Alabama Extension launches statewide needs survey

August 5, 2025

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has launched a statewide survey to better understand the needs of communities across the state’s 67 counties.

Alabama projects up for benefits after Senate passing funding bills

August 5, 2025

Towns and military bases in Alabama could receive millions for projects ranging from fire department funding to water system improvements to construction at military bases after the U.S. Senate passed its first funding bills Friday.

Alabama’s new college match tool gives students early offers without applying

August 1, 2025

Applying to college can be daunting — filling out applications, paying fees, writing essays. Then waiting, often with uncertainty, to see if the college says

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August 1, 2025

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Buddy Nelson, longtime pastor in Alabama, dies July 30

August 1, 2025

Buddy Nelson, a longtime pastor in Alabama Baptist life, died July 30. He currently was serving as interim senior adult and education minister at Golden

‘We need chaplains’: U.S. military chaplaincy and 250 years of ministry

August 1, 2025

The U.S. military chaplaincy marked 250 years on Tuesday (July 29), as the national military marked its own 250th anniversary in June.

Alabama Music Hall of Fame director fired following audit, spending problems

July 31, 2025

The state board that oversees the Alabama Music Hall of Fame voted on Wednesday to terminate its executive director, who had been put on administrative leave and asked to repay nearly $65,000 in misspent funds.