Some Republicans are speculating that the Democratic Party is not realistic in its approach to police reform in the wake of civil unrest because it seeks to keep the issue alive headed into this November’s elections. The issue has been raised as Senate Democrats declined last week to allow U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) police […]

During times of unimaginable uncertainty in the restaurant industry, Full Moon Bar-B-Que continues to cook. Low and slow, of course. But steady, too. Even during a pandemic, it seems, people still want their ‘que. In the 23 years since the Maluff brothers — David and Joe — purchased Full Moon Bar-B-Que from Pat James, they have grown […]

Earlier this week, Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced he was calling on Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), the chairman of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, to begin holding budget hearings next month in preparation for future legislative sessions, as the state continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. During […]

A federally endangered woodpecker is thriving in central Alabama thanks to a partnership between Alabama Power, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR.) The red-cockaded woodpecker is making a slow, but steady comeback in the old longleaf pine forests around Lake Mitchell. Biologists from each organization spend much of their spring and early […]

AUBURN, Ala. — Gartner, a U.S.-based research and advisory firm, released its “Top 25 Undergraduate Supply Chain Management University Undergraduate Rankings” this week and listed Auburn No. 7—placing the program inside the top 10 in three of its past four rankings. Sixty-seven U.S. and Canadian programs were surveyed by more than 3,000 industry professionals. Dana […]

Lamar Pendergrass believes in the old saying that good things come to those who wait. The timing of the renovations to Gulf State Park Pier is not what was planned, but Pendergrass assures everyone it will be worth the wait. “This is going to be what sets the example for any pier that is built […]

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Friday announced that is has welcomed a support team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) newly deployed to assist the state with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The five-member team of CDC professionals reportedly began assisting the department on Wednesday and will […]

Every citizen in Jefferson County over the age of eight will be required to wear a face-covering when going out in public beginning Monday, June 29. Dr. Mark Wilson, Jefferson County’s Health Officer, made the announcement during a live-streamed press conference Friday afternoon. The ordinance is applicable to everyone inside an operating business or government […]

All five of Alabama’s Republican members who were present in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted against the police overhaul bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Democratic leadership. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) voted in favor of the bill, as did every House member in her party. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) […]

Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., the last surviving 16th Street Baptist Church bomber, has died in prison. Governor Kay Ivey made the announcement in a statement on Friday, saying Blanton “passed away from natural causes” while serving his life sentence. Blanton, convicted of murder in 2001, was one of two Ku Klux Klan members successfully prosecuted for […]

The Alabama Association for Justice (ALAJ) recently elected a new group of officers and directors, including the selection of attorney Rip Andrews as the organization’s president. The largest association of plaintiff’s lawyers in the state, ALAJ this year held elections during the association’s first-ever virtual seminar, which was conducted June 18-19. Andrews, who practices with […]

A major milestone was completed this week in Huntsville as NASA and Boeing continue preparations for the historic Artemis program. Boeing and NASA engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center on Wednesday completed the structural test campaign for the Space Launch System (SLS), which is the most powerful rocket in world history scheduled to power Americans […]

MONTGOMERY — State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey announced on Friday that students will be back in classrooms this fall, but online options will be available for those who want or need them. Mackey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris unveiled Alabama’s plan for public schools in the fall of 2020 at a press […]

7. Alabama football has put out a Black Lives Matter PSA In a video released by the University of Alabama that features Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and many football players voicing their support for equality, Saban says “we can’t be silent.” Some have complained that he didn’t say “Black Lives Matter.” In the […]

At least for now, a controversial federal court opinion issued last week will hold regarding Alabama’s voting process for the upcoming July 14 primary runoff election. As previously reported by Yellowhammer News, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama Abdul K. Kallon issued a memorandum opinion striking down certain absentee balloting requirements […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the formation of a broadband working group to gather input and guidance on the State’s allocation of up to $300 million in federal funds. A release from the governor’s office advised that the group, to be facilitated by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), will meet […]

As the coronavirus continues to sweep the country, New York City remains one of the areas most affected. A surge of patients left many hospitals understaffed and overwhelmed. One doctor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham saw this as an opportunity to answer the call to help. Gretchen Winter, M.D., an assistant professor with UAB’s Division of […]

America is in the middle of a global pandemic right now. Depending on who you ask, we are either in a resurgence, a second wave, or the first wave never ended. Maybe it is more testing, maybe it is fewer people wearing a mask, and maybe there is nothing we can do. There are a […]

The State of Alabama reported a record 1,129 new coronavirus cases on Thursday morning as many cities cancel events they had planned for the summer. The record count reported Thursday by coronavirus database Bama Tracker represents the third straight day of increasing cases. The cases are widespread, too, with over 90% of Alabama’s counties reporting […]

As part of a nationwide initiative, the Red Cross is performing a free COVID-19 antibody test for all blood donors in Alabama that give blood in upcoming weeks. Antibody tests tell an individual if they had the coronavirus at some point in the past. Since June 15, all Red Cross donors who have given blood […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) is a fan of NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine’s decision to name the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., after Mary W. Jackson. Jackson was NASA’s first African-American female engineer and a subject of the famed book and then movie, “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black […]

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Thursday that $20,337,000 will be invested in rural broadband in the North Alabama area. The money is coming in the form of a loan to Ardmore Telephone Company, which will install 435 miles of Fiber optic cable that will provide improved internet service in five rural […]

The University of Alabama football program on Thursday afternoon released a video featuring several players and head coach Nick Saban voicing their support for racial equality and justice. Written by Alex Leatherwood, the Crimson Tide’s All-American offensive guard, the video is just over two minutes long. Players and Saban speak directly into the camera throughout, […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Thursday took to the floor of the United States House of Representatives regarding the state of race relations and the justice system in America. In his powerful remarks, Byrne called upon Congress to pass meaningful and bipartisan law enforcement reform legislation. The Republican congressman from Southwest Alabama is an original […]