Alabama Governor Kay Ivey wasted no words in responding to Alabama State Board of Education member Wayne Reynolds, who on Wednesday morning posted an insulting comment about the governor’s appearance on Facebook. “She is gaining weight,” wrote Reynold in the comments of an AL.com Facebook live stream that was broadcasting the governor’s coronavirus pandemic press […]

Alabama received high rankings for its workforce development programs and auto manufacturing strength in a new report from Business Facilities magazine, which also picked Birmingham and Huntsville as top cities for business climate. In the 16th installment of its Annual State and Metro Rankings Report, Business Facilities rated Birmingham as the No. 1 mid-size metro area for […]

Alabama is once again set to make history with the scheduled Thursday morning launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission. Atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, the Perseverance rover is set to blast off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket was built at ULA’s world-class facility […]

While many school systems around the state are opting for online schooling-only for the first nine weeks, the debate as to whether or not schools should open in Alabama remains unsettled given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During an interview with Huntsville radio WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Cherokee) argued for the […]

MacKenzie Scott, who for 25 years was married to Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, gave $20 million to Tuskegee University in recent days. The donation is the largest gift in the history of the school. The Tuskegee donation was one in a string of contributions from Scott that totaled $1.7 billion. Scott has pledged […]

Have you noticed how often politicians claim they want to help American families yet support policies that make poverty and hardship even worse? Socialist Democrats like Doug Jones, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threaten America’s national security, suppress American worker wages, and take needed American jobs from struggling American families by luring millions […]

A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted two people previously charged on the state level in the death of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney. The tragic disappearance of McKinney, 3, captured the hearts of many across Alabama and the nation last fall. After being missing for more than a week, the Birmingham girl’s remains were located in […]

Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell was recently appointed to a national agricultural trade advisory committee. The president of Alabama’s largest farm organization is one of 25 new members to serve across seven different committees, announced U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this month. Parnell, a fifth-generation beef cattle […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday extended until August 31 the requirement that all Alabamians wear face masks when they are outside of their home and within six feet of others. The extension specifies that all teachers and students above the first grade must wear masks whenever possible at school. The mask order, […]

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has created a website where consumers can report if they receive suspicious, unsolicited packages of seeds from China. Yellowhammer News first detailed on Monday the recent surge in consumers receiving the mysterious seed packets, which Ag Commissioner Rick Pate says may be “dangerous to livestock.” “Currently there is […]

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted four Alabama corrections officers in connection to an incident where a prisoner was allegedly assaulted by prison guards. The charges stem from a 2018 episode at Bibb Correctional Facility in Brent, Alabama, where Bibb employees Keith Finch, Jordan Thomas and Kevin Blaylock are alleged to have […]

In describing his constituents, George Wallace used to say that “the people of Alabama are just as cultured, refined and gracious as anyone else in America.” Whether it was true when he said it or not, it made Alabamians stand a little higher and feel better about their circumstances. If actions speak louder than words, […]

7. Space and Rocket Center faces possibly closing Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville has announced that $1.5 million is needed to keep their doors open, otherwise, they’ll have to close permanently. The organization has said they’ve lost two-thirds of their revenue. The Center is asking for public […]

The same day that the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC) named a new president, Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that the non-profit organization has partnered with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to create a statewide plan to provide more electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Yellowhammer State. Michael Staley, a longtime chief […]

The National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) research center this week released a national survey on the state of small business amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application is set to close on August 8 after Congress extended this deadline to allow more small business owners to participate. In a […]

For close to two weeks, Alabama has been under the tyranny of a mask order implemented by Governor Kay Ivey. I hope everyone is OK. We heard about the horror stories of oxygen levels and pre-existing breathing conditions that make wearing a mask impossible but for some reason don’t put you at risk of worse […]

National Right to Life, the nation’s largest pro-life group with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters nationwide, on Tuesday announced its endorsement of Tommy Tuberville in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate general election. In a release announcing the endorsement, National Right to Life cited Tuberville’s support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act […]

UAB Hospital has been again named the best hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, the magazine named eight specialty programs within the top 50 in the nation, seven of those within the top 30, along with two others noted as being “high performing” in the 2020-2021 Best Hospital rankings, released today. […]

One of the first public figures that spoke out about State Rep. Will Dismukes’ (R-Prattville) participation in a celebration for Nathan Bedford Forrest on Saturday and subsequent post on Facebook was his colleague, State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville). Garrett expressed his disapproval on social media, tweeting, “I cannot fathom why anyone in 2020 celebrates the […]

Ben Robbins has announced his candidacy to seek the Alabama Republican Party’s nomination in the special election for District 33 of the Alabama House of Representatives. The seat became vacant upon the death of State Rep. Ron Johnson (R-Sylacauga), who had held the seat since 1978. Robbins — a Talladega County native, Sylacauga resident and […]

The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville announced Tuesday that it needs $1.5 million in public support or it will be forced to permanently close at the end of October. The organization has created a Save Space Camp campaign where members of the public can donate online to keep the iconic Alabama location afloat […]

The largest church in Alabama will be resuming in-person worship this weekend. The Church of the Highlands, led by Pastor Chris Hodges, announced this week that in-person worship will resume on Sunday, August 2, at the more than 20 locations it occupies across Alabama. Socially distanced seating and masks will be offered to each individual […]

Last week, I had a virtual conference with the leaders of the local school systems in our district. Starting a new school year is a difficult task in the best of times. Doing so in the middle of a pandemic with the disease spreading as it is now makes this normally difficult job truly daunting. […]

Incoming Auburn University freshman Max Johnson on Thursday won the 75th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship at Goose Pond Colony Resort in Scottsboro. Johnson fired a 14-under par and won the annual amateur event by four strokes.