7. Caitlyn Jenner has to be transphobic Former Olympic athlete and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner has announced that he will be running for governor of California, and now he’s come out against transgender girls playing in girls’ sports.  Jenner, who is transgender, said, “It just isn’t fair. And we have to protect girls’ sports […]

Judge Mary Windom on Monday announced via a social media post that she will not seek election to the Supreme Court of Alabama in the 2022 election cycle. “After prayerful consideration and discussion with my family, I have decided that I will not seek election to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2022,” she wrote. “I […]

In President Biden’s first address to Congress Wednesday night, he talked about showing that American government can work. He believes that only government can lead the way and only government can solve our big problems. (A far cry from when President Reagan told us the truth, that government isn’t the answer to our problems, it […]

Like Jason from the Friday the 13th movies, the proposed lottery for Alabama is back from the dead. By the time you read this, however, Alabama’s Jason might have been killed again. If so, I suspect he will return for another sequel soon. A bill allowing a lottery, casinos and sports betting failed in March […]

Sage Juice Bar & Speakeasy in downtown Tuscaloosa is a lot of things to a lot of people. That’s because the offerings and the ambiance change from hour to hour – all day, every day. The place starts early each morning as a juice bar and transitions to a bar bar at night. It seems seamless; it’s certainly […]

Chris Phengsisomboun grew up in the Vietnamese fishing community of Bayou La Batre, where the families of war refugees worked and sacrificed to build better lives for their children. He remembers his grandparents coming home reeking of shrimp from the packing house. He remembers the community reeling from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Deepwater […]

A life-changing event 16 years ago spurred Steve Cabeza to begin reaching out to help others. Now Cabeza is making dreams come true for children and their families by heading an Alabama Power and Southern Company team that has pledged to hike in the 2021 Make-A-Wish Trailblaze Challenge. In 2005, a car wreck left Cabeza’s teenage son, Justice, with a brain injury […]

On April 27, 2011, a monstrous EF5 tornado tore through the nature trail and outdoor classroom on the Phil Campbell campus of Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC). Downed trees and debris rendered the trail and classroom unsafe and unusable. Ten years to the day after the storm, the Cecil Clapp Nature Trail and outdoor classroom is open again. […]

To fans of HGTV’s popular TV show “Home Town,” it’s obvious: Stars Ben and Erin Napier have a sweet spot for small towns. While major metropolises like Los Angeles and New York City often garner the lion’s share of media attention, the Napiers know what most small-town residents do, that America’s hamlets and close-knit communities are the backbone […]

There has been some speculation that if the Alabama Legislature cannot finish out the 2021 regular session without completing some big-ticket issues, Gov. Kay Ivey could be willing to call the legislative branch back into session for a special session later this year. A special session is a certainty for redistricting given the late arrival […]

Four centuries ago, the pilgrims left the only homes they had ever known, braving the journey across the Atlantic and establishing a colony in the new and unknown world. This venture would cost many of them their lives, but it was a price they were willing to pay. What would compel these people to take […]

The newest development at Cedar Rock Farms in Leeds is no ordinary project for Katie McLaughlin and her father, Joe White. “This project is special to me,” McLaughlin said. “We’re tying it into the original phase of Cedar Rock Farms that my father developed 30 years ago. I remember riding my bike as a kid […]

A unique storage system for a U.S. Navy Submersible developed by a senior design class team in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will be in the running for actual Navy use. “I have had teams work with the U.S. Special Operations Command in previous […]

A café latte here, a candy bar there and it’s not long before you’ve spent a chunk of change. From Feb. 17-April 13, several Mobile Division employees decided to forgo some daily indulgences to support the Mobile Chapter of the Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO). Through Mobile APSO’s “56 Days of Blessings,” employees sacrificed some of their favorite […]

Excited voices and laughter rang in the air as community volunteers, led by Tres Taylor and his paintbrush, transformed a blank white wall in downtown Marion into a magical tale of hope and light. It’s part of Taylor’s effort to start a “Revolution of Joy” in Alabama’s Black Belt region. “My vision has been to create a route of […]

Alabama’s rural counties are the source of some of the state’s most distinctive products, from handcrafted, all-natural items for health and home to innovative technologies that are charting the future for business and industry. “Rural Alabama is making a remarkable impression both at home and beyond our state’s borders,” said Greg Canfield, Secretary of the […]

With Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s signature this week, new legislation will provide hunters in Alabama with another opportunity to harvest two specific animals. The legislation allows Conservation Commissioner Chris Blankenship to establish a season for hunting feral hogs and coyotes at night without the need for a depredation permit. When the season is finalized, Alabama […]

It would stand to reason that one of Alabama’s most influential media outlets would have a keen sense of which state political figures fit the same bill. That’s why Yellowhammer Multimedia, once again, is publishing its Power and Influence 40. Taking into account countless conversations with political insiders, as well as the most recent developments […]

It would stand to reason that the most powerful and influential media outlet in Alabama would have a keen sense of which state political figures fit the same bill. That’s why Yellowhammer Multimedia, once again, is publishing its Power and Influence 40. Taking into account countless conversations with political insiders, as well as the most […]

This is the real world that is not depicted by the media and their Democrats.

Amazon this week launched its employee vaccination program at the company's BHM1 fulfillment center in Bessemer.

Former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the administrator of NASA.

Governor Kay Ivey had some criticism for blue states when it comes to getting citizens to take the coronavirus vaccine

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage on Thursday arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch of the Artemis I mission, the first moon mission in nearly 50 years. SLS is the world’s most powerful ever rocket that will power America’s next-generation moon missions and subsequent crewed missions to Mars. Alabama’s aerospace industry has […]