Dell Griggs, wife of longtime Alabaster pastor, died Jan. 19

January 23, 2021

Dell Elizabeth Griggs — wife of deceased Pastor Roy Carlton Griggs — died Jan. 19. She was 86. For 50 years, she ministered alongside her

Longtime Buhl Baptist pastor, Southern Gospel singer Alfred Banks dies

January 23, 2021

Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and Southern Gospel singer — died Oct. 6, 2020. He was 65. Known for his

Mobile native and baseball legend Hank Aaron dead at 86

January 22, 2021

Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron — a Mobile native who overcame racism and discrimination to become one of the greatest professional baseball players of all time

Charles “Chip” Freeman Jr., pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Brookwood, dies Dec. 5

January 20, 2021

Charles “Chip” Freeman Jr., pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Brookwood, died Dec. 5. He was 51. Freeman previously served as pastor of Covenant Chapel,

Carl P. Wells, who served on staff at First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, dies Dec. 23

January 20, 2021

Carl P. Wells, who served on staff at First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, for nearly 40 years, died Dec. 23. He was 86. Wells served at

Mobile-area pastor Ed Litton to be nominated for SBC president at 2021 annual meeting

January 19, 2021

Mobile-area pastor Ed Litton will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2021 SBC annual meeting in June. Former SBC President