Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the formation of Alabama’s first statewide commission on entrepreneurship and innovation. A release from the governor’s office outlined that the Alabama Innovation Commission, known as Innovate Alabama, was officially created by her Executive Order 720 and will serve as a platform for innovators to engage policymakers, exchange ideas and identify […]

While the results of Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff may not have been a surprise, the margin of victory could have been. Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions by 20 points and took wins in 64 of 67 counties from the candidate who had previously served […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) hit on several major topics in a telephone call with Southwest Alabama residents on Thursday, according to a report from Mobile’s FOX 10. In the wide-ranging, one-hour tele town hall, Jones was reportedly asked by a constituent about the notion of slavery reparations in the United States. In response, Alabama’s […]

Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor announced today a partnership with Bronze Valley to fuel the growth of business startups emerging from Birmingham, the state of Alabama and throughout the Southeast. Through this partnership, gener8tor will launch the Bronze Valley Accelerator program – a free version of gener8tor’s accelerator program that provides individualized mentorship and coaching for up to 15 […]

Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) on Thursday announced the “Feed Your Adventure — Flavors of the Black Belt Trail” campaign. A release explained that the campaign features nine themed trails which feature “a bounty of cold drinks, good eats, and back road treats created by the locals across the Black Belt.” The full brochure […]

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr has appointed Prim Escalona to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. Escalona steps into the role on an interim basis after Jay Town recently made the decision to step down and join the private sector. Escalona is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College and the […]

C Spire on Thursday morning began accepting consumer pre-orders for its ultra-fast, fiber-based Gigabit speed internet services in parts of Jasper and Trussville, Alabama. The announcement was made in a virtual press conference. Speakers included: Ben Moncrief, C Spire’s senior vice president for strategic relations; Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper); State Rep. Connie Rowe (R-Jasper), […]

Boeing, NASA’s lead industry partner for the International Space Station (ISS) since 1993, will continue supporting the famous orbiting laboratory through September 2024 under a $916 million contract extension. The announcement, made Wednesday in a press release, comes as the world marks two decades of constant human habitation on the ISS — an incredible record […]

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is urging Alabamians to shop local during this weekend’s sales tax holiday in an effort to support companies harmed by the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic is affecting all kinds of businesses, but it’s been especially hard on small, independent businesses,” NFIB state director Rosemary Elebash said in a […]

With Tuesday’s runoff election result of former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville defeating former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) now knows who he will face in November’s general election. During an interview with Huntsville radio WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Jones said he anticipated a “very spirited” election […]

Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) on Wednesday hosted Dr. Deborah Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, at the Alabama State Capitol. Ivey, Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris and Birx met first in the governor’s office, before moving to a roundtable discussion with various state health care professionals, members […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is backing Governor Kay Ivey’s statewide mask mandate, which goes into effect Thursday at 5:00 p.m. CT. Jones is a member of the U.S. Senate Health Committee and recently hosted Dr. Anthony Fauci on his weekly live-streamed press conference. Alabama’s junior senator also released a campaign ad encouraging members of […]

The World Games 2022 Birmingham on Wednesday announced that flag football will join its existing lineup of 32 unique, multi-disciplinary sports. This international multisport event features sports and disciplines not included in the Olympics. The event is typically held one year after the Olympics. Since the 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 […]

Stakeholders on Wednesday announced the launch of JumpStartAL, a private-public partnership to help carry out Alabama’s bold strategy for the future of workforce development. A release outlined that through using leading edge virtual reality (VR) training solutions from job simulator TRANSFRVR, JumpStartAL will offer new education and training programs to develop the Yellowhammer State’s next […]

Before boarding Marine One outside the White House on Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter to react to Tommy Tuberville winning Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Trump had endorsed Tuberville in the GOP runoff and reacted to the impressive victory on Tuesday night in a tweet right after the race was […]

The Missile Defense Agency in recent days awarded Boeing a three-year, $150 million contract modification to produce four additional boost vehicles for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. GMD is the only defense program capable of protecting the entire U.S. homeland, including Alaska and Hawaii, against long-range ballistic missile attacks. Boeing manages the vital national […]

Judge Beth Kellum will hold on to her Place 2 seat on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. With 100% of precincts reporting, Kellum received 269,583 votes (56.15%), besting former Lauderdale County Commissioner Will Smith in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. Smith garnered 210,565 votes (43.85%).

Donald Trump, Jr. on Wednesday congratulated former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), who won a hard-fought victory in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff contest to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The president’s eldest son highlighted Moore being the first elected official in the country to endorse then-candidate Donald Trump in […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Wednesday released a statement criticizing Governor Kay Ivey’s latest public health order unveiled earlier in the day that implements a statewide face mask mandate for all residents and visitors. As reported by Yellowhammer News, Ivey’s statewide order supersedes all local mask orders. Ainsworth in his statement also urged Alabamians […]

Wednesday fresh off his Republican primary runoff victory a night earlier, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville discussed his win over former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during an appearance on Birmingham radio’s “Alabama’s Morning News” on News Radio 105.5 WERC. Tuberville defeated Sessions by a wider-than-expected margin, remarkably picking up 64 of Alabama’s […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that all Alabamians will be required to wear a mask when in public and within six feet of others. The order goes into effect Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and is currently scheduled to continue until July 31. Ivey’s statewide order supersedes all local mask orders; the rules set by […]

Three high schools in Montgomery that are named after men who served in the Confederacy could receive new titles after a Tuesday night vote from the Montgomery County Board of Education. According to reporting done by the Montgomery Advertiser, the district is requesting a waiver from a state committee created by the Alabama Memorial Preservation […]

State Rep. Ron Johnson (R-Sylacauga) passed away on Tuesday after a battle with liver cancer. Johnson had served in the House since 1978, making him the longest continuously serving member in the chamber. A pharmacist by trade, he received his pharmacy degree from Auburn University. Elected officials across Alabama on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville decisively won Alabama’s GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday, and Republican officials quickly rallied around his candidacy after the race was called. With 100% of precincts reporting, Tuberville won 333,890 votes (60.74%) compared to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions receiving 215,831 votes (39.26%). […]