In the recently released “From Marion to Montgomery: The Early Years of Alabama State University, 1867-1925,” author Joseph Caver brings to light new information about the founding in a detailed history of one of the country’s earliest historically black universities. Caver is a former senior archivist at the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell Air Force Base in […]

A team of scientists, including Jun Ebersole of the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, announced Wednesday the discovery of two new species of prehistoric shark that lived in the southeastern U.S. millions of years ago.

A new species of fossil shark from southern Alabama has been discovered, a team of scientists led by Jun Ebersole, director of Collections at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, announced this month. The discovery was made as part of a larger study examining the diversity of fossil sharks and bony fish living in Alabama 40 million […]

To commemorate Women’s History Month, Alabama Power hosted a panel discussion Friday on workforce development with Birmingham leaders Melanie Bridgeforth, CEO of the Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham; Yazmin Cavale, CEO/co-founder of Glow; and Britney Summerville, vice president of community engagement at Shipt. “Today, we are here to celebrate Women’s History Month,” said Cathy Sloss Jones, panel moderator […]

Shelby County just received a new namesake, Shelby, an American bald eagle now on display at the Alabama Wildlife Center (AWC) in Oak Mountain State Park. The new eagle, and a Eurasian eagle owl – the largest owl species in the world (cousin to Alabama’s great horned owl) – now reside in a state-of-the-art raptor […]

Joy and light are what Hannah Brown hopes to bring to the public through her role as Miss Alabama USA, and she hopes, as Miss USA. The Northport native began competing in pageants when she was 15 because of the opportunities for scholarships. However, she soon found that being able to share her talent, jazz […]