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Bama’s Miller Forristall on life goals: ‘First and foremost, I want to honor Christ’
During the University of Alabama football program's weekly student-athlete media availability on Monday, one Crimson Tide player stood out for comments completely unrelated to...
Alabama State Rep. Debbie Wood opens up about breast cancer, positive influences
State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) knows first hand how quickly life can change.
“It stops. It just kind of came to a halt. All of...
RiverKids teaches paddling skills, water safety to young people
You could spend an entire lifetime paddling across Alabama’s 132,000 miles of water from the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico and the...
Rep. Gary Palmer: Faith critical to restoring communities
Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) believes restoring a sense of community in our society should be one of this nation’s overarching priorities moving forward, with...
Alabama Tiny Homes makes houses for those wanting to live lean
James Brewer doesn’t subscribe to the philosophy that “bigger is better.”
The president of Alabama Tiny Homes in Warrior knows that you can create a lot in...
Alabama breast cancer survivor Carla Youngblood: Don’t let illness define you
The path of life isn’t easy for everyone. But the lens in which one views their circumstances is all important.
For Carla Youngblood, keeping a positive...
Gary Palmer introduces resolution condemning global persecution of Christians
Republican Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-6) introduced on Friday Res. 640, a resolution condemning the global persecution of Christians.
According to a press release, the resolution...
Remains of Alabama WWII veteran killed at Pearl Harbor finally return home
The remains of Alabama World War II veteran Johnnie C. Laurie returned home to Bessemer on Thursday, receiving full military honors.
According to information from...
Heaven to hell and back again: How faith, Nick Saban helped Tyrone Prothro get his life back
Three weeks. Just three weeks. That was the time between the greatest high of his life and the greatest low.
Today, 14 years later, the...
This video of former Auburn QB Brandon Cox’s son meeting his new baby brother will make your day
Oh, my heart!
Former Auburn University quarterback Brandon Cox sent me this video of his son, Peyton, meeting his baby brother for the first time.
Parker...
Rain barrels helping Alabama city combat flooding
Patsy Stallworth loves her rain barrels.
“I didn’t understand it at first, but after my husband explained it to me, I like it.”
Stallworth has two...
Alabama artist Lonnie Holley finds art in the discarded
Lonnie Holley sees things. Standing in a dirt lot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, he spied a piece of rusty metal, a bit of blue string, a...
Alabama’s newest shopping experience mixes fun with innovation
A parking lot on the corner of 2nd Avenue North and 19th Street in downtown Birmingham has been transformed into Alabama’s newest shopping experience.
Upswing...
Blessings in a Bag ensures schoolchildren have food for weekend
What started out as a group of friends trying to help a few kids at a nearby school has turned into a neighborhood project...
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...