Zero. Zip. Zilch. That’s how much rain Terry Wyatt’s 500-acre cotton crop received in September. “Cotton likes hot weather, but you have to have some rain,” said Wyatt, whose non-irrigated cropland in Harpersville was in the heart of Alabama’s most persistent drought based on the U.S. Drought Monitor. “We got in a pattern early. The […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) is standing firmly with the president after the White House on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. House Democratic leadership stating that the Trump administration would not cooperate with the Democrats’ self-proclaimed impeachment inquiry. The White House’s position is based on the House not having held an official vote to open […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden is in trouble. Elizabeth Warren has passed him in the latest average of national polls. She is the frontrunner now, not him.

Yellowhammer News on Wednesday released the 2019 “Power & Influence: Who’s Next?” list. Our team has spent weeks talking with key operatives and analyzing recent developments in public policy and politics, and today, we’re taking a look at a new group of Alabama leaders poised to be part of the next generation of power and […]

Fall is finally here! The temps are dropping, the leaves are falling, the costumes are stocked and Hobby Lobby has all the Christmas stuff out. So, you know what that means: Get your pumpkins out, y’all! Every year, Fall creeps up (even though I’ve been pining away for it for months) and I scramble to […]

7. The University of Alabama deemed racist for reasons yet to be determined After confusing student protests over racial issues on campus, without a clear reason for the protests, the University of Alabama has given in and told the students they will establish an “advisory committee” that will talk about issues related to “diversity, equity […]

CULLMAN — Immigration continues to be a top issue for Republican voters interested in the early stages of the 2020 U.S. Senate GOP primary in Alabama, which was on display Tuesday night at a gathering of the Cullman County Republican Women. Republican U.S. Senate hopeful U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) was in attendance to speak […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Tuesday lashed out at the Alabama Republican Party after ALGOP Chairman Terry Lathan called on him to represent the majority of his constituents in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. In a statement responding to Lathan’s remarks, Jones stressed his “obligation to weigh all the facts fairly before making […]

As I drifted off to sleep on Sunday night, I was suddenly filled with thoughts of a hero. He wasn’t a strapping football player, nor was he a winner of a Super Bowl, a World Series or an Olympic medal. Instead, Walt Gary enriched the lives of Alabama football players, family and friends; and he […]

Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed will be the next mayor of Alabama’s capital city. Reed on Tuesday overwhelmingly defeated WCOV Fox 20 owner David Woods in the Montgomery mayoral runoff election. With all but one precinct reporting, Reed had 67% of the vote. Reed garnered 32,918 votes compared to Woods’ 16,010. Reed will be sworn […]

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) on Tuesday announced that Tombigbee Electric Cooperative’s efforts to bring high-speed internet access to much of rural northwestern Alabama will benefit from a new federal grant award. Tombigbee, based in Hamilton, AL, will receive a $774,912 ARC grant for the Northwest Alabama Revitalization project. This project will implement a fiber-optic network providing […]

Secretary of State John Merrill announced Monday that he will observe National Cybersecurity Awareness Month by hosting a cybersecurity seminar. The seminar, which is set to take place on October 18, will feature Mr. Bill Evanina, the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. According to an online press release, the program “will educate […]

Books-A-Million and Children’s of Alabama are once again coming together to show that not every hero wears a cape. Through the fifth-annual Superhero Month in October, the partnership this year will honor the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with “The Power of Children’s” initiative. This endeavor aims to bring encouragement to and foster further […]

Much like the Democratic Party as a whole, the Alabama Democratic Party is a dumpster fire. After months of uncertainty, Alabama Democrats finally had a meeting to discuss passing bylaws that the national party has said must be changed in order for the state to have representation at the Democratic National Convention in 2020. The […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan on Tuesday hosted a press conference with the Republican National Committee (RNC) to mark the start of qualifying for the state’s 2020 Republican primary, calling on U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) to side with his constituents on the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump. In her remarks, Lathan slammed […]

Alabama’s workforce programs have undergone several changes in the past couple years and to say that this has caused some confusion would be a huge understatement! I liken it to the 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act which created the beginnings of the Interstate system that focused on building a system of connected roads that would funnel […]

There’s just one thing I ask of you before you read — and watch — this post: grab some tissues. I’m honored to bring you the story of Samford offensive lineman George Musto, whose loving gesture has made my week. The big Samford football lineman grew up in Miami as George Grimwade.

Every business or organization, no matter the size or focus, is at risk of a cyber attack. Did you know: -43% of all cyber attacks are aimed at small businesses (Source: Small Business Trends) -91% of attacks are started with a phishing email (Source: Verizon) -38% of malicious attachments are masked as one of Microsoft […]

Voters in Montgomery, Alabama, are about to elect a new mayor. Probate Judge Steven Reed and businessman David Woods face each other in the Tuesday runoff.

7. A possible solution for rural hospitals On Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Representative Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley) suggested that instead of expanding Medicaid to save rural hospitals, we should instead have Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). Wadsworth said that FQHC doesn’t require state funding, and “does not require expanding Medicaid, and they still see […]

Huntsville-based Dynetics on Tuesday morning will hold the grand opening for its new Aerospace Structures Complex in Decatur. The new, cutting-edge complex brings a capability to North Alabama to support the development, integration and structural testing of large aerospace structures. Initially, Dynetics will use this complex to support two major space endeavors rooted in the Yellowhammer […]

In the summer of 1973, as a student intern in Washington far from my home in Mobile, I got a firsthand view as the Senate held its Watergate hearings. For a young person, it was an amazing introduction to politics, and I was fascinated by what I saw. I followed the subsequent impeachment proceedings in […]

Can you do me a favor? Close your eyes and think back to when you were 19-years-old. Think about everything that you were learning, the life lessons that you were absorbing. Now imagine being a 19-year-old kid who is playing quarterback at Auburn, preparing to take a snap as you stare at four mean, drooling […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has now weighed in on President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all American troops from northern Syria, saying the move “leaves a vacuum for a resurgence of [the Islamic State] in the region.” The Trump administration is allowing Turkey to move forward with an operation against Kurdish forces in the region […]