U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) on Friday voiced his displeasure that the United States Postal Service (USPS) is following through on their plan to close the post office in Spanish Fort after months-long negotiations to keep it open. P.O. box owners in the Spanish Fort office were given notice in September 2019 that the office’s […]

There are now five Republican congressmen from Alabama listed on an amicus brief supporting the State of Texas in its lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Georgia, State of Michigan and State of Wisconsin. As reported by Yellowhammer News earlier on Friday, U.S. Reps. Bradley Byrne (AL-01), Mo Brooks (AL-05) and Gary Palmer […]

Local officials and the Randolph County Economic Development Authority on Friday announced plans to expand SteelFab, Inc.’s plant in East Alabama. SteelFab was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. The company opened a fabrication facility in Roanoke, Alabama, in 1997; this Randolph County facility is one of seven SteelFab plants nationwide. The […]

The upper Gulf Coast region’s only level 1 trauma center just got bigger. USA Health today formally cut the ribbon on the new Fanny Meisler Trauma Center at University Hospital. “By more than doubling the size of the emergency department and trauma center, USA Health is increasing its ability to meet the healthcare needs of […]

Earlier this week, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections for long-standing violations of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, adding that “constitutional compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means,” and therefore legal action would be required. State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) warned of such […]

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) this week named three impressive Alabama leaders as fellows of the 2021 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. The DRA is a federal-state partnership created by Congress in 2000 to promote and encourage the economic development of the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt. The authority invests in […]

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Friday praised the Senate’s passage of the $740.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021. Shelby, who chairs the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and its subcommittee on military spending, was a key figure in the bill’s passage. “The NDAA is a vital step in the process […]

Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson told the public on Friday his department is not planning to implement any coronavirus orders stronger than those in place statewide. While speaking at a virtual COVID-19 briefing hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Wilson was asked if he was “planning another shutdown order that is […]

Governor Kay Ivey showed the power of a pen and a phone this week, culminating in an executive action on Friday that the governor says usurps existing state law. Ivey announced she has issued her 21st supplemental emergency proclamation of the COVID-19 pandemic; the penultimate clause of the proclamation states “to the extent a provision in this […]

Several counties can now apply for public and individual disaster assistance from the federal government for costs associated with Hurricane Zeta. The availability of the assistance comes after a conversation between Governor Kay Ivey and President Donald Trump led to an emergency disaster declaration being approved on Thursday. Zeta made its way through Alabama on […]

Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) continued its service to the nation with the successful launch of another national security space mission. A ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8:09 p.m. local time on Thursday. The NRO is […]

In what could be a prolonged economic downturn because of COVID-19, it is hard for some to imagine turning down economic development opportunities under the current conditions. However, according to State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) and some Etowah County residents, you have to draw the line somewhere. Jones is in the middle of a dispute […]

Four Alabama congressmen are among a group of more than 100 U.S. House Republicans who are joining an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of the State of Texas in its lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Georgia, State of Michigan and State of Wisconsin. U.S. Reps. Bradley […]

State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) on Thursday told Yellowhammer News he will introduce a bill for the 2021 regular session of the legislature that would regulate the ability of Jefferson County’s and Mobile County’s respective health officers to implement measures stricter than those put in place by the State of Alabama. Those are the only […]

Mayor Randall Woodfin on Thursday held a press conference to announce the release of a report from the Birmingham Public Safety Task Force regarding the city’s law enforcement policies, procedures and structure. The task force was formed over the summer amid national civil unrest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The report, entitled […]

The Southeastern Conference’s biggest football games, including the SEC Championship and — in most years — the Iron Bowl, will be on a new channel in a few short years. Industry website SportsBusinessDaily (SBD) officially confirmed on Thursday that Disney reached an agreement with college football’s premier conference to purchase the package of premium afternoon […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Monday that high-speed internet will be coming to large swaths of rural Alabama in the next six years as part of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). Alabama is getting $330,804,827.50 from the FCC. The money will be split among 13 different companies, and it will mean […]

The Rocket City Trash Pandas announced Wednesday that they have been offered a Professional Development License as the Double-A Minor League Baseball (MiLB) affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) new player development structure. The Professional Development License from the Angels is offered as a 10-year contract to run through 2030. […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Thursday a bill to rename a Baldwin County post office after former Alabama Congressman Jack Edwards. U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) sponsored the legislation renaming the building, and all six other members of Alabama’s U.S. House delegation signed on as cosponsors. Edwards represented the southwest Alabama seat Byrne […]

State Rep. David Wheeler (R-Vestavia Hills) will prefile legislation for the 2021 regular session to mandate that the Jefferson County Health Officer solicit and receive input from a new advisory board before implementing any mandates. Wheeler’s bill, which is being sponsored in the upper chamber by State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Gardendale), would establish the nine-member […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday officially filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), marking an escalation in a longstanding dispute regarding the state’s prison system for men. As required by the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), the DOJ provided the state with written […]

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) gave his farewell speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, during which he displayed a continued exuberance for the American project in the face of the bitter divides currently afflicting the nation. The speech caps Byrne’s seven years representing Alabama’s First Congressional District in the […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris provided details on the state’s distribution plans for the vaccines that are expected to be imminently approved by federal regulators. Harris spoke alongside Governor Kay Ivey at the same briefing in which Ivey extended Alabama’s mask mandate until January 22. After acknowledging Alabama is experiencing record […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Wednesday announced that he, on behalf of the State of Alabama, has joined an amicus brief supporting the State of Texas in its lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Georgia, State of Michigan and State of Wisconsin. The lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is […]