Limestone County’s 1818 Farms has been named America’s ‘Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year’ by Amazon through their first ever United States Small Business Spotlight Awards. Located in Mooresville, 1818 Farms before being announced as the winner was named one of six finalists in the category out of more than 1,300 small businesses nominated across […]

Alabama State Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) announced Tuesday that his communications director and policy advisor, John Rogers, will be joining Jeff Sessions’ campaign for the U.S. Senate. “John Rogers has been a trusted confidant since joining my office in 2015. He has done an outstanding job directing the communications and policy strategy for […]

On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey ordered all state agencies to fly their flags at half staff out of respect for Lowndes County Sheriff “Big John” Williams, who was tragically killed in the line of duty on Saturday, November 23. “We offer our heartfelt condolences and prayers to his family, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department and […]

MONTGOMERY — Sources close to the investigations have confirmed to Yellowhammer News that LEO Technologies’ proprietary Verus Analytical System helped lead to the respective recoveries of both the remains of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney and Aniah Blanchard. Remains believed to be Blanchard’s were recovered on Monday, as reported by Yellowhammer News. McKinney’s remains were recovered last month. […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday formally offered her support to Operation Iron Ruck, during which approximately 80 students and support personnel from the University of Alabama Campus Veterans Association and Auburn University Student Veterans Association will travel on foot from Tuscaloosa to Auburn starting on Wednesday and culminating the day of the Iron Bowl. The effort […]

GREENVILLE — On Monday evening, four of the Republican U.S. Senate candidates vying for a shot at running against U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) appeared at a forum at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College to make their cases to the assembled voters. Haleyville businessman Stanley Adair, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), Secretary of State John […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation’s political action committee, FarmPAC, on Monday announced endorsements of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Yellowhammer State’s March 3, 2020 primary election. FarmPAC, as of this point, still has not made an endorsement in the open races in Alabama’s First Congressional District and Second Congressional District. However, one non-incumbent […]

Prattville businesswoman Jessica Taylor, a candidate for Alabama’s 2nd congressional district, was endorsed Monday by the Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee (VIEW PAC). According to the organization’s website, View PAC “was founded in 1997 by female Republican Members of Congress and professional women to help elect qualified, viable Republican women to Congress.” The […]

With U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) vacating his seat to run for the U.S. Senate, a wide-open shot at a position for U.S. Congress has been left for potential officeseekers in the Republican-leaning district. Now that the qualifying deadline has come and gone, there are five candidates officially vying for the Republican nod: Mobile County […]

Alabama researchers are studying new ways to recycle plastics. Troy University says its recently established Center for Material and Manufacturing Sciences has received a $2.7 million grant to look at new methods of recycling plastic waste.

Researchers are once again trying to determine whether Alabama’s Black Belt region has a problem with intestinal parasites called hookworm. A study led by University of Alabama at Birmingham is recruiting participants for a program that will screen hundreds of children in Wilcox and Perry counties for signs of hookworm.

Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), a candidate for U.S. Senate, announced in a press release on Monday that he is signing The Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayers Protection Pledge. The pledge amounts to a public promise that a candidate will never support a net tax increase on the American people while in office. Byrne is the […]

A source with direct knowledge on Monday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that authorities have recovered what are believed to be the remains of Aniah Blanchard, the Alabama college student who has been missing since last being seen in Lee County on October 23. Blanchard, 19, is a Homewood native and student at Southern Union Community […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D–Mountain Brook) appeared Monday on FM Talk 1065’s “Mobile Mornings” and discussed the ongoing intraparty battle in Alabama’s Democratic party. Jones began the interview by asserting Rep. Chris England (D–Tuscaloosa) was the head of the state party. Both England and longtime party head Nancy Worley have recently been voted by different […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that she has signed a proclamation to formally declare this Saturday, November 30, as Small Business Saturday in the state of Alabama. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Small Business Saturday, which is traditionally held as the holiday shopping season unofficially kicks off the Saturday following Thanksgiving. “Small […]

With just over 70 days until the 2020 legislative general session, there is a high probability at the top of the list of priorities will be prison reform. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report outlining its concerns with the Alabama Department of Corrections’ prison facilities, which it said could violate the […]

It has been just over two weeks since qualifying closed in the race for the 2020 GOP U.S. Senate nomination in Alabama, and as expected, President Donald Trump has been a focal point of discussion. Much has been made about former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a late entrant into the race, and his falling […]

MOBILE — The USS Alabama has firmly cemented its place as one of the state’s most iconic symbols from its spot at Battleship Memorial Park on the eastern side of the Mobile River. The South Dakota class battleship has been an attraction for visitors to Coastal Alabama since 1965. However, it took a statewide effort […]

A portrait of Sherlock Holmes peers down as Sarah Newton works in the cyber forensics lab. The artwork is apropos. Because, as the world’s greatest fictional detective looks on, Newton, a student from outside Atlanta, is wrapping up her latest investigation. A digital forensics major, Newton is part of the DarkTower team at the University […]

Although the Alabama Democratic Party appears to have elected a new chairman earlier this month, Nancy Worley maintains she is still the legitimate party chairman and vows to fight to remain in charge of the party. During an appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” on Friday, Worley addressed the apparent schism in the party. […]

More than 200 businesses in southwest Alabama are helping each other protect air, water and land quality in their communities. The businesses are members of Partners for Environmental Progress (PEP), a coalition of business and education leaders in the Mobile area. The goal of the group is to share science-based environmental best practices with each other […]

What happens at the molecular level after exercise? Scientists, physicians and clinical exercise specialists from across the country are embarking on a landmark National Institutes of Health effort to find out. The Center for Exercise Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of 11 clinical sites nationwide participating in the study. The goal of the Molecular Transducers of […]

Lowndes County Sheriff John “Big John” Williams was shot and killed Saturday evening in the line of duty. A career law enforcement officer, Williams was first elected as the county’s sheriff in 2010, followed by successful reelection bids in 2014 and 2018. Governor Kay Ivey confirmed reports of Williams’ death in a statement. “I’m saddened […]

Visit Mobile, the city’s official point of contact for leisure travelers, convention and meeting planners, bus tour operators and travel agents, has named the department of hospitality and tourism management at the University of South Alabama as recipient of its 2019 Hospitality Partner of the Year award. Visit Mobile recognized the department, which prepares students […]