Yellowhammer News spoke this week to an executive at one of the internet providers involved with the massive FCC initiative set to bring high-speed internet to over 200,000 homes and businesses in rural Alabama. The FCC initiative is called the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). In essence, the FCC identified census tracts where homes and […]

The Department of Justice on Friday told reporters that an Alabamian arrested during the U.S. Capitol riot on Wednesday had 11 Molotov cocktails filled with gasoline and homemade napalm in his pickup truck. Capitol Police had previously announced that Lonnie Coffman of Falkville was arrested on charges related to an unregistered firearm, unregistered ammunition and […]

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Friday announced that ADPH will provide COVID-19 vaccinations for residents 75-years-old and older, as well as first responders, statewide by appointment only effective January 18. Appointments at locations throughout the state will be made first come, first served. The addition of these groups […]

Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) the past two days has called for the removal of President Donald J. Trump from office. Sewell previously voted to impeach Trump on two separate charges last year. Now, she is again calling for him to be stripped of the presidency — this time more urgently following the violence and criminal […]

University of Alabama football players captured a total of seven individual national awards on Thursday night. This includes six at the virtual ESPN College Football Awards Show presented by Home Depot, in addition to senior wide receiver DeVonta Smith being named the 2020 Walter Camp Player of the Year by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. In […]

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) on Thursday announced that former Auburn University assistant football coach Joe Whitt, Sr. of Lee County and Fran Pearce of Dallas County are the organization’s newest board members. “We are extremely pleased that these two Black Belt enthusiasts are joining the board,” stated ALBBAA founder and board president […]

The Alabama Attorney General’s Office and the Alabama Department of Public Health jointly warned the public on Thursday about scams claiming to offer access to coronavirus vaccines and testing. In a release, the agencies said they “are receiving reports of citizens being contacted at their homes for the purpose of being offered COVID-19 vaccinations at […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) has now put out an official statement and appeared on multiple Alabama radio shows to react to Wednesday’s events at the United States Capitol. “As a strong defender of the First Amendment, I support the right to peacefully assemble. But what we witnessed on the Capitol grounds yesterday was far from […]

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee on Thursday announced that Kevin Greeson, an Alabamian, died during the rioting on the U.S. Capitol Complex the previous day. Greeson, 55, was a resident of Athens. The police chief said he was one of three people to die from separate medical emergencies during Wednesday’s turmoil. One woman […]

Auburn University head football coach Bryan Harsin has reportedly selected his top assistants for his first season on The Plains. Derek Mason, formerly the head coach of Vanderbilt, will be the Tigers’ new defensive coordinator. Mike Bobo, previously the offensive coordinator for South Carolina, will have that same position at Auburn. Mason, 51, is coming […]

Late Wednesday night, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) voted to reject the electors from Arizona and then Pennsylvania. These were the only two states formally objected to during a joint session of Congress to review and certify the Electoral College votes from each state. Four additional states (Georgia, Nevada, Michigan and Wisconsin) had House members lined […]

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night voted 303-121 to certify the Electoral College votes from Arizona. Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) made an objection to Arizona’s electors earlier in the day, and, after hours of turmoil, the House finished its deliberation on the matter shortly after 10:00 p.m. CST.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Wednesday night voted to reject the electors from Arizona, fulfilling his pledge from the previous day. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the objection earlier in the day, and, after hours of turmoil, the Senate finished its deliberation on the matter shortly after 9:00 p.m. CST.

Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) will not be the next U.S. attorney general. It was reported widely on Wednesday that President-elect Joe Biden will instead nominate Judge Merrick Garland to lead the Department of Justice. This comes after Democrats have appeared to win both U.S. Senate runoffs held Tuesday in Georgia, giving Democrats control […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) has released a statement “unequivocally” condemning the rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday. Brooks has been leading the congressional effort to challenge six states’ presidential electors, which had just begun when the chaos and violence erupted on Capitol Hill. The North Alabama congressman in his statement outlined that, […]

The United States Capitol Building on Wednesday was breached by rioters with both chambers in session. President-elect Joe Biden has called the still ongoing events “insurrection.” All rioters and demonstrators have been urged to leave the Capitol Hill area by President Donald J. Trump, along with other national Republican figureheads, including Vice President Mike Pence […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has been released from the hospital after receiving treatment for COVID-19 induced pneumonia. Woodfin, 39, was admitted to Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham late Monday evening for what city officials called “symptoms connected to COVID pneumonia.” The mayor first tested positive for the coronavirus on December 30. A release from […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan on Wednesday issued a statement denouncing developing events on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol Building was breached on Wednesday with both chambers in session considering certification of Electoral College results. Senators and representatives eventually had to be evacuated as rioters attempted to gain access to the […]

NASA on Wednesday is targeting the final test in its Green Run series, the hot fire, for as early as January 17. The hot fire is the culmination of the intensive, comprehensive Green Run test series, an eight-part campaign that gradually brings the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) — the world’s most […]

Protective Life Corporation, an insurance company based in Birmingham, announced Wednesday it has finalized its acquisition of the Revolos family of companies. First announced in late September 2020, the acquisition of Revolos will significantly expand Protective Life’s holdings in the asset protection sector. “The closing of this transaction marks another milestone for Protective and an […]

Huntsville-based Dynetics on Wednesday announced that the company has submitted its proposal for Option A of the Human Landing System (HLS) for NASA’s Artemis Program, which aims to return Americans to the surface of the moon by 2024 and eventually take the first humans to Mars. The Rocket City company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary […]

Tracy Larkin, a longtime city councilman in Montgomery and an army veteran, passed away on Tuesday at age 74 after an extended battle with a respiratory illness. All flags in Alabama’s capital city will be flown at half-staff out of respect for Larkin’s passing, per a Wednesday morning announcement from Mayor Steven Reed. Larkin is […]

Auburn University announced Monday that Jeremy Arthur will lead the institution’s Governmental and Economic Development Institute (GEDI). Arthur has served as the president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama since 2012. He will begin his role at Auburn in February. Auburn’s GEDI was created in 1976 and is a unit of […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Wednesday signed onto a lengthy joint statement with more than 60 of his colleagues announcing their intent to reject electors from certain states, those where they believe a clear constitutional violation occurred during the 2020 presidential election. This joint statement, citing a December amicus brief from 126 GOP House members, […]