Photo by https://perzonseo.com/ Cord Sachs is a Birmingham-based leadership expert and the CEO of FireSeeds, a company that helps companies find and grow great leaders and “the company behind many of Alabama’s fastest growing companies.” The full conversation with Mr. Sachs can be heard on the Yellowhammer Radio podcast or in the video above, and a […]

Brian Carney spent 13 years as a NAVY SEAL, serving on SEAL Team 2. He’s now a successful businessman and founder of the Bone Frog Challenge. Carney talks about his time as a Seal, serving 7 deployments and then his life post military, as a successful businessman. Sponsored by Xtreme Concepts, Kill Cliff, and FrogFuel […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced his first wave of U.S. Attorney appointments, including one for each of Alabama’s three federal districts. The individuals nominated to serve in the Yellowhammer State are Louis V. Franklin, Sr., Richard W. Moore, and Jay E. Town. “The United States Attorney serves as the chief […]

A couple of weeks ago, Yellowhammer reported that Rick Burgess announced his endorsement of gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson on the Rick & Bubba show. Today, we were able to catch up with Mr. Dawson to ask about his candidacy, starting with why he’s running. I’m running because it’s time for fresh leadership from someone other […]

UPDATE—At U.S. Congressman and three other victims were shot around 7:15 a.m. (EDT) morning at a practice session for a Congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia. Congressman Mo Brooks was on the scene and was administering first aid to one of the injured victims. Congressman Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana), who is the House Majority Whip, was […]

by Jeff Sessions (Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ opening remarks to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee) Thank you Chairman Burr and Ranking Member Warner for allowing me to publicly appear before the committee today. I appreciate the Committee’s critically important efforts to investigate Russian interference with our democratic process. Such interference can never be tolerated and […]

Everyone knows what a pain it is to be late for a meeting or event, only to be stuck in an endless loop of downtown city streets, circling like a vulture for a coveted parking spot as anxieties rise. An innovative new app developed in Huntsville, Alabama will help solve that problem, as long as […]

Outside linebacker and rising senior Richard Jibunor from Athens Christian (Athens, Georgia) is in the process of deciding which college to attend, weighing scholarship offers from numerous SEC heavyweights including Auburn and Alabama. According to Auburn Sports.coms (A Rivals site), Jibunor recently visited Auburn and plans to announce his commitment soon. In addition to the […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Former U.S. Navy SEAL Jeff Still launched his bid for the State Senate last week with an announcement video highlighting his decorated military service and business skills. Still is running as a Republican in District Seven for the seat held by Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Hunstville). “Public service has been my calling for […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A new study from ZipRecruiter and Payscale revealed that Huntsville, Alabama is the top city in the country for annual job growth in the tech industry. According to their analysis, the Rocket City has enjoyed a tremendous boom in tech jobs with an annual growth rate of 309 percent. The results were […]

U.S. Senator Luther Strange appeared on Fox Business defending his fellow-Alabamian, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, regarding Sessions appearance today before the Senate Intelligence Committee’s probe into Russia’s role in President Trump’s election. When host Stuart Varney asked Strange if he thought Sessions was going to be in trouble during his Senate testimony today, Strange […]

Alice Martin, the former Chief Deputy Attorney General for Alabama and a former U.S. Attorney, has announced her run for Alabama Attorney General in the June 2018 Republican primary. Martin is best-known for prosecuting corruption cases including Jefferson County’s sewer bond bribery scheme,  Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, the massive fraud at HealthSouth Corp, Alabama’s two-year […]

At the 15:02 mark of the video below, Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney expresses how thankful he is that his Clemson players had the opportunity to experience the White House today—the same experience he had as a player on Alabama’s 1992 National Championship team. As most folks know, Swinney also played under Gene Stallings on that […]

You’re in a bind, and you’re confused. Legal-ese is a foreign language to you. You know you need a lawyer for this type of problem, but you’re not sure how to choose one and you’re really not sure how to talk to one. Maybe you’re not even sure if you can trust one. So what […]

FRANKLIN, Ohio — A responsibly armed citizen in southwestern Ohio stopped robbery last week after drawing her gun, authorities report. Mary Moore witnessed the armed robbery of an 84-year-old woman in Franklin, Ohio and immediately turned around to help. Moore, who has a concealed carry permit, had a gun of her own that day and […]

Jay Rye may not have set out to change lives, but the effect he’s had on countless students at The Montgomery Academy is immeasurable. Mr. Rye is the coach of the school’s speech & debate team that has won a dynasty-like 16 Alabama State Championships—more than any school in history since the state tournament began […]

2017 Alabama Mr. Baseball is Decatur’s Tanner Burns The coveted 2017 Mr. Baseball Award given to the state’s most accomplished player by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, was given to Tanner Burns at the group’s annual convention Sunday night in Hoover. “I always wanted this one and Gatorade player of the year, so getting those […]

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, marking his first Congressional testimony since his confirmation in February. Sessions’ testimony follows the appearance of former FBI Director James Comey before the same committee, and some senators will likely grill their former Alabama colleague regarding alleged contacts with Russian […]

Alabama and New Hampshire are tied for second in the country for the highest number of water sites contaminated by toxic chemicals known as PFCs, a new joint study from Northeastern University and the Environmental Working Group found. Both states had five contaminated sites, trailing only New Jersy with six. The state of New York […]

Birmingham businessman Josh Jones officially kicked off his bid for the 2018 governor’s race at Saturday at a crawfish boil at McCallum Park in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Over 300 attended and Jones was enthusiastic about the turnout, “We couldn’t have been more pleased with the response to our Campaign Kickoff. Today was the beginning of […]

Fox 5 Atlanta reports that the last journal entry of the Huntsville teen who tragically passed away in yesterday’s bus crash expressed her wholehearted faith in Christ before the accident that claimed her life. 17-year-old Sarah Harmening was on her way to minister to children in Botswana, Africa with a group of fellow high school […]

Alabama native, Amanda Head brings a witty perspective that’s sure to burn elitist liberals. You can catch her every Friday at 12:30pm as she joins hosts Scott Chambers and Andrea Tice for “The Final 30 with Amanda Head,” only on Yellowhammer Radio. The Final 30 is brought to you by McCutcheon Engineering: Professional Engineering Consulting […]

Reserve defensive lineman O.J. Smith has decided to transfer from the Alabama football program, according to a post he made on his Instagram page earlier this week. He emphasized his desire to open up his recruiting options. “I want to thank The University Of Alabama for being home to me for the last 3 years,” […]

Yesterday, Governor Kay Ivey was in Washington, D.C. upon the invitation of the President, to craft solutions to America’s infrastructure problems. In addition to President Trump and Vice President Pence cabinet, the meeting was attended by cabinet members that included Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Alabama was also represented at […]