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August 19, 2025
Legislative General Fund budget committee members will start talking fiscal year 2027 next week.
Jobless rate falls, labor participation dips slightly
August 18, 2025
Alabama’s labor force participation rate dipped slightly in July to 57.9%, down from 58.0% in June, Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed said.
Missionaries tackling ‘deeper questions about the Christian faith’ in Europe
August 18, 2025
Joseph Hazen’s phone rang, and he answered to hear the voice of his North African friend. Hazen, an International Mission Board missionary, and his friend have served together for almost 20 years in a large European city.
Beeson’s Center for Women in Ministry event: ‘Becoming who we really are in Christ’
August 15, 2025
More than 200 women in ministry received guidance on “Becoming Who We Really are in Christ,” during a recent conference at the Center for Women in Ministry at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School.
Test scores rise in English, math across student groups, slight decline in science
August 15, 2025
Alabama’s latest statewide test results show improvement across nearly all demographic groups of students in English language arts and math, with a slight decline in
Hollinger’s Island Baptist worship leader Doug Bilbrey dies
August 15, 2025
Doug Bilbrey, worship leader at Hollinger’s Island Baptist Church in Mobile, died Aug. 14. In recent weeks, Bilbrey had also led Hollinger’s Island Baptist as they searched for a new pastor.
Alabama Community College System board talks workforce, partnership with meteorologist James Spann
August 14, 2025
At its Wednesday meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees approved millions in campus improvements, new equipment and property purchases aimed at growing workforce training and reaching more students.
Sanctity of life: IMB-founded pregnancy center bringing hope to teen moms
August 14, 2025
Pregnant and 17. Olive was depressed and scared. Being a teenage mom wasn’t what she envisioned for her life. But maybe being a teenage mother didn’t have to be the trajectory of her life.
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