FBC Demopolis children’s director dies at 47

November 7, 2022

Bridgett McLean, preschool and children’s ministry director at First Baptist Church Demopolis, died Oct. 29. She was 47. A native of Thomasville, McLean held a

Longtime Cullman county pastor dies at 84

November 7, 2022

Dillon Burl Calvert, 84, of Bremen died Oct. 30 at his home. A Cullman County native, Calvert served several churches in Cullman County. “[I’m] saddened

Inspirational speaker, author shares what it means to be ‘defined by Christ’ instead of disability

November 7, 2022

Inspirational speaker and author Daniel Ritchie’s worst struggle isn’t that he was born without arms. “Is it hard to be armless in a world full

Longtime Dawson music minister Bob Hatfield dies Nov. 5

November 5, 2022

Bob Hatfield — minister of music at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham for nearly 36 years — died Nov. 5. In October 1978, Hatfield

Tennessee QB and brother use NIL money to write ‘The ABCs of Scripture for Athletes’

November 5, 2022

Before he became the Heisman front-runner leading the most feared offense in college football for the nation’s top-ranked team, Hendon Hooker thought it would be

Ice cream truck dreams turn into ministry for families of children with Down syndrome

November 3, 2022

Michelle Norwood says on a much smaller scale, she might know what Noah felt like. For her it wasn’t an ark — it was an

Samford Legacy League serves as ‘funnel of love’

October 31, 2022

Passion for Samford University’s Legacy League shows when Julie Taylor, first lady and executive director, and Sharon Smith, managing director of Legacy League, talk about