A college student applied for the music position in our church. She was a good musician and had a pleasant personality. One Sunday she dressed very casually. The next week I discussed this with her, explaining that the pastor and congregation thought worship leaders should dress more formally on Sunday. She took this as a […]

In my observations of Alabama politics, every election year brings an underlying election year surprise or two. The underlying prevailing theme emerging from the Alabama political arena this year is that women have arrived politically in the Heart of Dixie. Governor Kay Ivey is only the second female elected Governor of Alabama, Lurleen Wallace being […]

If you are into paddling, there is probably no better place to do it than in North Alabama. If you’re new to paddling, or interested in taking up a new adventurous hobby, you have also come to the right place. And if you are trying to come up with something family-friendly to add to the […]

Dr. John Lehrter and the University of South Alabama School of Marine and Environmental Sciences will play a lead role in a $3.1 million project to study water and sediment quality along the Alabama Gulf Coast. The three-year program will be funded by the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council with money from the BP oil spill settlement. […]

The American media is constantly pushing agendas from fringe elements under the guise of "representation," Canada is showing us that it could and probably will get much worse.

Spaceplane landings. New generation launch systems. A “digital first” factory to advance hypersonic technologies. Rocket engines roaring to life. Research accelerating 3-D printed parts in commercial aircraft. In case you missed a headline or two, these dynamic developments are taking shape right now in Alabama’s aerospace industry. And that’s only part of the picture as […]

The Bailey Cove Farmers Market in Huntsville leads Alabama at the quarter-way mark in balloting for the America’s Farmers Market Celebration, a summer-long promotion that allows local-food fans to vote for their favorite direct-from-grower outlets. The competition, sponsored by the American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition, carries a $10,000 prize package for the top five […]

Logan Black, a Conservation Enforcement Officer with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, approached Nate Jacobs and said she’d heard about him hunting a certain piece of property. Black played her part in the ruse well and had Nate squirming, wondering where he’d run afoul of the […]

State Rep. Chris England announced on Thursday that he would not seek another term as chair of the Alabama Democratic Party.

Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill recently countered Boyd's arguments of WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," saying the candidate "needs to get his facts straight."

The first identified case of monkeypox virus infection has been confirmed in Alabama, according to county and state public health officials.

Friday, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to lambast the Democrat-sponsored "Ensuring Access to Abortion Act."

Thursday on WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," Marshall said Alabama's sentencing laws needed to be changed to keep violent criminals in prison.

The January 6 committee hearings have been a bust factually, but they are providing some ratings to the likes of MSNBC and CNN.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act by a 328-101 vote.

While Alabama has a need for new prisons, U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) criticized how the state planned to finance the current $1.3 billion plan for new men’s prisons by using $400 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile), who represents Alabama’s oil-producing Gulf Coast region, spoke in the U.S. House of Representatives about America's high energy prices.

A collaborative effort among state leadership and workforce development entities has placed Alabama's workforce on track to surpass the state's ambitious postsecondary attainment goal, according to Gov. Kay Ivey.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) voted against the legislation and released a statement calling it "an anti-gun propaganda program designed to dramatize and inflate the reported number of 'active shooter' incidents in an effort to expand support for unconstitutional gun control measures."

After a 40-year-high inflation report came out, expert after expert told us that they were shocked at how bad the inflation numbers were.

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to encourage his colleagues to support the bill in a bipartisan manner.

A clear message was delivered by the results of the 2022 primary and runoff elections. Alabama voters want political leaders who support a pro-jobs agenda for the Yellowhammer State. The Business Council of Alabama (BCA), working through its political affiliate ProgressPAC, endorsed more than 120 candidates leading up to the 2022 primary elections. All three […]

Due to the Consumer Price Index increasing to 9.1%, U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) has compared President Joe Biden’s current term and administration to that of former President Jimmy Carter, saying that he remembers “the gas lines and the inflation and how insufferable it was, and frankly, that’s the situation we’re in right now.”

The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday released its draft Environmental Impact Study regarding the branch's decision to relocate U.S. Space Command to Redstone Arsenal.