Lee County Public Fishing Lake will reopen on February 1, 2018, under the operation of new lake managers Chris and Tina Wright. The lake had been temporarily closed during the transition of operations to the new lake managers. Lee County Public Fishing Lake is located 6 miles southeast of Opelika (or 9 miles east […]

  A cake-decorating hobby gone awry. Mandi Buckalew said that’s how her studio, Cakeapotamus LLC, got its start. She creates custom cakes for weddings, birthday parties and corporate and community events, specializing in odd, unusual and often geeky designs. Buckalew, who was a certified special-education teacher at a middle school in those days, said baking started […]

  Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed, R-Jasper, was named last week to GOPAC’s Legislative Leaders Advisory Board for the coming year. “Members of our 2018 Legislative Leaders Advisory Board will be essential in our efforts to build a roster of Republicans ready to lead,” said GOPAC Chairman David Avella. GOPAC is a national organization […]

  Florida lawmakers are voting on whether the state should declare pornography a public health risk, according to a resolution which passed a House committee Thursday. The resolution, sponsored by Republican Rep. Ross Spano, would require education, research and policy changes in order to keep Floridians away from the potential risks of pornography, Fox 13 […]

  Yellowhammer News will host a reception with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh and Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the Alabama Association of Realtors, 522 Washington Ave. in Montgomery. Topics discussed will include issues surrounding this year’s legislative session. Huntsville talk show host and Yellowhammer […]

Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) appeared alongside some of her fellow House Republicans yesterday to call attention to the importance of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Alabama. The details: — “Many of the families that I represent in Alabama depend on CHIP funding to make sure that their children have access to health care,” […]

    The chairman of the Alabama Legislature’s joint oversight committee on prisons says lawmakers must “have transparent oversight” of a health-care provider picked to service the state’s prisons that is embroiled in legal turmoil in Mississippi. The Alabama Department of Corrections recently selected Wexford Health Services, Inc. to provide medical care in state prisons. […]

Alabama State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) is expected to introduce a bill Tuesday designed to impose heavy penalties on anyone who obstructs human trafficking investigations. “Human trafficking is a growing problem not just in Alabama, but around the country,” Ward said in an interview with Yellowhammer News. “Particularly human trafficking in young kids, which is […]

    On Friday, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) fielded questions from reporters shortly before a town hall meeting at the city hall in Robertsdale. One of the questions he took concerned a report that President Donald Trump described certain nations as “sh*thole countries” during an immigration policy meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers earlier in […]

  According to a story from Politico’s Alex Isenstadt, a group is seeking a censure resolution from the Alabama Republican Party’s executive committee against Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) for declining to support Roy Moore in last month’s special election against Doug Jones. Jones defeated Moore by a 1.7 percent margin, nearly 23,000 votes, to become Alabama’s […]

  If your children want to go to college alongside the likes of Tua Tagovailoa or someday stroll the Avenue of Oaks to get their degree, then they better start studying. Spring Hill College in Mobile and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa are the two most selective schools in the state, according to the […]

  (Editor’s note: The following proclaimation was issued Thursday evening by Gov. Kay Ivey.) WHEREAS the State Health Officer has reported that an outbreak of the influenza virus has occurred in the State of Alabama; and WHEREAS this outbreak poses a high probability of widespread exposure to an infectious agent that poses significant risk of […]

  A state senator in Alabama hopes the third time is the charm in his effort to spur rural broadband development by creating tax incentives for providers. Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Guntersville, told Yellowhammer News he plans to file legislation on Thursday that has the same three-pronged approach he’s tried in the past. The legislation would […]

Huntsville, Alabama has been chosen for a massive $1.6 billion automobile manufacturing plant for Toyota and Mazda, according to reports. The details: — The plant will open in 2021. — It will eventually employ 4,000 people. — About 300,000 vehicles will be produced annually. — Toyota already has an engine plant in Huntsville, where it […]

Roy Moore accuser Tina Johnson lost her Gadsden home and all of her possessions in a possible arson this week and now a flood of donations have poured into a GoFundMe account created to help her recover. In 21 hours, more than 3,000 people donated more than $95,000 to the online campaign, blowing past the $40,000 […]

  One of the women who accused failed Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct lost all of her possessions when her Gadsden home burned down Tuesday, in a blaze that is currently under investigation by the Etowah County Arson Task Force. Tina Johnson, who came forward in mid November with accusations that Moore groped […]

A North Alabama man was arrested this week after being caught stealing 26 bottles of body wash from a grocery store and then assaulting the manager while attempting to flee. Police arrested Cleveland Mason Jr. at the Hometown Market on Dec. 28 in Decatur, according to WHNT. He was charged with third-degree robbery. The store’s […]

    More than 20,000 write-in votes were cast on Dec. 12 for Alabama’s special Senate election, along with the expected names of Luther Strange and Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Republicans Martha Roby (Montgomery), Bradley Byrne (Mobile), Mike Rogers (Tuskegee), Robert Aderholt (Gadsden) and Gary Palmer (Vestavia Hills) all received votes to be Alabama’s […]

    Rex Tidmore, 59, and Lea Meri Hearn, 31, of Geraldine have been apprehended by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office for charges related to the trafficking of a minor. The DCSO obtained a warrant for conspiracy to commit human trafficking for Tidmore. During a search, investigators found roughly 160 marijuana plants and about 50 […]

    In the last 8 years, Alabama has lost six hospitals and will soon see Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville close at the end of the year. Don Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association, reports that 84 percent of Alabama’s rural hospitals operate in the red. One of the primary reasons reported for […]

    A coalition of 11 states filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Dec. 22 to urge the overturning of a lower court ruling and to enforce the executive order given by President Trump to oppose sanctuary cities. The West Virginia and Louisiana-led brief has been supported by Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, […]

    Birmingham’s DataPerk has acquired computer consulting business, IT Express, which allows the company to expand their services in the existing base in Birmingham and add Mobile offices in the acquisition. DataPerk reports now having more than 30 employees encompassing all locations and plans to hire about 12 more in 2018. DataPerk, founded in […]

    The little-known, yet wide-reaching super PAC that spent millions of dollars promoting Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama’s Senate race has been found to be funded heavily by the Democratic Senate Majority PAC. Highway 31, a group responsible for widespread campaign mailers, phone calls and advertisements for Jones, didn’t have to disclose donors during […]

    A $1.5 million federal grant has been made available to the AL Department of Mental Health and will help make addiction-fighting medication an option to patients lacking insurance. The addiction-fighting medication, normally costing $200 to $300, will be closer to $5-10 for those who qualify. The grant is meant to keep addiction patients […]