Central Alabama Water to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
March 25, 2026
Birmingham-area water filtration company Central Alabama Water will stop adding fluoride to its drinking water, it announced recently.
Alabama CHOOSE Act applications exceed 37,000; March 31 deadline approaching
March 24, 2026
Alabama’s school voucher program has drawn more than 37,000 applications for the 2026-27 school year, outpacing last year’s mid-March total even as the number of first-time applicants trails last year’s pace.
Nearing final passage on title fraud prevention bill
March 24, 2026
The Alabama Legislature is close to final passage on bills supporters hope will protect property owners by making it harder for fraudsters to sell real estate they don’t own.
Birmingham-area churches host city’s first Serve Tour, see big impact
March 24, 2026
During Birmingham Serve Tour, more than 1,400 volunteers from 15 states partnered with churches in the Birmingham metro area to work on more than 50 projects ranging from giving haircuts at shelters to building bed kits.
Student Retention Council seeks to keep graduates in Alabama
March 23, 2026
Members of Alabama’s Student Retention Council recently told state lawmakers they are working to raise awareness of career opportunities and quality-of-life advantages in hopes of persuading more graduates to stay in Alabama.
Senate approves revised bill focused on penalties for school threats
March 23, 2026
Alabama senators approved last week a bill that would strengthen criminal penalties for school threats and require students charged with making them to be removed from the regular classroom until a hearing is held.
Former Gardendale pastor Steve Gaines dies following battle with cancer
March 20, 2026
Steve Gaines, former pastor of Bellevue Baptist in Cordova, Tennessee, and Gardendale First Baptist Church, died March 20. During his time at Gardendale FBC, Gaines led the congregation from a membership of 4,000 to 8,500.
Teen girls pursue deeper study of Scripture at Complete event
March 19, 2026
Trish Jackson said teen girls today face a lot of things that are trying to hijack their identity, so this year’s Complete event aimed to equip them to dig deep in Scripture and find their identity there.
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