On Tuesday, April 6, Arkansas became the first U.S. state to prohibit doctors from providing gender transition procedures for children. The legislation, known as the Arkansas
Sheila Smith — wife of Scott Smith, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Oxford — died March 29 of COVID-19 complications. She was 62. She worked
Elsie “Irena” O’Neal — wife of Ernest O’Neal, pastor emeritus of Memphis Baptist Church, Dothan — died March 30. She was 83. A Mississippi native,
In the past five years, some 65 public and private nonprofit colleges have closed, merged with other schools or announced plans to close in the
From hoop dreams in high school to playing for some of the hottest teams in the NBA, basketball has taken Damian Jones a long way.
Judson College is mourning the loss of Billie Jean Young, a faculty member who earlier in life was among the first African-American students admitted to
Aaron Eutah Stone, who served the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions as a special worker in discipleship, died Feb 3. He was 89. Stone
James Alvin Grindstaff, longtime pastor of Stamp Baptist Church, Valley Head, in Sand Mountain Baptist Association, died Feb. 17. He was 76. Grindstaff served at
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