Report finds public education reforms produced gains in Alabama
January 13, 2026
A new education report highlights measurable gains tied to a decade of public education reforms.
Higher education outcomes-based funding bill to be introduced in state legislature
January 12, 2026
Legislation will be introduced this week in the Alabama Legislature to tie some new higher education funding to school performance markers, the education budget committee chairmen told Alabama Daily News.
Longtime pastor Loper dies at 85
December 29, 2025
James Ivaloy Loper, a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, died Dec. 27. He was 85. Loper served his country in the U.S. Army for two years,
Lawmakers back health care bill that does not extend subsidies
December 18, 2025
Alabama’s Republican House members all supported the Republican health care legislation on Wednesday that does not extend pandemic-era health insurance subsidies, virtually guaranteeing the tax credits will expire at the end of the year.
Kornegay ‘grateful’ for full-circle moment in music ministry, chance to start new tradition at West End Baptist
December 18, 2025
Paula Kornegay says it’s a story only God could write. When she stood up to direct the Christmas presentation at West End Baptist Church in Clanton, the children’s choir director who first taught her to count music was in the choir.
Alabama pharmacists push for reform on Capitol Hill
December 17, 2025
Second-generation pharmacist Anna Noojin’s dream job has turned into a nightmare because of pharmacy benefit managers, she said during a trip to advocate for reform in Washington.
Louisville Baptist honors Fenn for 70 years as choir director, applies for world record
December 16, 2025
Michael Whitman said when he went to make a plaque for Mary Annice Fenn, it hit him that this had to be some kind of record, and not just at his church.
Former Alabama Baptist pastor, missionary Larry Hughes dies at 73
December 15, 2025
Over the years, Larry Hughes served in a number of Alabama Baptist churches, as well as serving as an IMB missionary in Western Europe for five years.
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