebrate National Lineman Appreciation Day in April to express gratitude for lineworkers and field representatives. Alabama Power recognizes these employees’ hard work and dedication to the company and the communities they serve. Lineworker contributions are even more noteworthy this year as their commitment to safely providing Alabama reliable energy has not wavered even […]

LOXLEY, Alabama – To fuel its growth plans in Gulf Coast region, Imperial Dade, a distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies, is planning a move into a new 220,000-square-foot logistics hub in Baldwin County. The $20 million project, announced this week, will support the company’s expanding customer base and its continued growth along […]

Innovate Alabama officials believe the same approach that helped make Alabama a leader in the automotive industry can drive the state to similar success in the innovation economy. That was one of the takeaways from the Innovate Alabama panel during The Frontier 2021 conference. In 2020, Gov. Kay Ivey formed the Alabama Innovation Commission – known as Innovate Alabama – to enhance […]

Congressmen Jerry Carl (AL-01), Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Gary Palmer (AL-06) have signed on as original cosponsors of H.R. 2718, the Maximum Pressure Act, which was introduced this week. This effort is being led by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The act would codify and enhance the Trump administration […]