By Marlee Moore Alabama timberland is growing like words dripping off a Southern drawl – slow and steady. In 2014, Alabama timber acreage increased from 22 million acres to an all-time high of 23 million, according to Service Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest. “That million acres of […]

By: Dana Beyerle MONTGOMERY, Ala. — National School Choice Week was observed Tuesday at the Alabama Capitol and drew thousands of students, parents, educators, and business leaders for a lively and informative assembly. The Alabama School Choice Coalition rally included student cheerleaders and dance music to help observe National School Choice Week, which was supported […]

SAMANTHA, Ala. — The pastor of a small church in Tuscaloosa County has sparked quite a controversy inside the evangelical community after stating in a letter to the editor of the Alabama Baptist newspaper that Syrian refugees are the same type of idol worshipers God instructed his people to destroy in the Old Testament. Pastor […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Knight Eady, an Alabama-based marketing an events company, is partnering up with St. Vincent’s Health System to host the 2016 Birmingham Corporate Challenge July 16 at Railroad Park. This second year event will bring together more than 50 of the most influential companies in the Alabama corporate community for Olympic-style field day […]

(Video above: John David Marlin works on his ABCs) John David Marlin, the 2-years-old son of Cameron and Hannah Marlin from Helena, Alabama, is the Internet’s latest viral sensation after garnering over 10 million views on a video of him reciting the alphabet. The video was captured at John David’s aunt’s house, and he has […]

By Alec Harvey When Sid Evans left Garden & Gun magazine to take over the reins at Southern Living, the notes poured in from his friends and peers. “I got a lot of congratulatory letters when I became editor, but I also got a lot of warnings from people, saying, ‘Don’t screw it up.’” That […]

(Video above: Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s legendary speech to incoming freshmen) Legendary Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant passed away on this day 33 years ago after suffering a massive heart attack at 1:24 P.M. at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, only 37 days after he announced his retirement as a coach (he stayed […]

If the only thing you think about when you hear the words “all the way” is whether it’s actually a good idea to put mushrooms on hash browns (I’m a scattered, covered and chunked guy myself), the latest news coming out of Waffle House HQ is definitely for you. The restaurant chain announced on Monday […]

By ALDOT Director John Cooper The Alabama Department of Transportation is working to improve and replace the elevated portions of Interstate 59/20 through downtown Birmingham’s Central Business District (CBD). These bridge structures are more than 40 years old and were originally designed for 80,000 vehicles per day. Today’s traffic count is approximately 160,000 daily vehicles, […]

The New England Patriots on Sunday came up just short in their bid for another trip to the Super Bowl, as the Denver Broncos outlasted them 20-18 in the AFC Championship Game. But even though Bill Belichick’s boys lost the game, a camera shot of quarterback Tom Brady walking to the locker room in defeat […]

(Video above: Dodge’s epic “God made a farmer” Super Bowl feature) In 1978, legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey delivered an unforgettable speech to the Future Farmers of America Convention titled “God Made a Farmer.” Harvey passed away in 2009, but his remarks have had staying power, resurfacing again recently as Dodge utilized the speech for a […]

By: Karim Shamsi-Basha A Muslim Palestinian walked into Jerusalem and opened a store called “Alabama – The Heart of Dixie.” It sounds like the start of a joke, but it isn’t. As I walked along the narrow David Street leading from Jaffa Gate to the Wailing Wall in the middle of ancient Jerusalem, the character […]

(Video above: Presidential contender Marco Rubio responds to atheist’s question) When a self-described atheist asked Marco Rubio this week how a candidate who spends so much time talking about religious liberty and “pandering” to evangelical voters could possibly represent him, Rubio delivered one of the most articulate responses a Republican politician ever has to such […]

By Johnny Kampis of Watchdog.org AT&T is now testing an Internet service in Walker County that could help fill the broadband gap in Alabama’s rural areas. About 65 households in the Carbon Hill area are being paid to participate in the wireless local loop service, which involves installing a directional antenna on their homes to […]

(Video above: The extraordinary story of Jesse Martin’s generosity) When Jesse Martin came into the world in 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-New York) was President of the United States, Yankees legend Lou Gehrig had just ended his now famous consecutive games played streak, and Batman had made his first appearance in a comic book earlier […]

Yellowhammer’s inaugural Alabama Economic Growth Summit is set for February 18th and 19th at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Resort in Hoover. (Seating is limited, so grab your tickets while you still can.) In preparation for the Summit, we’re chatting with Alabama leaders who are working to rev up the state’s job creation engine. First up […]

By Dr. Daniel J. Smith and Dr. Stephen C. Miller According to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA), Alabama has the lowest taxes per capita in the nation. However, this doesn’t justify tax hikes as many people believe. In fact, it actually highlights the pressing need for tax cuts to make Alabama more […]

DON’T MISS: These issues and more will be discussed at Yellowhammer’s upcoming Alabama Economic Growth Summit In order to keep pace with demand, employers across the eight counties spanning southwest Alabama estimate a need for 4,851 skilled workers during the next 12 months. That figure, reported in the Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council’s (SAWDC) 2015 […]

By Karim Shamsi-Basha John Bryan’s great-grandfather, the Rev. James Alexander Bryan, came to Birmingham in 1889 to pastor Third Presbyterian Church, and remained there until 1940. “On his death bed, he asked the people gathered around him to continue serving and ministering to the homeless. That was how Brother Bryan Mission began,” said Bryan, who […]

By Kelli M. Dugan MOBILE, Ala. — While the future funding of the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship program remains unclear, Austal USA shows no signs of altering its aggressive production plans at its Mobile shipyard. In fact, the Australian shipbuilder’s U.S. headquarters on the Mobile River hosted a recent keel-laying ceremony for the future […]

Mere months after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four black school children and sparked worldwide outrage, 30,000 Alabamians of all races gathered together for a rally in Legion Field Stadium. A slender, 6’2″ white man in his mid-40s came to the podium and, according to author John Pollock, “preached a […]

Melody Creasy of Homewood, Alabama, was in Walmart on Monday — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — with her three children, when she was “blown away” by a surprise gift from a total stranger. “I was checking out at Walmart this afternoon with my crew of three littles when an African-American man came up to […]

By: Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy Eight months ago, a Birmingham, Alabama, native was challenged in the face of danger, and had the needed courage; he took swift action to save a Marine’s life. Sgt. Raheem Boyd was in his room aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 2015, when he received a message from a fellow […]

DON’T MISS: Yellowhammer announces blockbuster lineup for Alabama Economic Growth Summit Data compiled from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that while Alabama citizens make up 1.52% of the U.S. population, the state only accounts for 1.2% of the American economy. In other words, if Alabama’s economy kept pace with the size of its population […]