Former Auburn University basketball head coach Cliff Ellis will have the basketball court at NAIA program Cumberland University named in his honor. Cumberland athletic director Ron Pavan says the playing surface at Dallas Floyd Phoenix Arena will be named after Ellis at a public ceremony Aug. 17. Ellis began his college coaching career at Cumberland, […]

1. President Donald Trump declares he supports the notion that Russia meddled in the 2016 election — The third time is a charm for the president. He tells CBS News he agrees Russia meddled in the 2016 election, saying, “Yeah, and I’ve said that before, Jeff. I have said that numerous times before, and I […]

Nick Saban should feel right at home at the College Football Hall of Fame, the facility hosting part of this week’s SEC Media Days. The Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta is only a short walk from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where Saban’s Alabama team beat Georgia for his sixth national championship six months ago.

State Rep. Alvin Holmes, the longest-serving member of the Alabama House of Representatives, has lost his bid for another term. Political newcomer Kirk Hatcher defeated Holmes Tuesday night in the Democratic primary runoff for House District 78 in Montgomery.

http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/7_18_18_Will_Ainsworth.mp3 Will Ainsworth made a surprise call into The Ford Faction to talk about his big win against Twinkle Cavanaugh for Republican candidate for Lt. Governor. Will talked about how grateful he was for the support he’s gotten from the voters.  Ainsworth talked about how he can gather Twinkle voters to get behind him in his run […]

Troy King is committed to seeing the Alabama Ethics Commission address his complaint against Attorney General Steve Marshall alleging violations of state campaign finance rules, even though Marshall beat him to become the Republican nominee for attorney general in Tuesday’s runoff election. “I didn’t file an ethics complaint or a lawsuit as a publicity stunt,” […]

The Secretary of State John Merrill estimated that turnout in yesterday’s primary run-off would be 15-18 percent. Many have pretended that this is a failure of the process, that we should beg people to register and vote. This is a complete misunderstanding of the situation. We do not need to prod people to participate in […]

Police say a man has been arrested in connection to a triple murder in Alabama. Guntersville Police told WAFF-TV that 52-year-old Jimmy O’Neal Spencer was arrested Tuesday on four counts of capital murder.

President Trump took to Twitter Wednesday to congratulate Rep. Martha Roby in her House District 2 primary runoff victory against former District 2 congressman Bobby Bright. Congratulations to Martha Roby of The Great State of Alabama on her big GOP Primary win for Congress. My endorsement came appropriately late, but when it came the “flood gates” […]

A lumber company is investing $110 million in a new facility in Alabama’s Pike County, bringing more than 100 new jobs. WSFA-TV reports Rex Lumber Co. announced Tuesday at a groundbreaking ceremony that the new facility will be located 5 miles (8 kilometers) north of Troy in the Harmony Community. It expects to employ around […]

With Alabama’s primary election runoffs now in the books, here are three takeaways from the results. North Alabama has spoken. When this election cycle began, it became evident that north Alabama saw a window of opportunity to increase its influence.  The results from the Republican primary runoff have shown the electorate in that area of […]

1. President Donald Trump backtracks and tells an absurd lie  — After stating he believes Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence officials, President Trump backtracked. He received intense criticism from within his own party, from Democrats and from a deranged media. — In a statement read by the president of the United States, and believed by […]

An Alabama mayor says four members of his city’s police force have been suspended for making a hand gesture some say is a hate symbol.

Like Lucy van Pelt of Peanuts comic strip fame repeatedly pulling the football away from Charlie Brown as he lines up to kick it, Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) once again has shown you can’t beat her in a Republican primary. Similar to when she defeated “Gather Your Armies” Rick Barber in the 2010 GOP primary […]

A man has been sentenced to life without parole after being convicted of kidnapping an Alabama woman who later escaped by jumping from the trunk of a moving car.

Lowndesboro Mayor Rick Pate on Tuesday survived late-campaign attack ads dredging up a three-decade-old divorce to claim the Republican nomination for Alabama commissioner of agriculture and industries. Pate defeated state Sen. Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) with about 57 percent of the vote. With no Democrat on the ballot in November, Pate is all but assured of […]

After a long and hotly contested race, the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor in Alabama has been decided. Will Ainsworth defeated Public Service Commissioner Twinkle Cavanaugh in Tuesday night’s runoff election. With 99 percent reporting, Ainsworth defeated Cavanaugh with a little more than ten thousand votes. Ainsworth received 51 percent of the vote, leaving Cavanaugh […]

Alabama Republicans have chosen their candidate for attorney general: incumbent Steve Marshall. Marshall beat his Republican competitor former attorney general Troy King in Tuesday’s primary election runoff, winning 62 percent of the vote as of 9:30 p.m., with 92 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. A last-minute endorsement by close Trump ally […]

The state of Alabama (well, likely an “extraordinarily low” percentage) is voting Tuesday, July 14. The lieutenant governor race pits Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh against Will Ainsworth in the runoff, while incumbent AG Steve Marshall squares off with former AG Troy King for attorney general. Also on today’s ballot, Martha Roby faces Bobby Bright for House […]

Russia meddled in the 2016 election and President Trump’s Director of National Intelligence acknowledges it. Russia wanted Trump to win, Russian President Vladimir Putin even admitted it. This does not mean there was collusion, it does not mean the election was stolen, and it doesn’t mean you have to support Hillary Clinton in 2020 or […]

Rep. Martha Roby is seeking Republican redemption in an Alabama runoff election that hinges on her loyalty to President Donald Trump. Roby is facing Democrat-turned-Trump Republican Bobby Bright on Tuesday, trying not to become the third congressional Republican to lose her job this primary season.

Now that primary runoff Election Day is upon us, and we eagerly await the results that will finalize the slate of Republican candidates that will likely defeat Democrats in November in Alabama’s majority Republican state, here are a few tips for the highly engaged political watchers to keep an eye on as the results come […]

Two years ago, I joined other Republican House members in unveiling our “Better Way” agenda. The agenda covered everything from national security to tax reform to the economy. It was a bold vision about a different path for America that wasn’t driven by a larger, more powerful federal government. Instead, we advocated for a better […]

The last few weeks of campaigning have been relentless, brutal, and at times, heartbreaking. Today’s primary runoff will bring some resolution to all that, though surely, some rough-and-tumble will continue in many races on the road to November’s general election. Here’s the anatomy of two major races and what a win might mean: