When “Dear Evan Hansen” reopened on Broadway on Dec. 11, it was a big night in New York, but it may have been an even bigger night in Birmingham. Because “Dear Evan Hansen” returned with Jordan Fisher in the title role, and “The Lion King,” which had reopened in September, boasted Brandon McCall in the title role. Two young […]

Chelsea Hunter needed some peace, quiet and the fresh air, a combination she knew she’d find in the solitude of a deer stand. Little did she know she’d find something else. Hunter’s spur-of-the moment hunting trip on family land in Macon County ended with the 24-year-old Tallasee resident harvesting a 242-pound, 13-point buck that’s “by […]

A new building coming to the University of Alabama campus will provide space to conserve and celebrate fashion history and groom fashion trendsetters of the future. The College of Human Environmental Sciences (CHES) has announced plans to construct Drummond Lyon Hall to house its fashion retailing and apparel design concentrations. Through the support of alumni, the CHES Leadership Board […]

The Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) based in Oxford recently received a $164,470 grant to address opioid and substance misuse by equipping pastors with the skills and resources to minister effectively to those with substance use disorder. This program, Faith-Based Support Specialist (FBSS) training, is designed to bridge the gap between the faith community and the […]

For the Oakwood Adventist Academy varsity boys basketball team, upholding the principles of the school’s faith is bigger than the game of basketball. Following its best season in school history, Oakwood will not be able to play Saturday’s game against Faith Christian for an opportunity to advance to the Class 1A Northeast Regional final, according […]

If you wanted to sketch the course of Brittany Wagner’s professional life, you’d have to use a pencil. That simple but powerful utensil – sharpened on one end, with a tiny eraser on the other – was Wagner’s weapon of choice as she guided aspiring but often struggling athletes through the rigors of community college […]

Extremely preterm infants have a significant risk of death or severe intracranial hemorrhage in the first seven days of life. For six and a half years, staff at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU) planned and instituted a comprehensive, evidence-based quality improvement initiative — now called the Golden Week Program — to […]

Steven Coe is a man who has the heart to encourage others and see them walk in the fullness of God’s purpose for their lives. His ministry, Living in God’s Freedom, is all about helping people live meaningful lives while serving Jesus to the best of the ability He gave them. In ministry for the […]

The winners of the sixth annual Eagle Awards were honored Saturday during a luncheon at Lake Guntersville State Park. The Eagle Award – sponsored by the State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – is presented annually to people and organizations who have made outstanding contributions in support of Alabama […]

The winners of the 2022 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest are listed below. As usual, the judges had a very difficult time selecting the winning photos from among the thousands entered. The 2023 contest will be announced later this year. “The abundant diversity in Alabama’s landscape and native wildlife make it a photographer’s paradise,” said Chris […]

Kids to Love celebrates 18 years of service to children in foster care this year. Its story, however, was set in motion long before that when Lee Marshall, Founder and CEO of Kids to Love, was born into foster care. Lee was adopted when she was 2-years-old so she knows first-hand how a family can change a child’s life. Through her Kids to […]

Two European filmmakers are in Birmingham, working on a documentary about jazz great and Alabama native Sun Ra. Since arriving in early December, filmmakers Pablo Guarise and Guillaume Maupin have been doing research at the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) and other locations about the late jazz singer and composer born Herman “Sonny” Blount in Birmingham in 1914, who […]

Matt Kelley and his hunting companions were celebrating the harvest of an 8-point by one of the group, but they were in for a surprise when the whitetail was hoisted on the skinning rack. The deer had no visible male reproductive organs, only female. Kelley holds fund-raising deer hunts in Sumter and Greene counties for […]

The Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force on Friday will host its eighth annual Alabama Human Trafficking Summit in an effort to promote public awareness of the issue. More than 235 summit attendees are expected to be on hand at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel Convention Center at 201 Tallapoosa St. The event is scheduled to begin […]

Gee’s Bend, Alabama, couldn’t be real. That’s what fashion designer Patrick Robinson, who knew of the storied Gee’s Bend’s quilters, figured. “I’ve owned the books of Gee’s Bend forever. I never thought it was a real place,” says Robinson, founder of the New York City-based Paskho clothing company. “I thought it was this mystical place where people […]

An ongoing blood-supply shortage in Alabama, fueled by the pandemic, has gone from bad to dire, spurring hospital leaders and blood donation organizations to implore Alabamians to donate. “I’m not sure we’ve been in this territory before,” Dr. Don Williamson, former state health officer, now president/CEO of the Alabama Hospital Association, told Alabama NewsCenter. “I don’t […]

For more than half a century, Jefferson Country Store has offered grocery staples and a place to gather for the tiny community of Jefferson in Marengo County. Today, the store serves a much larger population – with people coming from miles away, and even other states, to enjoy a burger or some homemade pimento cheese or to […]

Fourteen miles from the University of Alabama’s bustling college campus lies the site of another thriving community. More than 900 years ago, Moundville, nicknamed The Big Apple of the 14th Century by National Geographic, was once America’s largest city north of Mexico and one of the most powerful prehistoric communities of all time. Today, what remains of […]

A seldom-used overlook at Frank Jackson State Park near Opp has been transformed into a memorial that honors the men and women who served in the nation’s wars. A project of AMVETS (American Veterans) Post 23, the Veterans Memorial Scenic Overlook is the brainchild of Paul Norris and the late Danny Donaldson, Opp-area residents who […]

When people think of America’s most notable music cities, several Southern cities come to mind. There’s New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz; Memphis, where rock ‘n’ roll got its start; and Nashville, our nation’s country music capital. But there’s one more place that should be added to the list of legendary music towns, and it’s […]

Jesus still heals today, and the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. On a recent mission trip to Brazil with Dr. Randy Clark and Global Awakening, our team saw over 1,400 people healed through the power of prayer. We saw a man walk and dance after 65 years in a wheelchair. We saw […]

No, this is not a column about “a few of my favorite things,” but about Alabama’s incredible tourism industry. Tourism is a key component to Alabama’s economy. In 2020, more than 22.5 million visitors in Alabama spent $13.3 billion for food, accommodations, travel, shopping and incidentals, according to the state tourism department. Tourism also employs […]

Birmingham native, film producer and original MTV VJ Alan Hunter has joined The World Games 2022 as an honorary co-chair. Birmingham will host The World Games 2022, an international multisport competition organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee, July 7-17. About 3,600 elite athletes from more than 100 countries will compete in a variety of […]

An expert in missile defense at Raytheon Technologies in Huntsville, Dr. Patti Dare had always dreamed of opening a coffee shop. When she found the perfect spot in Guntersville, Dare and her partner, Jason Hill, decided to add a unique twist: Combining their passion for escape rooms with their passion for coffee, Sweet Escapes was […]