A new program is helping oyster farmers hurt financially by the COVID-19 pandemic while simultaneously improving oyster reefs on the Gulf Coast. The Concerned Oystermen Restoring Estuaries (CORE) program buys surplus, oversized oysters from farmers and redeploys them in wild reef habitats in need of restoration. LaDon Swann, director of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC), said […]

Auburn travels to Columbia, South Carolina, today looking for its third win of the season. The Tigers will face off against the Gamecocks, who are coached by two-time Auburn assistant coach Will Muschamp. South Carolina lost to Top 25 teams in each of its first two contests, before blasting Vanderbilt 41-7 in Week 3 to […]

In the waterfowl world, Alabama’s most abundant species, the wood duck, is not known for migrating long distances. It turns out, the wood duck migration patterns follow a “boy meets girl” scenario. Boy meets girl; girl flies home; boy follows. When the Minnesota waterfowl season opened, four wood ducks that were banded in Alabama were […]

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban received a negative result on a coronavirus test he took Thursday, according to an announcement from the University of Alabama on Friday. Saban would require three negative tests 24 hours apart to meet the SEC protocols and take his place on the sidelines for Saturday’s much-anticipated game against the […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) reelection campaign has filed its financial disclosure covering the third quarter of 2020, and the latest report reinforced that Jones is receiving an overwhelming majority of his funding from outside of Alabama. Yellowhammer News, as in past quarters, analyzed the report that was filed with the FEC on Thursday and […]

With less than three weeks before the presidential election, the question of the political elites using their political power for personal gain has reentered the fray. A billionaire who became president is once again taking on public servants who became millionaires and Joe Biden’s son Hunter has admitted to using his father’s name to access […]

A Japanese company is seeking a trade exception that would allow it to import its foreign-made fiber product — one that competes directly with an identical product made in Decatur, Alabama — without the normal duties levied on a product of its type. U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) sent a letter this week to Andrew […]

Fitness icon Jake Steinfeld joined Alabama Governor Kay Ivey this week at a virtual ribbon-cutting for three new $100,000 fitness centers that will serve students of Alabama’s public schools. L.M. Smith Middle School in Birmingham, Saraland Middle School in Saraland and Highland Home School in Highland are the recipients of the new fitness centers. Each […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) continues to campaign — just not necessarily to his own constituents. Jones in a Wednesday Facebook livestream said that his campaign schedule precluded him from even watching any of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing this week during business hours. However, Jones apparently did have time in the middle of […]

7. Saban is still doing well University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be “evaluated daily” and will continue to self-isolate as he has tested positive for the coronavirus; currently, he’s coaching virtually. Saban is still asymptomatic, and the team is currently preparing to play the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. 6. Social media […]

It is a high likelihood when the Alabama legislature reconvenes in 2021, there will be efforts to limit the executive authority granted to the governor during health emergencies, as has been experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia), a practicing obstetrician in his district that includes the southern half of the Shoals […]

News of college football’s top coach testing positive for COVID-19 shook the sport on Wednesday. One day later, University of Alabama Athletics Department officials provided an update on his health. “Coach Saban was evaluated by our team physician Dr. Jimmy Robinson today,” said Jeff Allen, associate athletics director for Sports Medicine, in a statement. “Coach […]

Alabama’s largest and most active investment banking firm has added two new bankers to its team. The Frazer Lanier Company, Incorporated announced that David Langham and Lance Hyche have joined the firm. “David and Lance have established themselves as very effective and successful investment bankers,” noted John Mazyck, a partner at Frazer Lanier, in a […]

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions joined his former Republican primary opponent former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville on the campaign trail in recent days, and the pair released a video Thursday where Sessions urged voters to reject incumbent Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). According to the Tuberville campaign, Sessions joined the former coach at meetings with […]

The Cullman Tribune on Thursday reported that its namesake city received a visit this week from two French journalists, who seemed to be quite impressed by Alabama’s people. French Press Agency’s Sebastien Duval and Bastien Inzaurralde reportedly chose to visit Cullman — and Winston County — to hear directly from “Trump country” conservative voters. These […]

The mission of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is to ensure for all Alabamians “a safe, healthful and productive environment.” It’s a mission that ADEM and its nearly 600 employees take very seriously. Ensuring a safe, healthful and productive environment means more than simply being the environmental cop, though that certainly is part of […]

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MONTGOMERY — Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris held a media briefing on Thursday, where he detailed what citizens can expect from the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine distribution process. Harris, who serves as the head of the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), said that the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine are likely to […]

Tony Cooper has spent 40 years helping others in ministry roles. For the last 30 years, he has been with the Jimmie Hale Mission, recently serving as the CEO. In this episode, Tony talks about adversity being the beginning of growth. He describes the challenges he has faced in life and how his faith has […]

Legendary University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is one of the greatest head coaches of all time in the college ranks, and could eventually go down as the greatest. Working alongside him is a top goal of any up and coming assistant coach. The amount of knowledge that can be bestowed upon an assistant […]

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle gave a virtual State of the City address on Wednesday, where he gave an overview of the Rocket City’s most recent year and a glimpse at what to look for in the future. The mayor discussed how, in a year dominated by COVID-19, his city was able to keep up its […]

The No. 15 Auburn Tigers travel to Columbia this weekend as a three-point favorite over the South Carolina Gamecocks. In a colorful conversation on ESPN’s “Stanford Steve and The Bear” podcast, the two hosts questioned both the Tigers’ ranking and the point spread for Saturday’s game. Following his team’s controversy-filled win against Arkansas, Gus Malzahn […]

Universal vote by mail does indeed seem to have some significant shortfalls when it comes to the potential for voter fraud and degrading the integrity of the balloting process. Yellowhammer News on Wednesday received a photograph of official election mail from the Somerset County, NJ, clerk; the envelope says an “official ballot” is enclosed from […]

The Blue Star Families organization is partnering with AARP nationally to promote participation in a survey that will help identify and explore the issues that face service members, veterans, and their families. The survey is available  through tomorrow, October 16. By participating in this survey you are providing valuable insights that impact policy, educate military […]