Auburn native, former BCM student follows God’s call to urban missions in NYC April 28, 2021 Savannah Hutto remembers vividly the day she stood at 15 years old on the Brooklyn Bridge and cried because she didn’t want to leave. “At Read More
Rashional Thoughts: Keeping the story of Alabama Baptists’ resilience alive April 27, 2021 Editor’s Note — To pay tribute to the 10-year anniversary of April 27, 2011 — a day that shook our entire state to its core Read More
Leaders reflect on 10-year journey since storms hit their buildings April 22, 2021 For Pastor Tommy Miller, it was like a bad dream that came back around like a boomerang 10 years later. On April 27, 2011, a Read More
Losing house doesn’t stop man from serving April 22, 2021 George Hamilton had just turned 89 when a tornado leveled his house in 2011. “It was blown completely away, down to the floor,” he said. Read More
‘Staggering’ number of volunteers help, set precedent for future response April 21, 2021 Mel Johnson says he can still see the scars from April 27, 2011, on the landscape when he drives up I-22 in northwest Alabama. Those Read More
Alabamians still feel impact of tornado outbreak decade later April 21, 2021 In mid-March, Alabamians got some news they didn’t take lightly — weather conditions were shaping up in a way they hadn’t in a decade. The Read More
NOAA weather radios, bicycle helmets, safe shelter essential during tornadoes April 20, 2021 For many in Alabama, the fateful day on which 62 tornadoes killed 252 people is the generational weather event by which they compare all other Read More
Meteorologist James Spann recalls ‘heavy’ responsibility of destructive day April 20, 2021 Meteorologist James Spann is to many Alabamians the suspender-wearing sage to whom they turn when the weather gets stormy. Over his four-decade career of weather Read More