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Watch: Gov. Kay Ivey featured in first video of Our Yellowhammer 360 series
The first video in the Our Yellowhammer 360 series was released on Tuesday and features Governor Kay E. Ivey.
Our Yellowhammer 360, announced at the...
Alabama’s Project SHARE a blessing for those in need
During her 35-year career working in the health care services industry, Willie Neil McGhee lived out what she believed was her calling in life:...
How Atomic Lounge has exploded beyond Alabama for national recognition
Birmingham’s Atomic Lounge is a bar, to be sure. There are drinks with fun names and fine booze with regulars destressing and unwinding. And if that...
DeVonta Smith’s first words after winning Heisman: ‘I’d like to thank God’
After winning the Heisman Trophy on Tuesday evening, Alabama Crimson Tide star DeVonta Smith immediately thanked his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
To begin his...
Tuskegee Airmen honored with 2021 quarter
The Tuskegee Airmen are being commemorated with a freshly designed quarter from the U.S. Mint that will go into circulation in early 2021.
Trained at...
Local philanthropists pave the way to expanded healthcare in Baldwin County
On a glorious fall afternoon — their favorite time of the year — Louis and Melinda Mapp pull up a pair of rocking chairs...
Alabama’s Waymond Jackson knows of loss, life through family
For Waymond Jackson Jr. and his family, July 13 was always a sad anniversary.
July 13, 1985, was the date his father, Leondras Waymond Jackson...
Live local, eat local is the philosophy at Farmhouse of Springville
For Ryan Zargo, the chef-owner of Farmhouse of Springville, the idea of local is serious business. It’s personal, too. That’s exactly why he opened...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has message for her state on New Year’s Eve
In her end-of-the-year address to Alabamians, Gov. Kay Ivey reaffirmed the unprecedented nature of 2020 while expressing optimism for 2021.
“Throughout it all, with everyone’s...
Bob Freeman delivers a Christmas message, reflects on career that began on Alabama radio and TV
Despite being born with no feet and deformed hands, Bob Freeman has never felt limited in life.
In fact, he has had a fulfilling career...
Alabama Power’s Southern Division Energizers stand in for Santa, bring cheer to four nonprofits
Children at Adullam House in Wetumpka may have had a white Christmas this year, thanks to a recent donation from Alabama Power’s Southern Division...
Mobile’s ‘hidden treasure’ a blessing for visitors, community
Nestled behind the stone walls surrounding 2300 Springhill Ave., in old Mobile are a collection of buildings and, more importantly, a group of women...
Local service organization keeps ‘Grinch’ away from Mobile
There’s no “Grinch” in Mobile – 10 nonprofits and more than 411 happy children are proof of that.
Thanks to members of the Barry Chapter...
Mission of Hope is an Alabama Bright Light in Walker County
Mission of Hope in Walker County for nearly three decades has been reaching out to low-income families and others who need help. But in...
A Christmas plea against a misspent life
At the Birmingham Museum of Art, in the back and around a corner, is a painting that few care to look at for too...
Hope in the midst of chaos: Christmas reminds the world there is still reason to believe
Writing this holiday column reminds me our nation is nearing the end of one of the most trying and unpredictable years in American history.
Divisions...
Gov. Kay Ivey: ‘I wish you all a very Christlike and merry Christmas’
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday morning released a video sharing a Christmas Eve message, including her favorite Christmas tradition.
She explained that reading the biblical...
Lettermen of the USA provides Laptops for Heroes to Alabama Gold Star Children
It was seasonally appropriate that Darryl Fuhrman and his son Miller motored from Homewood to Huntsville in a red 2016 Dodge Charger. Like Santa...
Rep. Bradley Byrne: Christmas miracles
It’s Christmas week, so let’s talk about some Christmas miracles. No, I’m not talking about that monster hit John Metchie put on Florida’s Trey...
Gov. Ivey says Santa is all set to make his Alabama deliveries — ‘He assured me he’d wear his mask’
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said she had "good news for the children of Alabama" when asked if the North Pole's most famous resident would...
Mobile’s Battle House named America’s ‘Best Historic Hotel’ for 2020
Historic Hotels of America on Monday announced the winners of its annual Awards of Excellence for 2020.
After analyzing more than 250 member nominees, the...
‘Keep God first’: Alabama boy, 9, buys bicycles for 20 children in need for Christmas
Even amid the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Christmas spirit is shining perhaps brighter than ever in Alabama.
Mobile-based Fox 10 on Sunday reported...
Ray Garner: Watching for the ‘Christmas Star’
It is a celestial treat for amateur astronomers as well as those interested in tying the heavens to religious events. It’s the annual planetary...
Alabama town is ready for its HGTV ‘Home Town Takeover’ spotlight
The notion of hometown pride may seem a quaint, old-fashioned sentiment in our modern – and increasingly cynical – era. But it’s real, and...