The acquisition will give the Poarch Band of Creek Indians ownership of 4 gambling facilities statewide, with the others being on each of their tribal lands in Wetumpka, Montgomery and Atmore. The tribe also owns properties in other states.
The University of Mobile is mourning the tragic death of freshman basketball player Kaiden Francis, who died Tuesday (Nov. 19).
The last Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief team that was deployed to help those affected by Hurricane Helene has returned home, though others may go again after Thanksgiving.
Full coverage of the 2024 Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting at Eastern Shore Baptist Church in Daphne can be found online at thealabamabaptist.org and in the next print edition of The Alabama Baptist newspaper.
A nurse from Nebraska called it her “divine appointment” to serve as the medic for the Bama Rama 500, a weeklong bike ride 17 Naval Academy graduates did in October. And she brought with her a gift — about 40 Quilts of Honor.
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are wrapping up their work in Clearwater, South Carolina, today (Nov. 1) and preparing to join the cleanup effort in western North Carolina.
Ron Butler – who died Oct. 29 – retired in May after 44 years of serving churches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. He served as pastor of Pine Level Baptist in Chatom and Spice Pond Baptist in Eight Mile.
Three conservative advocacy organizations say they’re joining forces to pressure Alabama lawmakers to prohibit gender identity and sexual orientation discussions in public schools and mandate abstinence-based sexual education, among other i
