Early Days Yellowhammer was founded four years ago this week by Cliff Sims, then a University of Alabama student who had returned to school after several years of touring around the country as the lead singer of a band whose songs were featured on MTV and in major motion pictures. Sims says he decided to […]

A Massachusetts court ruling has grabbed the attention of religious schools in Alabama, where faculty, staff and parents are concerned that it could set a precedent, although the ruling does not impact them directly. Buzzfeed News explains: A state court in Massachusetts has ruled that a Catholic preparatory school violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when […]

A coalition of Alabama leaders from the Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths submitted a letter to Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Monday, urging him to reconsider his position Syrian refugees. In mid-November, Bentley became the second governor in the country to announce that his administration would refuse Syrian refugees slated to be relocated to his […]

By Michael Sznajderman As Alabama Power nears the $1 billion mark in expenditures related to complying with recent federal environmental regulations, more environmental rules loom that could more than double the cost figure. Newly approved federal regulations could force the company to dramatically change the way it handles and stores coal ash and how it […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two Alabama business associations signed a cooperation agreement this month to enhance Alabama’s aerospace business presence. The Alabama Aerospace Industry Association and the Business Council of Alabama signed an agreement Dec. 4 in Birmingham pledging to work together for the state’s aerospace industry that generates more than $10 billion in government contracts […]

Honda plans to show off the all-new 2017 Ridgeline pickup – its next Made-in-Alabama model — in a Super Bowl commercial following its unveiling at next month’s North American International Auto Show. The automaker said Monday that the Ridgeline will make its television debut to more than 100 million viewers during the third quarter of […]

Al Jazeera America, the US arm of a media conglomerate run by the ruling family of Qatar, called out Alabama on Monday for teaching abstinence-only education in public schools. Al Jazeera pointed to CDC data showing that Alabama’s STD rates are among the highest in the country as evidence that teaching abstinence as the only […]

(Video above: Texas homeowner syncs Christmas lights to the University of Alabama fight song) An Alabama football fan living in Texas has endured so much good-natured ribbing for being a Crimson Tide supporter that one of his co-workers decided to give him a special Christmas present this year. John Storms of Austin, Texas, synced 25,000 […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A team at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama test fired a demonstrator engine made mostly with 3-D printed parts, moving them a step closer to building a high-performance rocket engine using additive manufacturing. Over the past three years, Marshall has worked with several companies to produce and test complex 3-D […]

Over the next couple of weeks, Yellowhammer will recap some of the most important Alabama stories of 2015, from politics and business, to faith and culture, and everything in between. Terrorism may be dominating the headlines right now, but Alabama had produced some incredible feel-good stories this year as well. Here are five of the […]

WASHINGTON — A single paragraph in the 2,000 page spending bill currently making its way through Congress likely saved hundreds of jobs at an Alabama rocket company, and perhaps untold thousands more jobs that could come as the momentum of Alabama’s aerospace sector continues to build. For over a decade now, the U.S. military has […]

(Video above: Carmen Jemette’s spectacular Christmas Lights display) A family on Dalraida Pkwy. in Montgomery, Alabama, has transformed their property into a winter wonderland of lights this Christmas, and the folks at Growing Dreamz, a company that says it specializes in growing small businesses through creating content and providing social media training, have captured the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama has just received its first “infrastructure report card,” revealing that every driver in the state is paying an additional $300 per year in vehicle maintenance and repair costs because of potholes. Additionally, while the state’s infrastructure did not receive an overall failing grade, its inability to pass with flying colors could […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The leader of an interdenominational organization that lobbies the Alabama legislature on behalf of the Christian community issued a stern warning on Tuesday: “Illegal gambling is taking over this state.” Dr. Joe Godfrey is the executive director of the Alabama Citizens Action Program (ALCAP), an almost 80-year-old organization that describes itself as […]

RAINBOW CITY, Ala. — A Wisconsin atheists group has done more to strengthen the bonds of faith in one Alabama community than perhaps anything else ever could. Last year, the Freedom From Religion Foundation demanded Butler’s hometown take down a Nativity scene at its City Hall. Butler, along with a group of religious leaders, pulled […]

You already know that all kinds of great products are made in workshops, factories, studios and kitchens across Alabama. Even better, many of them make perfect gifts for the special ones on your holiday shopping list. Our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide highlights the creativity of Alabama companies, artisans, entrepreneurs and others producing one-of-a-kind items ideal […]

For 16 years the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) and the Alabama Technology Network (ATN) have recognized Alabama’s top manufacturers with Manufacturer of the Year Awards. Past Manufacturer of the Year Award recipients include steel companies, engineering firms, automobile manufacturers, a shipbuilder, aerospace firms, and even a beer maker — a diverse group that BCA […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday officially designated 25 Alabama counties as natural disaster areas as a result of excessive rainfall, wind and flooding that occurred this year. The designation makes farmers in those counties eligible for financial assistance from the USDA Farm Service Agency. In announcing the designation, […]

John Hanson is keeping his eyes on the prize of helping build the most powerful rocket in history, NASA’s Space Launch System, for the journey to Mars and other destinations in deep space. And for those efforts, he’s getting a prestigious prize of his own from the world’s largest aerospace professional society. Hanson, alternate lead […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A local Muslim leader has informed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that members of his mosque have received “suspicious messages” on their social media accounts, including at least one message that mentioned “war,” according to an Associated Press report. Ashfaq Taufique, president of the Birmingham Islamic Society, told the AP that […]

By: Mike Tomberlin It’s a pattern we’ve become used to in Alabama. An international automaker chooses a site in the state for a new manufacturing plant. It produces a popular new model using some parts that are produced from suppliers that also located in Alabama. Its success leads to it expanding its plant, making it […]

(Video above: The Burton’s Christmas lights display) Fayetteville, Georgia resident Robert Burton isn’t one to sync his Christmas lights to the typical background music. Sure, he did “Jingle Bells” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” when he was first getting started, but he’s since moved on to songs that normally get identified with Christmas, like […]

By Andrew C. Billings, Ronald Reagan Chair of Broadcasting, University of Alabama As a sports media scholar who has conducted research on fantasy sports play, I find myself fielding quite a few questions from a variety of constituencies relating to the rapid explosion of daily, weekly and season-long fantasy games. Usually, it’s the core question: […]

If you have been through the frustration of untangling cords, replacing bulbs, and teetering on a ladder – maybe the eggnog ought to wait until after the job is done next time! – to put up exterior Christmas lights, new laser light products that obviate the need for putting up traditional Christmas lights probably fill […]