Governor Kay Ivey’s new public health order is set to take effect Thursday at 5:00 p.m. The order allows for the reopening of retail stores and beaches, as well as a return to performing elective surgeries. Barbershops, hair salons, gyms and seating at restaurants all remain closed. Ivey’s move was generally lauded by the state’s […]

Alabamians will have at least a couple more Sundays before returning to worship services on church campuses. Governor Kay Ivey’s new public health order, which goes into effect at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, continues the prohibition on all non-work gatherings of 10 persons or more where six feet of space cannot be maintained. Her “Safer […]

When Georgia’s governor announced that the state would allow some non-essential businesses to reopen, everyone had an opinion. What I heard and read most often, however, was how his lifting of restrictions was, “reckless” and “irresponsible.” I see a glimmer of hope in Governor Ivey’s recently issued “Safer at Home Order” as it lessens some […]

MainStreet Family Care and KidsStreet Urgent Care are now offering coronavirus (COVID-19) antibody tests. A Tuesday release outlined that the available antibody test is performed by drawing a blood sample from the patient and sending it to the lab to be processed. Any patient interested in being tested for COVID-19 can walk into a MainStreet or […]

Although much of the news spotlight is on the coronavirus epidemic, there have been new emerging details in regards to the investigations into the Donald Trump presidential campaign, and in particular the treatment of Gen. Michael Flynn, President Trump’s original national security adviser. It is becoming increasingly clear that as new evidence emerges, Michael Flynn […]

On May 1, the City of Birmingham will begin requiring all people who go out in public to wear an item that covers their face. The order is an effort to reduce coronavirus cases as many Birmingham residents will soon begin returning to work. The city council of Alabama’s largest city approved the ordinance unanimously […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has raised more than $1.1 million for clinical and basic research focused on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. UAB officials created the Urgent COVID-19 Clinical Research and Laboratory Research Fund at UAB Medicine in March of this year in response to the pandemic. Community partners, many of them Birmingham-based businesses and one Montgomery […]

Following Governor Kay Ivey’s press conference on Tuesday announcing the initial phase of her plan to reopen Alabama’s economy, leaders in the state legislature released statements generally framing the announcement as a step in the right direction. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) was a member of the executive committee of Ivey’s coronavirus task […]

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her plan to reopen Alabama’s economy in careful phases over the upcoming weeks. Speaking at a press conference in the state capitol, Ivey announced that some retailers will be able to reopen as of Thursday, April 30 at 5:00 p.m. CT, but only if they institute safety […]

Alabama Public Television (APTV) will stream on its website the committee meetings and votes for the remainder of the regular 2020 session of the Alabama state legislature. The heads of Alabama’s two legislative bodies, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), agreed earlier this week that the remainder of the […]

Alabama reached and passed the peak of COVID-19 new cases during the week of April 12. As I have written previously, this doesn’t mean we haven’t seen new cases since then because we have. Nor does it mean we won’t see new cases in the future because we will. It does mean that the number […]

Last week, Goodyear announced the final death blow for its manufacturing presence in Alabama with the closure of its Gadsden facility, which had been an institution in that area for over 90 years. However, where one door closes, another opens, according to State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Gadsden), who says the closure presents an opportunity for […]

The Yellowhammer State is two days away from the expiration of Governor Kay Ivey’s stay-at-home order. Some clarity on how Alabama will reopen is expected later today (Tuesday). Ivey’s office has announced that the governor will hold a joint press conference at 11:00 a.m. “to provide further updates on COVID-19.” Joining the governor will be […]

For some small businesses, promises from the government to help bridge the economic gap created by a mandated halt of activity have gone unfulfilled, which according to former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, illustrates the shortcomings of the government. On Monday in an interview with Huntsville, AL radio’s WVNN, Tuberville, a Republican candidate for […]

7. Hyundai plant resuming work In Montgomery, the Hyundai manufacturing plant is going to resume some work this week after being closed for over a month due to the coronavirus, starting with only one shift per day this week and then moving on to full operation next week. Employees are going to maintain a six-foot […]

Pathologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been a crucial part of battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama. Testing has been a major cause for concern worldwide ever since the pandemic began, but clinicians and researchers with UAB’s Department of Pathology have been working around the clock to make testing available for as many people as possible, […]

A flood of applications for the second round of relief for small businesses caused the process to slow nearly to a halt. Problems surrounding the program’s kickoff earlier this month resulted in most Alabama small businesses being denied access on the first day. Under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), eligible small businesses may receive relief […]

Without corrective action, Congress’ coronavirus stimulus package could crash the mortgage industry across the nation. As reported by Fox Business, “a series of missteps and outright errors in judgment by federal regulators are turning a bad situation in housing into a calamity that may lead to a U.S. debt default.” The CARES Act, as explained […]

Citing a Yellowhammer News article outlining the significant losses UAB Hospital is facing, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume remarked that the facility is suffering under measures originally intended to ease the COVID-19 burden. UAB Hospital is projected to lose about $70 million per month under restrictions preventing elective procedures and many other clinical […]

Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully completed the first national security space mission for the U.S. Space Force last month. ULA released footage of the launch showing stunning views of the Earth and space from a camera perched atop the rocket. From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, ULA’s Atlas V rocket […]

The Hyundai manufacturing plant in Montgomery is resuming work on a partial basis this week after being shut down for over four weeks due to coronavirus precautions. The plant will operate one shift per day for the remainder of the week, and will resume operations at full capacity next week, according to reports Monday from […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham hospital will soon deploy a mobile coronavirus testing unit that will drive to Birmingham neighborhoods and provide testing to local citizens. “Not all patients in Birmingham … want to or can come to a downtown drive-thru testing site. So we want to be able to go to them, and […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) recently told Alabamians not to “listen to the politicians” regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, before specifically referring to President Donald J. Trump. A video posted recently to YouTube and just discovered by Yellowhammer News captured a short portion of an event that Jones attended with the likes of U.S. Senator […]

It is widely expected that Governor Kay Ivey will take to a podium tomorrow and announce that Alabama is about to be open for business — sort of. Make no mistake, it is time to start rolling towards a full reopening of Alabama’s economy but it won’t happen overnight. Alabamians did what they were asked […]