Cleanup continues after Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana coastline with Category 4 winds that left parts of the state with a lack of water, flooded neighborhoods, severely damaged homes and businesses, massive power outages and fuel shortages. The water infrastructure was badly damaged, and treatment plants were without electricity, leaving communities with a shortage of […]

Last year, State Sen. Randy Price (R-Opelika) had a significant COVID-19 scare that threatened his life and resulted in a long-term hospital stay. Price has since recovered and acknowledges how fortunate he is to have done so. During an appearance on Alabama Public Television on Thursday, Price discussed his near-death experience, which he said began […]

Andy Scott hadn’t even graduated from the University of South Alabama when he started his first graphic design business. Identity Signs. He worked from the back of his dad’s car lot in Mobile. Even then, doing computer-generated signs and banners, he admired the old-fashioned craft of lettering by hand. “It’s not perfect, you know?” said […]

At first glance, Alabama, New Zealand, and Australia have little in common. They’re separated by thousands of miles and centuries of culture. However, despite their distance and dissimilarities, all three locations are connected by one thing: glow worms. Once darkness descends, a strange and extremely rare phenomenon occurs in North Alabama (as well as in […]

Lamb isn’t just for the holidays anymore. “When I was growing up, lamb was for Easter,” said Henry Dorough, who owns HD Farm in Eastaboga. Many customers at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham are happily discovering they can buy lamb – often offered at upscale restaurants and butchers – thanks to Dorough’s HD Farm. “People want lamb,” […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) State Lands Division announces the youth deer and duck hunt schedules for the M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (FWFTA) in Hale County. The hunts will take place late November 2021 through January 2022. Registration will open September 14 and run until November 1. […]

George Wehby has served our country in many capacities, and now he makes sure the number one person he serves is the Lord. George started out wanting to get paid to do crazy stuff. He is a former Marine, Air Marshall, police officer, tactical weapons trainer, and current Jiu-Jitsu instructor and author. He has served […]

Society for Science awarded Birmingham educator Elizabeth Bieri of Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School with a $5,000 stipend to help guide students in scientific research and competition. Bieri was one of 66 educators selected as an Advocate from across the country; she will serve in the Advocate Program for the 2021-2022 school year. Advocates are from 31 states, […]

Alvin Briggs was 6 years old when he told his mother he wanted to play peewee football. She responded by telling him he had to purchase his own equipment. “I had to figure out how to buy shoulder pads, all the equipment,” he said. “I started picking up pecans and doing different things for my […]

To say the Auburn University Bass Fishing Team had a big weekend at nationals would be an understatement. Just days after the talented tandem of Logan Parks and Tucker Smith won the title of Carhartt Bassmaster College Series 2021 Team of the Year, four other Auburn anglers made a big splash at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by […]

For the second year in a row, the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the game for the annual Sidewalk Film Festival, taking place this weekend in Birmingham. Last summer, because of COVID-19, Sidewalk moved from its traditional home on the streets and among venues across several blocks of downtown Birmingham to a drive-in complex in Leeds. This weekend’s 23rd annual […]

Don’t call the NBA G League a minor league. Don’t call the Birmingham Squadron – one of three expansion franchises starting play in 2021-2022, bringing the number of franchises to an all-time high of 30 – a minor league team. That’s the message from the top of the organization. “This isn’t minor to us,” said Gayle Benson, owner of […]

A place to enjoy a quality dove hunt is a valuable commodity in Alabama. Finding a place to hunt doves is becoming increasingly more difficult, but the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division is working to increase access, especially near population centers. WFF looked at the opportunities it provides for dove hunting on public […]

Birmingham will be a host site for the Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bootcamp for high school students this fall. The free camp will introduce basic AI concepts and skills to underserved Birmingham-area students in grades 9-12. Protective Life is one of 16 host companies selected for the camps in 2021. The Birmingham camp will be on […]

It’s no secret that the pandemic has provided more opportunities for people to get outside and enjoy Alabama’s beautiful lakes and scenery. To keep up with the increase in visitors to the area and ensure people keep coming back, the Lake Martin Tourism Association, the official destination marketing organization of Lake Martin, says outstanding customer service is […]

Imagine a race course filled with high speeds and sharp turns galore, with competitors sometimes inches apart as they jockey for position. While it might sound like the Talladega Superspeedway, it’s actually the streets of Birmingham’s Pepper Place for the second annual Birmingham Hammerfest Fueled by BOLT24 this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 14-15. The free event will feature 20 USA […]

Alabama’s 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year Kimberly Johnson has been awarded a new vehicle by Alfa Insurance and the Alabama Farmers Federation, marking the 25th year the organization has presented the recipient with a year’s use of a new vehicle. Johnson, an intervention coordinator for Auburn Junior High School, was named Teacher of the Year […]

In today’s world, particularly in the midst of the pandemic, Alabamians and people nationwide are spending hours every day online, whether they are job hunting, shopping, taking part in telehealth visits, working or helping their kids with school assignments. But for a rural community like Uniontown, getting online is not so easy, with limited and […]

CULLMAN — Preparations for the biggest party in the South are well underway as the excitement builds for the biggest and best Rock the South. Rock The South organizers are excited to announce the final lineup for August 13-14, 2021. During final preparation, organizers have been informed that Lynyrd Skynyrd has a band member who […]

If you need a recipe for how to successfully blend beauty and business, take a look at Oxford, Alabama. “Oxford is a special place,” said Oxford Mayor Alton Craft. “It’s my home, but it’s also 18 miles long on the interstate. I don’t know how many cities are 18 miles long on anything. Those kinds of […]

Cullman, AL – Cullman Parks, Recreation, & Sports Tourism has been an innovative leader in providing quality recreation opportunities to the residents of Cullman and the surrounding areas for over 30 years, and now the growing department is making an exciting announcement. A new water park, WildWater, will be built in the coming months. The […]

Chef Scott Simpson, who brings a global approach to dishes at The Depot in Auburn, will represent Alabama at the 17th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off. The winner will hold the title of King or Queen of American Seafood. The competition is set for Saturday, Aug. 7, in New Orleans. Simpson is ready. “I’m really competitive by nature, whether it’s […]

What was once 28th Avenue in Tuscaloosa is now officially Nick’s Kids Avenue, a tribute to Nick and Terry Saban’s charitable children’s service organization. The City of Tuscaloosa and Nick’s Kids Foundation on Thursday held a renaming celebration as a mark of gratitude for the University of Alabama head football coach and his wife’s dedication […]

In 2020, while the world battled a pandemic, Children’s Harbor continued to do the important work it has done for 31 years: lightening the burden on families who have a child facing a chronic illness or disability. That work is ongoing at its on-site Family Center at the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham, which provides a place for families […]