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Faith and Culture

‘Age is just a number’: 91-year-old Alabamian inspires while working out in his ‘comfortable’ overalls

A retired 91-year-old principal from Semmes, Alabama, has won over skeptics at his local gym where he works out in his preferred exercise outfit:...

Two from UAB lauded as among 100 inspiring black scientists in America

Two scientists on the faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been named to a list of 100 inspiring black scientists in America by Cross...

Leaders, educators and students gather for Alabama’s 2nd Annual HBCU Summit

Alabama’s 2nd Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Summit celebrated the state’s 14 HBCUs and the value they bring to higher education across...

Diverse businesses ‘critical’ to success of Birmingham

African American entrepreneurs were encouraged to embrace growing business opportunities during the start of the 16th Annual A.G. Gaston Conference at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex on...

Finding Birmingham’s next A.G. Gaston

Creating an environment that develops the next generation of young entrepreneurs and business owners was the focus of a panel discussion Wednesday at the...

UAB men’s basketball player beats cancer — ‘God has a purpose for me’

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on Tuesday released inspiring news about one of the institution's student athletes. In a release, UAB shared the...

Auburn University debuts new collegiate license plate design

Auburn University has introduced a new design for its collegiate license plate that is now available for purchase through tag offices for cars and motorcycles....

APSO paints happier world with service benefiting 11 Alabama nonprofits

Everyone is beautiful and unique, in their own special way. That’s the message Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO) members are sharing through a colorful painting they created...

Power Moves: Taffye Benson Clayton leads Auburn’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity

It seems perfectly logical that the child of a Green Beret and an educator would grow up to have a career fighting discrimination in...

R.B. Hudson students partner with community groups to beautify Selma

When art, schools and the community get together, lasting partnerships are formed. In Selma, such a partnership is ongoing as students from R.B. Hudson STEAM (science,...

Ozark monument built to honor Wiregrass troops that died in Vietnam

A new monument has been unveiled in Ozark, Alabama, that honors the men from the Wiregrass region of Alabama who died serving their country...

A fighter: Alabama talk radio hosts react to Rush Limbaugh’s cancer diagnosis

On Monday, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh announced on air that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Rush Limbaugh is a radio, political and cultural...

100-year-old Tuskegee Airman honored during coin flip at Super Bowl

One of the men honored during the coin flip before Sunday's NFL Super Bowl was retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles McGee. McGee took flight...

Alabama Power Explorers Program inspires future engineers

For 24 years, Alabama Power engineers have led an Explorers program in which they provide hands-on learning opportunities for high school students interested in...

Alabama Power employees, retirees dive in to help make special swim meet a success

For kids and adults who are rarely in the limelight, victory was sweet as they splashed across the finish line at the natatorium in...

Footsteps of greatness: Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles’ mother-daughter duo

As an officer for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles’ Anniston Field Office, Donnelle Thompson is helping keep residents of Calhoun County safe. Officer...

Alabama Power’s Scotty McKelvey is an unsung hero managing our forests

Growing up in Tallapoosa County’s Eagle Creek, Real Estate Specialist Scotty McKelvey was naturally drawn to playing outside. He loved it so much as...

University of South Alabama artist wins Girl Scout award

Grace Richardson, a University of South Alabama freshman, has won a Girl Scout Gold Award for the art work and environmental advocacy she combined...

Alabama’s Environmental Studies Center teaches more than nature

For the staff at Alabama’s Environmental Studies Center (ESC), one mission stands above all: to help others love nature as much as they do. “I have...

Watch: Huntsville student drains shot from half court for $10,000 donation to charity

Alabama high school junior Curtis Cooper on Thursday evening drained four shots in 24 seconds, including one from half-court, that triggered a $10,000 donation...

Decatur’s Cook Museum of Natural Science a finalist for USA Today Readers’ Choice award

Voting is open for the Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur to be named the nation's "best new museum." The Cook Museum has been...

Monument to gold star families will be added to Huntsville’s Veterans Memorial

The Huntsville-Madison County Veterans Memorial, a park on the north side of Huntsville's downtown area, will be adding a monument to gold star families...

Bruce Pearl praises religious freedom in Alabama — ‘I can live here in Auburn and practice my faith’

Speaking to members of the media Monday on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Auburn University head basketball coach Bruce Pearl lauded the religious freedom he enjoys...

Watch: Jalen Hurts gives back to community, feels the love in return to Alabama

MOBILE -- Former University of Alabama star quarterback Jalen Hurts played last season for the Oklahoma Sooners. But he is still the same player...