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Faith and Culture

Tua Tagovailoa gifts signed ball, jersey for 12-year-old Bama fan to be buried with

Phenix City's John Jones, 12, was tragically killed in a shooting that occurred one week ago Friday. According to what a close family friend told...

Jasper High students buying janitor new truck give God the credit: ‘He is making all of this possible’

Per local television reports, students at Jasper High School have nearly reached their fundraising goal to buy the school janitor a new truck. However,...

This Alabama second-grader honored a true American hero on his school’s ‘Super Hero Day’

I’d like to bring you a beautiful story sent to me by Holly Whitt Sutherland. Last week, Haleyville City Schools held “Super Hero Day.” While...

Mooney to run first TV ad in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race

Yellowhammer News on Thursday learned that State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) will be the first of Alabama's 2020 U.S. Senate candidates to go...

Rick Karle: ‘Walt Gary was a hero’ — Why can’t we all #BeLikeWalt?

As I drifted off to sleep on Sunday night, I was suddenly filled with thoughts of a hero. He wasn’t a strapping football player, nor...

Books-A-Million, Children’s of Alabama honor NICU for fifth annual Superhero Month

Books-A-Million and Children’s of Alabama are once again coming together to show that not every hero wears a cape. Through the fifth-annual Superhero Month in...

Samford football player changes last name to honor stepfather — ‘He’s always been my dad to me’

There's just one thing I ask of you before you read -- and watch -- this post: grab some tissues. I'm honored to bring you...

Mondays for Moms: The good kind of contagious

My babies have only been back in school for a few weeks and we’ve already had a few brushes with some sick bugs. I’m guessing any mommas...

Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab hosts special-needs children

Lindsay Davis lives 300 miles from Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab, but that isn’t deterring her from telling her schoolteacher where their class should go...

Opa, y’all! It’s time for Birmingham’s Greek Festival

It takes a village to put on Birmingham’s beloved Greek Festival. For months before the event, now in its 47th year at Holy Trinity-Holy Cross...

Shaun Alexander on life, love and loss — ‘We will see her again, worshiping God together’

Every once in a while we get lucky. We get lucky because someone comes into our lives who makes us feel good -- makes...

Alabama couple credits faith as they celebrate 70th anniversary — ‘Believe in prayer’

One Birmingham-area couple celebrated their 70th anniversary this past week. The secret ingredient to their lasting love? Faith. CBS 42 reported that Arthur and Bernice...

‘Born again’: UAB cancer patient baptized as final wish — ‘The greatest day’

Thomas Roberts was an atheist for most of his life. However, in his final days earlier this month, he was reborn, deciding he wanted...

Thousands pick up trash in Alabama Coastal Cleanup

Thousands of people volunteered several hours Saturday morning picking up trash along Alabama’s coastal waterways and beaches. The 32nd annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup was held at more...

Birmingham gallery marks Alabama bicentennial with state artists

Alabama is marking its 200th birthday this year and a group of artists in the state are celebrating with a showing that runs through the end...

Birmingham’s Walton Goggins stars in new CBS series ‘The Unicorn’

Walton Goggins is best-known for his roles as a career criminal on “Justified,” based on an Elmore Leonard short story, and a detective in the...

650-mile paddle race from Weiss Lake to Mobile Bay awards winners

Florida native Bobby Johnson won the inaugural Great Alabama 650 paddle race from Weiss Lake to Mobile Bay. Johnson set a blistering pace for the 650-mile core...

Alabama’s Rattlesnake Saloon is a restaurant with a truly cavernous dining room

The Rattlesnake Saloon, in a cavern under an enormous rock bluff in north Alabama, has been called one of the most unusual restaurants in the...

Charles Barkley’s pep rally talk at Miles College less rah-rah, more role model

Thursday, on the campus of Miles College, Charles Barkley was the very thing he said years ago that he wasn’t. He was a role model. Barkley,...

Ivey upbeat after cancer diagnosis, optimistic at treatment outlook — ‘God is good’

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday appeared in public for the first time since announcing she has early-stage lung cancer. Coming just three days after undergoing...

Wolf Bay Restaurant Bar and Boutique is an Alabama Gulf Coast tradition

Charlie and Sandra Wrape served 27 dinners on their first day of business. The year was 1973, and they had just opened a restaurant...

Alabama Maker Siluria Brewing has tapped into local flavor of Alabaster

Siluria Brewing Company was built in a renovated post office and has delivered on a promise of good beer and an inviting atmosphere for locals...

Saban foundation boosts fortunes of those in Alabama juvenile detention facility

Nick and Terry Saban are using Nick’s Kids Foundation to provide needed job skills to residents of the Tuscaloosa Juvenile Detention Center in hopes it will...

Patriot Flag to be displayed in Mobile on Thursday to honor fallen American heroes

The Patriot Flag will be displayed at the USS Alabama in Mobile on Thursday, September 19. According to WALA Fox 10, the flag is currently...