Most birthday parties are happy occasions but one held Thursday afternoon in Mobile was mixed with sadness. Volunteers from the Plant Barry Chapter of the Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO) held a drive-by birthday parade outside St. Mary’s Home. The parade was organized as a way to safely salute the children before the Archdiocese of Mobile closes the facility later this year. […]

The chef and general manager of SAW’s Soul Kitchen in Birmingham and a competitive barbecue cook from Muscle Shoals are two of the 10 finalists competing in the Final Table of the World Food Championships. Matthew Statham of SAW’s Soul Kitchen and backyard cook Morgan Cheek earned a spot in the WFC finals with wins in their divisions […]

On a Sunday in March 2019, chef Raquel Ervin gathered nearly 100 friends and family at Hoover Randle Home & Gardens knowing full well, at some point that evening, they would be disappointed. They were there for a watch party – to see Ervin, her sister Regina and niece Alexandria compete on Food Network’s “Family Food Showdown” against […]

When schools statewide suddenly shut their doors in March, Alabama Public Television (APT) was the shot in the arm many educators needed to keep students on track. “We immediately saw that we had the tools to make a difference when schools closed: our broadcasts that could reach students around the state, and particularly those without computer or […]

Boeing on Friday made a $500,000 contribution to the Huntsville-based U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s "Save Space Camp" campaign.

The online fundraising campaign to save the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville from permanently closing has raised 40% of its goal since launching on Tuesday. Support for the iconic Alabama institution has come from all 50 states. The center announced on Monday that it needs $1,500,000 in public support or it will be […]

A group of Birmingham City Police officers made a surprise visit to the son of Wytasha Carter, a police sergeant who was killed in 2019 while responding to a call at a nightclub. The gesture went viral after the Birmingham Police Department posted it to social media, garnering more than 3,300 reactions. The policemen reportedly […]

The largest church in Alabama will be resuming in-person worship this weekend. The Church of the Highlands, led by Pastor Chris Hodges, announced this week that in-person worship will resume on Sunday, August 2, at the more than 20 locations it occupies across Alabama. Socially distanced seating and masks will be offered to each individual […]

The world’s next Nelson Mandela, Bryan Stevenson or Booker T. Washington might just hail from Montgomery, Alabama. Indeed, a generation of remarkable young men is being trained at Valiant Cross Academy, where daily learning is steeped in discipline and self-worth. It seems fitting that the state capitol is home to a school that provides outstanding education while providing boys with strong […]

Jim Bob Rutlin has come home at last. Rutlin is one of the first residents of Union Village, an innovative community in Talladega for low-income blind, deaf and deaf-blind individuals. “It gives me a sense of independence,” said Rutlin, a blind part-time Braille transcriber at the library at the Alabama School for the Deaf.  “It says […]

Known around the world as the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. pastored, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is ingrained in American history. Now known as Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, the house of worship has long been a main attraction for travelers from around the world when visiting Montgomery. King became pastor of […]

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.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis will lie in state in the Alabama State Capitol on Sunday, as part of a "Celebration of Life" for the civil rights icon.

In the midst of the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Misty Kerr has found joy by helping to feed hungry kids in her community. “With all the bad news on TV, I had to have something to smile about,” said Kerr, an automotive market specialist at Alabama Power’s Gadsden Office. “When all this is over […]

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has been awarded a grant for $20,000 from the ALS Association to continue a collaborative clinical research project, Impacting ALS, with Huntsville’s Crestwood Medical Center. The goal of Impacting ALS is to identify genetic variants or changes that contribute to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The progressive neurodegenerative disease affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. […]

Magic City Blight Busters (MCBB), a program developed by Birmingham United Neighborhoods (BUN), hosted a community cleanup July 11 in the Fountain Heights neighborhood. Established in 2018 by representatives from eight Birmingham neighborhoods – Belview Heights, Druid Hills, Fountain Heights, North Titusville, Riley, Rising-West Princeton, South Titusville and West Goldwire – BUN seeks to improve neighborhood health through […]

When people in the Mobile area contact the United Way of Southwest Alabama (UWSWA) for income tax assistance, the volunteer who helps them will either be Brad Martin or someone he trained. “We prepare and file federal and state returns for low-income families and individuals, persons with disabilities and persons with limited English-speaking proficiency,” Martin said. “My […]

Chef Clayton Sherrod knows that what makes a good jambalaya is the harmonious balance of the various ingredients melding together to make something...

Through a partnership with Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, Opportunity Alabama and the Alabama Power Foundation, ALtogether Alabama directs businesses...

Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) unveiled the new "Feed Your Adventure—Flavors of the Black Belt Trail" campaign.

Students from Jefferson Davis High School Marching Band in Montgomery had their “America’s Got Talent” performance air on NBC last Tuesday night. The group, led by Band Director Brandon Howard, had become something of a phenomenon on the internet after clips of the group performing were widely shared. Driving interest has been Justin Heideman, the […]

A global pandemic did not stop Thomas Franklin Vaughns, a Tuskegee Airman, from celebrating his 100th birthday on Sunday.

One of America’s largest egg producers donated 280,800 eggs to help feed Alabama’s least fortunate citizens last week. The donation was made by Cal-Maine foods, founded and headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, a company that by some measures accounts for a quarter of all egg consumption in the United States. Cal-Maine operates a facility in the […]

A man from Alabama’s Rocket City completed last week a 1,000-mile walk from his hometown to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in honor of George Floyd and the larger struggle for racial equality in America. Terry Willis has used the publicity from his march to help raise tens of thousands of dollars via a GoFundMe page. He says […]