The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Alabama is still cold and many government operations will be shutdown — School districts across Alabama are either delayed or cancelled today. — A winter advisory warning is in place for the entire state, with the exception of the coastal areas. — Thursday will offer some […]

    With few exceptions, Alabama high school graduates should be ready for college or career on the day they step across that stage and collect their high school diploma. Unfortunately, too often, our grads are required to take “Remedial” or “Developmental” courses when they arrive at the front door of their Alabama college. You […]

    You have to see it in person to believe it, but this Facebook video from Curbed.com comes close to showing the epic grandeur of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament located in rural Hanceville near Cullman. If you are driving north or south on I-65 between Birmingham and Huntsville, consider carving out […]

    Many successful ventures begin as a group of friends who are after something: Apple, The Skimm, Ben & Jerry’s. It’s too early to determine the success of Young Alabama, but the friends are certainly after something. Young Alabama is a small bunch of Auburn grads who love politics and love Alabama, and who […]

Yellowhammer News just heard in the hallway that Governor Kay Ivey is in a tough position after Justice Glenn Murdock resigned from the Supreme Court.  Ivey must now appoint a new justice right before an election, potentially upsetting one of two powerful interest groups in Alabama – the trial lawyers or the business community. Meanwhile, […]

    The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Large parts of Alabama are shutting down government functions tomorrow — Schools from Florence to Montgomery and all over the state are closed or are closing early. — The National Weather service expects snowfall with “higher than normal impacts” across north Alabama. — […]

    Matt Wilson and Andrew Wells sit down with Scott Dawson, Conservative Candidate for Governor to discuss how he lives a life of purpose. Scott is the Founder of the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association and he is running for Governor of Alabama after he felt called by the Lord to do so. Scott has […]

    Chief Justice Lyn Stuart officially qualified to run for re-election as Chief Justice in 2018 last week in Montgomery. Ms. Stuart issued a powerful statement to begin her 2018 run, “I believe this year we can continue our emphasis on having full confidence in our courts to not only provide a voice for […]

  Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R – Monrovia) announced that the House will hold a “Military and Veterans Day” in the chamber on Tuesday, January 16, with a work calendar that is stacked with bills designed to benefit those who have served or are currently serving in our nation’s armed forces. Alabama’s living […]

  A weather-worn wooden barrel rests in the sand some 600 miles off the coast of South America. Stacked in the bottom of the barrel are scores of postcards awaiting their chance to be delivered. What’s that going to take? Just the right Galapagos vacationer willing to participate in the 200-year tradition of Post Office […]

  Last week’s big announcement that Toyota Motor and Mazda Motor Companies would make north Alabama their choice for a $1.6 billion manufacturing facility that would create 4,000 jobs for the region was indeed a shot in the arm for the region’s economy. Reportedly, Alabama’s primary competitor was North Carolina, which was at a disadvantage […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. S-hole debate continues with multiple different versions of the original events; Trump says he’s not racist — Senators Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham appear to confirm Trump used the vulgarity attributed to him. — Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue have denied they heard […]

      Restoring power outages in the wake of three back-to-back hurricanes seems almost impossible. But Alabama Power employees were up to the challenge last fall when they traveled hundreds of miles to get the lights back on after hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Nate. In recognition of employees’ tireless efforts, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced today that Alabama […]

    AUBURN, Ala – Alabama State Senator Tom Whatley announced last week that he will seek re-election for State Senate District 27.  Senator Whatley qualified with the Alabama Republican Party in Birmingham the first day qualifying opened.  Senate District 27 covers Lee, Russell, and Tallapoosa Counties.  Senator Whatley is currently serving his second term.   […]

  A man jumped out of his car in below-freezing weather yesterday to give his coat to a man who appeared to be homeless near The Summit shopping center in Birmingham. “Witnessed this man giving a homeless man the shirt off of his back, literally,” wrote Briana Rose DiGiorgio on her Facebook feed. “Y’all, it […]

  Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including Kay Ivey’s State of the State, a possible immigration deal, and 4,000 new manufacturing jobs, and more. Dale closes the show with a “Parting Shot” to legislators who complain about economic incentives being used to […]

    “Why isn’t Alabama on this list?” That’s the question Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Scott Dawson wants answered. Ten States (Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin) have sought waivers from the federal government to implement work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients, but Alabama is not one of them. […]

MONTGOMERY–State Representative Danny Garrett (Republican-Trussville) has filed qualifying papers with the Alabama Republican Party to run for reelection as State Representative for House District 44, which includes Trussville, Clay and parts of Pinson. Garrett was first elected to the Alabama House in 2014. As a freshman, Garrett quickly gained the respect of leadership and his […]

Despite frigid temperatures, pro-life advocates gathered today in the streets of the Iron City for the annual Birmingham March for Life. The details: — Organizers encouraged folks from all walks of life to join the most important of causes, calling the march “one of the most meaningful opportunities for the entire community to gather and […]

In this week’s national Democratic Party address, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) commemorated the upcoming Martin Luther King Day holiday and touted it as a time to emphasize income inequality given in her view King’s vision of equality included economics. “Dr. King saw economic success for all Americans as a keystone of equality,” Sewell said. […]

  The House Republican supermajority accomplished two items in its 2018 “Flag, Family, and Country” legislative agenda this week by passing caucus resolutions that call upon Congress to quickly fund and build a secure wall along the U.S./Mexican border and urge respect for the American flag during patriotic displays such as the recitation of the […]

After more than seven years of research and testing, Cova Arias knows the vaccine she developed and patented to immunize catfish against columnaris disease works in a laboratory. She will use $321,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to answer two questions. “Does it work in the field, and is it cost-effective,” said Arias, a professor […]

    When the temperature dips near freezing in Birmingham, Boutwell Auditorium opens as a shelter for more than 300 people on many nights. But what will they eat? Marco Morosini knows the answer, provided by Heart to Table. “Six or seven years ago I began to bring food to the homeless,” said Morosini, the owner of Silvertron […]

She brings the stupidity of the Hollywood elite in their personal hardships in the California mudslides. She discusses the golden hardships at the globes and the elite’s best shot for the next presidential election. The vast discrepancy between Oprah and Trump’s leadership styles brings the house down. We also pit Obama against Trump in a […]