A year ago, State Senator James “Jabo” Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) and his bipartisan allies in the Jefferson County Legislative Delegation began a determined effort to find emergency financing that would allow Birmingham Southern College (BSC) to stay open. Now it appears those efforts have likely failed. “I’m hearing from a lot of people,” Sen. Waggoner—one […]

Earlier this year, Sen. Katie Britt debuted her dance skills on Capitol Hill with a school group from Briarwood Christian Academy. RELATED: Katie Britt: First U.S. Senator in history to hit ‘the Griddy’? This weekend at the Magic City Classic in Birmingham, she might have settled the debate on which U.S. Senator has the best […]

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and Yellowhammer News' Yaffee, filling-in for 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.

A stroll through picturesque Mooresville might make you forget what century this is. The beautifully preserved, tree-shaded village was incorporated in 1818, a year before statehood. Its residents included future United States president Andrew Johnson, and another president-to-be, James Garfield, preached there. There are sheep and a tavern and a tiny post office that opened […]

Biologists with the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alabama Bat Working Group have discovered a breeding population of endangered northern long-eared bats in coastal Alabama. The bats were discovered during the annual Bat Blitz – an event held […]

One of Alabama’s largest and most authentic living history events returns this week. The annual Alabama Frontier Days at Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson in Wetumpka is scheduled for Wednesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The celebration is hosted by the Alabama Historical Commission. Alabama Frontier Days brings the early 18th century […]

Downtown OWA in Foley, Alabama, an admission free shopping, dining, and entertainment district just outside of OWA Parks and Resorts, has announced the opening of three new businesses via press release. The first new business is Fluffy’s Pet Shop, which will provide a wide variety treats, chews, leashes, beds, harnesses, grooming tools, and stylish accessories […]

In a state as dynamic and diverse as Alabama, access to timely, reliable information is critical. For more than 100 years, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System has been a trusted partner for our state’s residents, providing solutions for life’s everyday challenges. From its humble beginnings to its present-day impact, Alabama Extension has come a long way in fulfilling […]

I finished my master’s degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1987. In 2003, I finished my doctorate in education from the same. Along the way I earned all the hours for an Ed,S, at the University of Alabama and a doctorate in ministry as well. All that just means that I am a […]

Earlier in the week, we called this a must-win for the Auburn Tigers over the lowly Mississippi State Bulldogs, and Hugh Freeze and company responded with their best offensive performance of the season. For all the noise around Payton Thorne and the offense the past couple of weeks, Thorne was phenomenal today. Freeze got away […]

Big Communications, a creative and marketing powerhouse, has promoted longtime staffer Shannon Harris to lead its award-winning creative department as executive creative director. Harris has had four promotions since joining the agency in 2010 and most recently served as creative director. This marks Big’s first female executive creative director in its 28-year history. “Shannon is […]

During this college football season, Nick Saban has been appearing weekly on the Pat McAfee show to talk Tide, college football as a whole, his life and career, and whatever else comes up. Of course, this week, the topic of Nick Saban’s lack of cigar smoking came up, which prompted McAfee to ask Saban if […]

As one of the most popular Tuscaloosa bars, Gallette’s is known for being one of the go-to spots on game day and just about every other weekend in the Druid City. And now, the bar which has been open since 1976, is paying homage to its most famous drink with a 5-foot tall sculpture of […]

In the past two to three years we have had some very generous benefactors make some very magnanimous contributions to their university alma maters in Alabama. One of those philanthropist is Alabama businessman Jim Kennemer. Thanks to a $2 million gift from Kennemer, the University of Alabama funded the James C. Kennemer Center for Innovation […]

The second annual Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival has been scheduled for November 11 from 9:30 a.m. till 4 p.m. and will take place on the banks of the Coosa River in downtown Wetumpka.

When word got around that Orange Beach boat “Best Trait” was headed to Orange Beach Marina with a huge blue marlin on board, a crowd quickly gathered at the marina to watch the weigh-in. As the 55-foot Viking sportfishing vessel owned by Scott Crump of Jasper arrived at the marina, the crowd pushed closer to […]

House Republicans passed the energy bill by a 210-199 vote, the first government funding bill to make it through under the new Speaker.

Moore believes the newly elected Speaker of the House will unite the Republican Party and accomplish great things for the country.

 Morgan County NAACP President Rodney Gordon does not like it when his integrity is questioned. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 to 11 a.m.

State Auditor Andrew Sorrell doesn't believe there is any momentum to change Alabama's current abortion laws anytime soon.

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Doctors with the Medical Association of the State of Alabama are urging Alabamians to safely dispose of their expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs at any one of 50 sites across the state on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, held twice each year as a […]

If you missed this opportunity in the fall, don’t hesitate for the spring. It’s a Buy One, Get One free scholarship to Gadsden State Community College. The school is extending its Buy One Get One Free Scholarship program to the spring semester for members of the Chambers of Commerce in Calhoun, Cherokee and Etowah counties. […]

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nathaniel Ledbetter brought aboard new communications directors for their State House staff. Reed (R-Jasper) named Harrison Adams, a Selma native and graduate of the University of Alabama to the role.  Adams was president of the Student Government Association and received his […]