As a first chair violinist is to an orchestra so is program director Melissa Morrison-Ellis to Raytheon Technologies, one of the world’s largest aerospace and defense companies. Spend just five minutes in conversation with Morrison-Ellis, and her own confidence and self-assurance will overflow to empower you as well. With an infectious personality, it’s clear why […]

After serving over half a year as Austal USA’s interim president, Rusty Murdaugh has been named permanent head of the Mobile-based shipbuilder. The company announced that the promotion became effective September 9. Murdaugh, a long-time veteran of the defense industry, joined the company in 2017 as chief financial officer. In announcing the hire, Austal USA […]

Alabama State Representative Rex Reynolds (R-Huntsville), District 21 of Madison County, has been appointed to the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement program committee (ATRIP-II). Reynolds is filling a position vacated by State Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa), who resigned from the Alabama House to become the state finance director under Gov. Kay Ivey. The purpose of […]

U.S. Army General and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, without the knowledge of former President Donald Trump, on a phone call told his Chinese counterpart that he would warn the communist regime if the commander-in-chief were to order a preeminent military strike before it took place, according to “Peril,” a book […]

Small business owner Matt Woods has announced his intentions to seek election to the Alabama House of Representatives, serving District 13. The seat for which Woods is seeking is currently occupied by State Rep. Connie Rowe (R-Jasper), who has announced that she will not seek reelection due to her recent appointment to serve as senior […]

State Rep. Connie Rowe (R-Jasper) has announced that she will not seek reelection to the state legislature and instead will be taking on the role of senior advisor to Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth (R-AL). Rowe tells Yellowhammer News that she looks forward to her new role, which she will be assuming once her work in […]

U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt on Thursday released her campaign’s first digital advertisement featuring her husband, 2000s-era University of Alabama football star and former New England Patriot, Wesley Britt. The football-themed spot, titled “Toughness,” displays the former Crimson Tide All-American offensive tackle touting his wife’s willingness to take aim at President Joe Biden and his […]

7. More than 200,000 migrant encounters in August According to the latest reports from the Department of Homeland Security, there were 208,887 encounters with migrants at the southern border in August, which is just below the more than 212,000 encounters in July. Compared to August 2020, there were 317% more encounters in August 2021.  There […]

In what was perhaps the first in-person dust-up of the 2022 race for the GOP nomination in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt, the two front-runners in that contest, exchanged heated remarks over each other’s support for Republican candidates in prior contests during […]

Physician experts with the Alabama Medical Association during Thursday’s live-streamed COVID-19 update will answer questions surrounding the use of monoclonal antibody treatment. According to the association, monoclonal antibody treatments have been credited with reducing hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients. Earlier this week, the Medical Association raised concerns that the federal government is taking steps to limit […]

Rita Cowell, Ph.D., has always had an interest in neuroscience and behavior. From a young age, she knew she wanted to do research related to neurodegeneration primarily because she found the process by which people lose their personalities hard to handle on an emotional level. She has devoted her entire career to discovering ways to […]

The Alabama Association of Realtors, along with other plaintiffs, delivered a huge win for property rights and rental owners as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recently-extended eviction moratorium. This means that evictions for non-payment of rent are no longer prohibited by the federal government. “The United […]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama continues to support the health, safety and well-being of its members and has taken comprehensive steps to ensure they have access to the health care they need during the pandemic. This includes providing coverage for the latest therapies, including the FDA-authorized COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment. The U.S. Food […]

The Birmingham community gathered Tuesday night for a celebratory drone show at Protective Stadium to unveil new lighting at the multi-use venue. Employees, elected officials, business and community leaders, and project partners joined together in celebration as the Protective Stadium identification signage was officially turned on for the first time at Protective Stadium. Last week, […]

There will be no shortage of adrenaline at the fourth annual Kids to Love fundraiser this weekend at the Regions Center in downtown Huntsville. More than 100 “Edgers” will rappel 160 feet down the side of the Regions Center to raise money for youth in foster care. Each Edger secured their slot by committing a […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) has named State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) as its 2021 Legislator of the Year. Elliott represents Senate District 32, which covers Baldwin County and serves on the Senate’s Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee as well as vice chairman of the Government Affairs Committee. AFA said Elliott played an integral role […]

Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) held a Tuesday press conference in which the senators railed against the actions taken by the Biden administration, which they believe led to the crisis in Afghanistan. The committee’s GOP members spoke to the press after holding a classified briefing with Gen. Scott Miller, former commander […]

Huntsville-based Dynetics, along with four industry partners, has been tapped by NASA to assist the agency in enabling a consistent pace of manned excursions to the moon’s surface as part of the Artemis program. NASA said the companies will make advancements toward sustainable human landing system concepts, conduct risk-reduction activities, and provide feedback on NASA’s […]

A Montgomery County court gave Gov. Kay Ivey a win this week in a lawsuit seeking to force Alabama back into federally-funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs. The plaintiffs in the case had been asking the court to require Ivey and Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington to opt back into several federal programs providing benefits to those […]

7. Orr is looking for tax cuts State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is trying to find ways to reduce the tax burden. He said that tax cuts should be considered and pointed to federal dollars that are coming in, budgets, pay raises and dealing with the coronavirus.  Orr said one thing that could be considered […]

Tuesday, during an appearance on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Val Show,” U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) pledged to make sure President Joe Biden’s misguided decisions on the Afghanistan withdrawal was fresh on the minds of voters as the upcoming midterm election cycle approaches. Tuberville said he saw the move to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations […]

Earlier this week, the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber and Annual National Shrimp Festival Committee announced it was canceling its 49th Annual National Shrimp Festival that was set for next month in Gulf Shores. “After weighing many factors surrounding this 4-day event, it has been decided that the health risks to our volunteers in particular; but […]

It is obvious that someone in the White House needs to remind Joseph R. Biden that he is the President of the United States and not a third-world dictator. Like many Americans, I was outraged when President Biden mandated that companies with 100 or more employees require vaccination or subject unvaccinated employees to weekly testing. […]

Kirk Driskell knows the struggles of addiction firsthand. He overcame the bondage, and now he wants to help other men do the same. His ministry, Vision Warriors, has helped hundreds of men who struggle with addiction regain God’s purpose in their life. Kirk and his team come alongside these men to help them get back […]