A cemetery full of American military veterans was gradually overtaken by plants and other wildlife in the first part of the century, but a group of dedicated volunteers in Mobile has been working steadily to change that, with the goal of giving each service member the respect they deserve. The group, which is now named Veterans […]

The world has a sense of irony, indeed. On Thursday night, Hoover City Administrator Allan Rice shared a quick story of something that happened earlier in the day — something lighthearted, but also telling. Rice on Facebook posted two pictures of young activists — at least one who can be seen wearing a T-shirt featuring […]

Joann Bashinsky, affectionately known around Alabama as “Mama B,” has established a scholarship fund at Miles College, the HBCU located in Fairfield. WVTM reported this week that the new scholarship fund will provide four-year scholarships covering tuition and fees to selected students who lack financial resources to attend college. Bashinsky’s total contribution was reportedly $168,000. “This […]

Regions Bank on Wednesday announced that its annual “Share the Good” program will benefit healthcare workers in metropolitan Birmingham who are heroically helping Alabama patients and families impacted by COVID-19. “Since the pandemic began, Regions Bank has provided significant financial support to health care organizations and other community partners. Share the Good is a way […]

Online collegiate resource “Niche” has rated Auburn the best university in Alabama, while the magazine “Money” has named Auburn as the best value in the state. Money says it factors in affordability, quality of education and graduates’ earnings potential to the rankings they publish. The publication highlighted Auburn’s 78% graduation rate as a positive indicator […]

Lowndes County Sheriff John “Big John” Williams was fatally shot in the line of duty less than a year ago while responding to a call about a disturbance at a Hayneville gas station. William Chase Johnson, 18, turned himself in hours after the shooting and has been charged with capital murder. His attorneys in court last […]

Alabama-based Full Moon Bar-B-Que and Ajlo Foods recently announced the restaurant will be expanding into the Rocket City for the first time later this year. The location at 1009 Memorial Parkway in Huntsville will be Full Moon BBQ’s 16th total location, all of which are in the Yellowhammer State. The new restaurant will be housed […]

A national movement in protest of racial injustice is providing a timely launch of a digital platform that aims to highlight the positive work that young people across the country are doing in their communities, hoping to inspire others to do the same. “Shape the Culture” is the brainchild of 17-year-old Jordyn Hudson, a senior […]

A young student who is blind grins from atop a horse, feeling for the first time an entirely new rhythm. Elsewhere on the campus of Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), a child who is deaf plays a drum, nodding with the beat, lost in the sensation. Another student, an adult going through vocational […]

Dr. Andrew Westmoreland, who has served as president of Samford University since 2006, announced on Friday his plans to retire effective June 30, 2021. Westmoreland informed Samford’s board of trustees about his decision on Thursday and emailed the full school community on Friday morning. In an email sent to Samford employees on behalf of himself […]

The City of Montgomery on Thursday shared a touching story of three public employees helping a fellow Alabamian in serious need. In a tweet, the City outlined how one of its sanitation crews conducting its normal business went above and beyond.

A principal’s parody of an MC Hammer video emphasizing COVID-19 guidelines has captured the heart of America and much of the world over the past three weeks, garnering more than 5.8 million views so far. After conducting almost 30 national and international interviews (and counting) in the past two weeks, Quentin Lee, the Childersburg High School principal […]

Although it’s no picnic, wearing a face mask gets easier. That’s Elizabeth Perkins’ message to kids who have not yet started back to school. After more than a week of wearing a face mask for about six hours a day at school, the eighth grader at Bessemer Academy advises other students to practice wearing their mask at […]

Hitting the bull’s-eye is never so satisfying as when the arrow’s aim is to defeat breast cancer. So said Beth Bradner of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA). On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22-23, about 200 archers will compete in the Bow-Up Against Breast Cancer Tournament at Cullman Community Archery Park.

The Huntsville Police Department continues to go above and beyond in serving its local community in North Alabama. WAAY this week reported that Huntsville PD officers collected donated school supplies from members of the community over the course of a month or so, including “backpacks, colored pencils, notebooks and much more.” On Tuesday, Huntsville City […]

Chloe Cook knew as early as February that something might be up. As executive director of Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema and a member of the national organization the Art House Convergence, she was hearing whispers about what theater operators were seeing in other parts of the world as COVID-19 began to spread. “I was here watching people in […]

What started as an idea between friends at a small church in rural Montgomery County has turned into a viral movement uplifting thousands across the United States. Fox News reported that Joyce Hubbard and Martha Sikes, members of Sampey Memorial Baptist Church in Ramer, launched the “Jesus 2020” campaign, which is now putting up yard […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have reportedly been “blown away” by rookie Jalen Hurts thus far on the practice field, but Hurts continues to shine even brighter outside the lines. One young superfan recently got a backpack for the new school year with “Jalen Hurts” and “#2” embroidered on it, showing his love for the quarterback and […]

Alabama pastor and teacher George Shamblin has authored a new book, “The Relay,” which provides Christians with practical advice for sharing their faith and keeping the true Gospel alive. According to a website publicizing the book, “In ‘The Relay,’ Shamblin catalogs the comparative successes and failures of nine individuals in passing-along their faith to the […]

As schools in Alabama are starting this fall, Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL) has wrapped up a successful summer of virtual and in-person learning for students across Alabama. Beginning in 1922 as a summer camp in Birmingham for inner-city youths through the Independent Presbyterian Church Children’s Fresh Air Farm, SAIL converted to a day school model in […]

The Stagecoach Café in Stockton takes its name from the fact that it used to be on the stagecoach line. People aren’t traveling by stagecoach anymore, but the Stagecoach Café has adapted to change over the years with a focus on good food. COVID-19 has caused a major readjustment for the Stagecoach Café, which has long prided itself […]

Before the pandemic, University of Alabama in Birmingham graduate student Aubrey Mallory was in Orlando, Florida for a semester interning at Walt Disney World. She was supposed to stay through May. But by mid-March, the job was cut short because of the pandemic, and Mallory was back in Birmingham with no source of income. “I didn’t […]

Jones Valley Teaching Farm (JVTF) is a Birmingham-based non-profit that builds vibrant, student-centered teaching farms that provide an environment for young people to learn, create, explore, and grow a healthy future for themselves and their community. JVTF broke ground on its first urban teaching farm in 2007 on a 3-acre city block in downtown Birmingham. […]

A license plate that will support Alabama small businesses will be created if 1,000 apply for one by July 31, 2021. Funds from purchasing the plate will be given to Main Street Alabama, which will in turn provide workshops and grants to small businesses around the Yellowhammer State. The tag can be applied for here. […]