Faith and Culture — Page 64
Alabama has many small towns that are great places to explore on a weekend trip – and Greensboro is certainly on that list.
Nick Garrett spent a recent weekend using his scroll saw to craft a wood 3D jersey of All-Pro NFL running back Derrick Henry, one of his favorite football players while Garrett attended the University of Alabama, and his favorite NFL player. Garrett, a distribution engineer at Alabama Power, planned to hang the jersey in his man cave.
Kayaking 650 miles on Alabama’s rambling rivers and rushing white waters isn’t for the fainthearted.
Two recently awarded grants will help support habitat protection and restoration along two important Alabama rivers.
Samford University will honor one of its greatest football names on Sept. 25, dedicating the field in F. Page Seibert Stadium for the late Bobby Bowden.
Cliff Sims has returned to his roots in the music business with the release of a new single, "U, Ur Mom & Me."
Birmingham’s iconic landmarks – the John Hand, Brown-Marx, Woodward and Empire buildings – are dwarfed by skyscrapers in cities such as New York and Chicago. But when they were constructed at the dawn of the 20th century, those steel-framed towers on the corner of 20th Street and First Avenue North stood as a turning point, marking Birmingham as one of the South’s newest […]
The people in Valley, Alabama, have a lot of reasons to smile. “I’m very proud of how far we’ve come,” said Valley Mayor Leonard Riley. “I’m just proud of our community and that we’re growing.” Pride and growth was hard to find here 13 years ago. In May 2008 the last of several large textile mills […]
When 25 sailboats take to the waters of beautiful Logan Martin Lake on Saturday, Sept. 18, they’ll be “sailing with a purpose.” While members of the Birmingham Sailing Club enjoy getting together for a day of fun on the lake, the reason behind the annual regatta is to help fund quality research by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) and to […]
There will be no shortage of adrenaline at the 4th annual Kids to Love fundraiser this weekend at the Regions Center in downtown Huntsville.
Kirk Driskell knows the struggles of addiction firsthand. He overcame the bondage, and now he wants to help other men do the same. His ministry, Vision Warriors, has helped hundreds of men who struggle with addiction regain God’s purpose in their life. Kirk and his team come alongside these men to help them get back […]
A fundraising effort is underway to support plans to renovate, modernize and expand a key portion of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), Alabama’s primary marine education and research center for K-12, undergraduate and graduate students across the state.
The last time Brandon A. McCall was on stage as Simba in “The Lion King” was Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in South Bend, Indiana, just as COVID-19 was becoming prevalent in the U.S.
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.
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.
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.
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, […]

