Jim Page, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, was appointed to serve on the board of directors for the Association of Chamber...

Fear drove them to Montgomery. They feared Alabama would make its own decisions on energy policy. So in marched an army of lawyers and so-called experts representing a slew of environmental groups. They came from California, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. They saw hearings at the Public Service Commission (PSC) in March as the perfect chance […]

Money this week released its annual rankings of the United States’ “Best Places to Live,” and one Alabama city made the list. The publication considered cities and towns with a population of at least 25,000 and removed any with: more than double the national crime rate; a median income level lower than 85% of its […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) on Wednesday visited with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office. After the meeting, Trump tweeted his endorsement of Moore’s Republican campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Trump wrote that Moore will be “will be a terrific Congressman […]

Jerry Carl, the GOP nominee in Alabama's First Congressional District, visited the White House and met in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump.

One of country music’s most popular artists of the 21st century, Sara Evans, has adopted Alabama as her own, and she is not slowing down. Earlier in 2020, Evans released a new album, “Copy That,” where she covers 13 classic songs, and published a new memoir, Born to Fly. She came to the Yellowhammer State after […]

Residents are celebrating the heroic linemen who have traveled from across the country to restore utility services following Hurricane Sally last week.

A shadowy group of websites masquerading as Alabama local news agencies has been launched ahead of November's high-stakes general election.

Ground was broken on the new campus for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) on Wednesday, and prominent officials in Alabama delivered virtual addresses about the importance of the new institution. The ASCTE is a magnet high school open to students from any of Alabama’s 137 public school districts. Located in Alabama’s […]

The aftermath of Hurricane Sally has left much of Southwest Alabama in bad shape. From the coasts of Mobile and Baldwin Counties to the northern parts of our district, winds and flooding have let many without essentials like power, water and shelter. Fortunately, help is on the way. As the forecast showed the storm approaching, […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday created a new commission that will examine how to best utilize the state’s prison facilities, several of which will be emptied in upcoming years as the state constructs three new prisons. The current plan to build three new men’s prisons was covered by Yellowhammer News in an in-depth report […]

Birmingham’s Evan Riley Lofthus does not know cursive yet, but people are already lining up to get her autograph. Lofthus, 7, is a second grade student at Shelby County’s Mt. Laurel Elementary School. As reported by the Shelby County Reporter, Lofthus first found her love for — and natural talent in — music when she […]

MONTGOMERY — A group of black leaders within the pro-life movement came together in Alabama’s capital city on Tuesday where they highlighted what they believe is racial prejudice among America’s abortion providers. Speakers included Dr. Alveda King, an outspoken opponent of abortion and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She and the other speakers […]

The administration of President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $2 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in two rural Alabama communities. The announcement comes as part of a national $268 million investment across 28 states. USDA is reportedly funding 76 […]

New polling data released by the Morning Consult, which is from a survey conducted from 9/11-20, shows that former Auburn Football coach Tommy Tuberville is leading in Alabama with 52%

It has been a week since Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, and in its wake, it has left a path of destruction in need of repair. Often after such a storm, a flood of contractors from out of state will make their ways to the affected areas, and sometimes take advantage of those […]

At long last, it is game week for the Auburn Tigers. Auburn and Kentucky will kick off this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. on the SEC Network. In advance of the contest, head coach Gus Malzahn released Auburn’s week one depth chart on Tuesday. A number of questions that Auburn fans may have are directly addressed […]

Kim Caudle Lewis, born and raised in the small southern Madison County town of Triana, has been devoted to North Alabama her entire life. An entrepreneur and trailblazer, her hard work and intentionality have combined over the years to foster a personal brand built on innovation. Lewis earned a Computer Information Systems degree from John […]

Expressing a desire to turn down the temperature in Washington, Aderholt said, “It's the President that selects a person to fill that seat, and then the Senate confirms them” and all a move like this would do is, “make things crazy in Washington” but would not really stop the process.

For a nation which loves sports as much as our land does, there are still a select few who have yet to grasp the concept – to the victor goes the spoils. Despite the temptation to provide participation trophies to all who wear a uniform as opposed to simply awarding those who win championships, there […]

NumbersUSA named Congressman Mo Brooks as one of only nine congressional “rock stars“ for his support of border security and defending American workers.

Hillary Clinton … Barack Obama … John Kerry … Al Gore … Bill Clinton … Mike Dukakis … Walter Mondale. This rogue gallery of liberal Democrats was rejected by Alabamians by large margins when each of them sought the presidency, but interim U.S. Senator Doug Jones proudly voted for each of them when they appeared […]

The Energy Institute of Alabama's member utility companies continue to work tirelessly to restore power and assist with Hurricane Sally clean-up efforts...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday created a new STEM council that will inform state leaders on matters of education and career preparedness as they relate to STEM. STEM is an acronym of science, technology, engineering and math, and state leaders have long sought to more deeply integrate those subjects into the state’s education system […]