UAB Alzheimer’s center receives $10M gift, plans to expand
June 22, 2026
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center will be renamed for Frances Gorrie after a $10 million gift from the Gorrie family.
Reading results show poverty gaps, standout schools
June 16, 2026
Alabama’s latest school-level reading results show a familiar pattern: third-graders in high-poverty schools were less likely to meet the state benchmark this spring, but some of those schools still posted some of the strongest results.
Longtime Alabama music minister, Freddie Green, dies at 84
June 16, 2026
Freddie William Green, a longtime minister of music, died May 30. He was 84. A Harpersville, Alabama, native, Green was part of the national guard
Alabama hospitals to benefit from domestic spending bill
June 15, 2026
A U.S. House panel approved a large swath of domestic spending, including $35 million for Alabama hospitals and health centers, last week.
New director of Alabama Singing Men shares story, hopes
June 12, 2026
With a name like his, John Boozer said he learned along the way to have fun with it, noting he’s heard all the jokes and has long embraced his nickname of “Booze.”
Alabama’s Craig Carlisle elected SBC 1st vice president in runoff
June 10, 2026
Alabama’s Craig Carlisle was elected first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention in a run-off vote Wednesday morning (June 10).
Wetumpka’s Village Church celebrates ‘another opportunity for growth’
June 8, 2026
Patrick Franklin never thought he would be planting a church in Wetumpka. Honestly, he expected it to be in Phoenix, Arizona. But God had other
Birmingham’s Chris Crain named AMS of the Year
June 7, 2026
Birmingham Metro Baptist Association’s Chris Crain was selected as the Associational Mission Strategist of the Year by the Southern Baptist Conference for Associational Leaders at the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, June 7-8.
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