Nick Saban is not a Democrat hero. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN, on Talk 99.5 from 10-11 a.m., and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from noon to 1 p.m.

7. The Alabama Supreme Court denied convicted murder and soon-to-be nitrogen hypoxia execution guinea pig, Kenneth Eugene Smith’s latest appeal. Smith’s lawyers argued that the murderer going through an execution a second time would constitute cruel and unusual punishment but the AL Supreme Court said, “Nah.” 6. Former President Donald Trump and his MAGA Army […]

 Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on […]

While conference play is just getting started, there seems to be some defined tiers forming in the league. Who is the best team in the SEC right now? The Contenders Auburn Right now, this conversation starts with the Auburn Tigers, who are off to a blazing 13-2 start including a 2-0 start to conference play. […]

2024 is here. As the election season heats up, the Alabama Legislature returns for business, and political issues both new and old unfold across the state — here are the headlines we’ll seeing some version of in the next 12 months:  U.S. Presidential Election Yes, this is a national story, not a state story, and […]

The NEA/AEA will attempt to scuttle school choice forever. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN, on Talk 99.5 from 10-11 a.m., and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from noon to 1 p.m.

LIVE UPDATES 6:42 P.M. CST – Kalen DeBoer released a statement: “I have always had an incredible respect for Alabama football and its commitment to excellence,” DeBoer said. “The tradition-rich history of this program is unmatched across the landscape of college athletics, and I look forward to continuing that moving forward. Following Coach Saban is […]

Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond may not be sticking around for the next head coach at the University of Alabama. According to Nick Kelly of the Tuscaloosa News, Bond has filed the paperwork necessary to enter the transfer portal and explore his options. According to Kelly, Bond’s name is not officially in the portal yet […]

As the search for Alabama’s new head coach rages on, a mainstay prospect to replace Nick Saban has become Washington’s Kalen DeBoer. This comes one day after Oregon’s Dan Lanning seemingly took himself out of the race. In a new development, DeBoer, who was scheduled for a Friday morning appearance on local radio for Seattle’s […]

7. The obsession our government has with building charging stations has always seemed odd.  U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) wants them built with American companies, if we are going to do it. To stop $7.5 billion from going to China, he voted for a resolution that bars that money from going overseas, “The Biden Administration […]

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, who was the presumptive frontrunner to be Alabama’s next head coach since Nick Saban’s earthshaking retirement announcement, announced this afternoon that he’s returning to Oregon. With Lanning’s name scratched off the list, a couple of choices remain on top of the stack. The two most likely candidates at time of […]



Nick Saban’s retirement has created a social media firestorm. From false flight trackers to people claiming to have information on team meetings being pushed, everyone is trying to find out what is going on with a coaching search that will shape the next decade-plus of the sport. Rumors circulated last night, including a report that […]

7. Presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has dropped out of the race for president of the United States on the same day former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took part in a CNN debate. His 12% in a recent New Hampshire poll could potentially swing that state […]

Alabama head coach Nick Saban informed his team on Wednesday he is officially retiring. In doing so, Saban has ushered in the most consequential, important question of modern college football: Who will replace him? Among the potential bearers of that enormous responsibility are names familiar to the conversation, as well as new names that are […]

7. Information about Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s medical issues and a long period in the hospital, without knowledge of the White House or Congress, is starting to come out. Apparently, the cause was a urinary tract infection brought about by a prostate cancer surgery, but the issue is not the illness it is the […]

Auburn will have to replace both coordinators as it enters year two of the Hugh Freeze era. While Philip Montgomery’s ouster as offensive coordinator felt like more of a dismissal, defensive coordinator Ron Roberts is leaving to take a job at Florida. Will this lack of continuity from year one to year two help, or […]



7. In shocking news, the man who jumped into the Bass Pro Shop aquarium in Leeds was on drugs. Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin lays it out pretty clearly about 42-year-old George Aaron Owens, “It is obvious from the behavior of (Owens) and his admissions that he had been taking drugs that we must continue […]

Every Monday right here you can read Tide Takes, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. In this week’s edition, we’re one week removed from the Rose Bowl loss, Michigan and Washington are facing off tonight for a national […]

President Joe Biden’s entire administration is built on deception and incompetence. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 am weekdays on WVNN, on Talk 99.5 from 10-11 am, and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from noon to 1 pm.

Alabama was identified as the eighth most popular destination for movers in the United States from a company that has a good idea of who’s moving — and where. For its 47th annual “National Movers Study,” United Van Lines showed a 60% inbound moving rate for Alabama over the past year. The company says many […]

7. Hundreds rally in support of Hamas in Birmingham at Railroad Park. The mindless calls for a “cease-fire” continued after Israel responded to the slaughtering and intentional targeting of Israeli civilians but Hamas doesn’t even want that. Laith Mekdad told al.com, errantly, that the conflict has led to “Thirty thousand people brutally murdered in cold […]