The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers are set to play at Miami (FL) on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. CT. The football game will be UAB’s second of the season and the opener for the Hurricanes. The Blazers beat Central Arkansas by a score of 45-35 last week, which was the first week of […]

What started as a pet project transformed into a bustling, nationally renowned family business for the McCrarys. Natasha McCrary launched 1818 Farms in 2011, and it wasn’t long before the farm was named America’s “Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year” by Amazon in 2019. Nestled outside of Huntsville — in the historic village of Mooresville […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that she has apportioned $72.34 million in funds to help institutions of higher learning across the state upgrade their remote learning offerings. The money for Thursday’s grants comes from the $1.9 billion Alabama received from the federal government’s CARES Act passed in March to help stabilize the country amid the […]

For the second time this year, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has voted to block consideration of a major coronavirus relief bill. Jones on Thursday joined all of his fellow Senate Democrats in voting against invoking cloture on a targeted stimulus package that would have funded a $300 per person weekly federal supplemental to unemployment […]

CAMP HILL — Southern Preparatory Academy, formerly Lyman Ward Military Academy, conducted a military parade in honor of America’s first responders and in remembrance of 9/11 on Thursday. Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia), an Army veteran and former policeman, was the guest of honor. McCutcheon said that after America was attacked on 9/11, “the […]

The United States House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday released a staff report advising that Alabama could lose a total of $39.7 million per year in federal funding if there is just a 1% undercount in the state’s 2020 Census response. The report specified that of that total, a 1% undercount would mean that more […]

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has endorsed Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville over U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race. Tuberville received an “AQ” rating from the NRA, which is the highest possible grade for candidates without a voting record in public office. The association officially describes holders of that rating as, […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that the Capital City Plume Superfund Site located in Montgomery will no longer be included on the National Priorities List (NPL). This comes after two decades of work by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), the EPA and an alliance of governmental and business groups to identify, monitor and […]

President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday announced that if another vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court occurs during his presidency, he will choose a nominee from names already announced to the public. Trump released a shortlist for the Supreme Court previously when he was a candidate in 2016 and then added five more names during […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday that six road and bridge projects across the state would be receiving $250,000 grants from the state government. The projects are the last to be funded by the 2020 version of the Annual Grant Program, a $10 million pool of money created as a small part of the […]

Lisa Williams’ journey has been a long one — and in more ways than one. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, on Independence Day, Williams contracted polio at age three. As a female with a disability in communist Vietnam, her future would very likely have been limited, with no prospects of an education, career or family of […]

One of the leading candidates to be the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine had its phase 3 trial, a segment of which is occurring at UAB Hospital, temporarily suspended on Tuesday. The vaccine in question was developed by researchers at Oxford University and is now backed by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. According to the medical industry […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Twenty scientists soon embark on a 14-week voyage to study unexplored Antarctic waters to improve understanding of biodiversity undergoing rapid changes because of a changing climate. The expedition includes researchers from The University of Alabama, Auburn University, Central Michigan University, the University of Alaska Anchorage and other institutions who will also train the […]

Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law announced Wednesday that it is creating a clinic that will provide free legal assistance to American military veterans in the area around Birmingham. The clinic, named C-VETS, is now accepting applications for help with legal matters. The legal work will be done by both practicing attorneys and law students […]

Last week, Gov. Kay Ivey’s prison proposal made a splash with many behind the scenes breathing a sigh of relief that she will take a so-called go-it-alone approach to tackle part of the issue. The proposal also has its critics, however, given the Alabama Legislature had seemingly been circumvented in the governor’s decision-making process. However, […]

The Montgomery Area Association of REALTORS announced on Wednesday that they support the upcoming ballot initiative that would raise county property taxes to increase education funding. Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) would receive 100% of the new tax dollars from the increase, which is estimated to be $33 million per year. The system is currently funded […]

More information is emerging after the Tuesday evening announcement that Northrop Grumman Corporation was named as the prime contractor under a $13.3 billion award from the United States Air Force. As reported by Yellowhammer News, the contract is for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, which would eventually replace […]

Auburn University on Tuesday updated its COVID-19 dashboard for the seven-day period covering August 31 — September 6. The university’s dashboard, which is expected to be updated every Tuesday for the rest of the fall semester, advised that 587 students across Auburn’s campuses in Lee County tested positive for coronavirus during that latest publicized time […]

Northrop Grumman Corporation was named as the prime contractor under a $13.3 billion contract awarded Tuesday by the United States Air Force. The contract is for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, which would eventually replace the existing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. The Minuteman III, built […]

Alabama Power Company has once again been named as one of America’s “Top Utilities in Economic Development” by Site Selection, a leading national trade magazine. Alabama Power was only one of 20 utilities to receive this distinction for 2020 out of 3,300 contenders across the United States. The publication’s annual list is compiled “based on corporate […]

One of the most decorated researchers in the wide world of industrial systems and engineering is right here in Alabama: Dr. Alice Smith, a professor at Auburn University. Smith has authored over 200 scholarly articles in leading journals — a key indicator of success among professional academics. Those pieces have been cited thousands of times […]

The latest monthly survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) shows optimism and uncertainty both rising among business owners from July to August. A Tuesday release outlined that August’s NFIB Optimism Index increased 1.4 points to 100.2, a reading slightly above the index’s historical 46-year average. Seven of the 10 index components improved, […]

With only 22 days remaining before the deadline to be counted in the 2020 Census, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is strongly encouraging all citizens to participate. “I’ve said it since our March kick-off, and I will say it again: Alabama stands to lose too much if we do not reach our goal of maximum participation,” […]

While Lake Eufaula is widely acclaimed as the “Bass Capitol of the World,” it was crappie that helped Blakely Sweatt reel in the winner for this year’s Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association “Best Fish Photo Contest.” According to a recent release, Sweatt is a seven-year-old girl with special needs. The winning photo came from Sweatt fishing […]