7. The first College Football Playoff rankings are out and Ohio State is No. 1 with undefeated Indiana at No. 2, Texas A&M at No. 3, and Alabama at No. 4, with the top six from Big Ten or SEC teams emphasizing defensive strength over schedule. 6. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sounded like President Donald The post 7 Things: Bipartisan shutdown talks could bear fruit as Redstone feels it; Alabama flyers impacted by flight cuts; and more … appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Fans in the SEC are having to brace for what looks like will be the craziest coaching carousel in some time, especially in the conference. With four massive jobs already open in LSU, Florida, Auburn and Arkansas with potentially more to come depending on who hires who and who gets relieved of their duties, things The post SEC analyst calls Auburn ‘the safest job’ of all open positions within conference appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Over 50 municipal officials from across Alabama were recognized on October 30 during the Alabama League of Municipalities’ annual Certified Municipal Official graduation and awards ceremony at the Montgomery Renaissance Hotel. Under the Alabama Municipal Official Training Act, which took effect earlier this year, mayors and councilmembers must now complete 10 hours of training annually The post Over 50 Alabama municipal officials graduate from leadership training program appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Voters in Elmore County have decisively rejected the “Enhance Elmore” plan, a local funding proposal aimed at addressing public safety needs. The overwhelming defeat leaves officials searching for ways to finance aging fire equipment and the long-planned construction of a new county jail. According to WSFA, approximately 93-94% of voters opposed the measure, which sought The post Elmore County voters soundly reject ‘Enhance Elmore’ plan as officials face funding shortfall for jail, fire services appeared first on Yellowhammer News.