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.
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.
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.
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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.
The Miss America’s Scholarship Foundation Inc. is proud to announce a new partnership with Samford University, naming the institution an official higher education partner of the Miss America’s Teen program.
Imagine the closest hospital isn’t just an ambulance ride away from your home. It’s a trek that requires multiple days and a 12-hour car ride on bumpy roads.
The Best Christian Workplaces Institute has named Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes a 2026 Best Christian Workplace.
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