MONTGOMERY — The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) and the Alabama Technology Network (ATN) on Wednesday announced the 2019 Manufacturer of The Year (MOTY) winners during an awards luncheon at the Alabama Activity Center. “The purpose of the annual Manufacturer of the Year Awards is to shine a spotlight on manufacturing excellence and to give […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition (ARBC) Wednesday held a press conference on the State House steps, emphasizing that legislation currently pending in the legislature is key to the state’s future prosperity. The state’s biggest job creators, spanning an array of industries and fields, are members of the coalition. A statement from ARBC explains, […]

During an interview that aired early this week on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, former Gov. Don Siegelman discussed his 1999 bid to institute an education lottery in Alabama. Twenty years later, lawmakers are revisiting lottery proposals. One has already passed the Alabama Senate, with another soon to be considered by the Alabama House. In 1998, Siegelman […]

The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a pay raise for correctional officers pay as Alabama faces a federal court order to increase prison staff. Representatives on Tuesday night voted 92-0 for the bill that gives officers a 5% pay increase, expands bonuses and creates a payout program for unused annual leave.

During an interview with Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Tuesday, Alabama State Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R-Anniston) offered his assessment of the legislature’s efforts to address Alabama’s prisons, which are the scrutiny of the Department of Justice. A letter released to the public last month by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. […]

The Alabama Supreme Court has set a new lethal injection date for a man convicted in the 1991 sword-and-dagger slaying of a pastor. The Montgomery Advertiser reports the court on Monday moved Christopher Lee Price’s execution to May 30.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed HB 314, which would ban all abortions except when the life of the mother is in danger.

MONTGOMERY — The members of the Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) of the Alabama legislature have unanimously chosen State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) as chairman of its committee. “I am honored to be chosen as chairman for this important committee — few things are as key to Alabama’s economic prosperity as a modern transportation network that […]

Alabama continues to show that early childhood education is critical to turning the state’s overall education metrics around. On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced that 41 new classrooms will be funded through the Pre-K through 3rd Grade Integrated Approach to Early Learning (P-3). “Alabama children have reaped […]

A new airport offering commercial passenger flights is opening near the heart of Mobile, Alabama. The first flight is scheduled to depart Wednesday afternoon from Mobile Downtown Airport.

MOUNTAIN BROOK — During Yellowhammer Multimedia’s packed second annual Women of Impact recognition ceremony on Monday, Patricia “Sister Schubert” Barnes was honored with the 2019 Yellowhammer Lifetime Service Award. Yellowhammer Multimedia Co-Owner and Yellowhammer News Editor-in-chief Tim Howe introduced Sister Schubert on stage, sharing her remarkable story with the hundreds of Alabamians assembled. “Many here […]

MOUNTAIN BROOK — In a packed Birmingham-area ballroom last night, Yellowhammer held its second annual Women of Impact Awards banquet. The event honored 20 of the state’s female leaders who have each made a significant impact on Alabama and its people. Honorees represented a wide-range of industries and professions, including scientists, engineers, physicians, lawyers, nonprofits, […]

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will serve as the keynote speaker for a meeting of the black caucus of the Alabama Democratic Party. The Alabama Democratic Conference says the Democratic senator from California will address a luncheon during its 59th annual convention in Montgomery in June.

A nonprofit organization has been formed to help support Alabama’s state parks. Officials say the Alabama State Parks Foundation will raise money through donations to help improve park facilities and programs.

In a recent announcement, Forbes named Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama one of America’s 2019 Best Mid-Size Employers. The recognition came after Forbes randomly surveyed 50,000 employees in 25 different industries who work for companies with 1,000 or more employees. “We are truly honored to be recognized as one of America’s best mid-size […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Monday tweeted that when it comes to the 2020 Census, “[W]e have to count everybody – EVERYBODY.” This is just real simple folks: we have to count everybody – EVERYBODY. To do otherwise is a disservice to Alabama and America Why political experts believe the 2020 census is “critical” for […]

The sun was elusive and a chilly breeze kept folks bundled up, but it didn’t stop inquisitive strollers at Birmingham’s Pepper Place farmer’s market on Saturday from stopping by the Greener State tent to learn about options for greening their energy mix. Nearly 2,000 Alabama Power customers are enrolled in Alabama Power’s Greener State, which provides an economical way […]

According to a study released recently by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Alabama’s state tax revenues have finally risen above its pre-recession peak. The Yellowhammer State joined South Carolina and Arizona with meeting that milestone for the first time in the third quarter of 2018. Alabama’s Q3 tax revenues last year were o.6 percent higher than […]

According to data released Monday by ESPN, this past weekend’s NFL Draft was the most watched in history — and Birmingham’s television market helped make that milestone possible.

The United Way of Central Alabama recently named Thomasine “TC” Jackson as the 2019 recipient of its Corporate Volunteer of the Year. Jackson serves as president of the East Thomas Neighborhood Association in Birmingham and is a report reproduction supervisor for Drummond Company, Inc. where she has been employed for 34 years. According to United […]

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA has marked a milestone in its $1.6 billion project to build an auto assembly plant in Alabama as the first steel column is now in place at the construction site in Limestone County. The development signals that construction is well under way on the plant, which will produce 300,000 […]

During an interview broadcasted on APTV’s “Capitol Journal,” State Rep. Pebblin Warren (D-Tuskegee) offered her views on morality and religion as it pertained to gambling. Warren, who represents the district within which Macon County’s VictoryLand is located, has been a proponent of legalized gambling in Alabama. The Tuskegee Democrat said she respected those who have […]

Researchers at the University of Alabama discovered how a common skin bacteria wards off viruses by leveraging cellular processes normally not considered part of any immune system. This discovery constitutes another milestone in understanding how to harness bacterial viruses to combat antibiotic-resistant infections. An immune system in Staphylococcus bacteria UA researchers studied does not function on its own. Instead, it collaborates […]

Auburn University welcomed USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey to campus to help celebrate the opening of its newest facility, an administrative and classroom building at the Miller Poultry Research and Education Center. When completed next year, the 30-acre, multi-facility complex will be the world’s only research and teaching center to be comprehensive of the […]