15+ min ago   (471+ words) Walker County’s legislative delegation has secured another $12 million for the Heman Drummond Center of Innovation, giving a major boost to the career-tech facility being built in Jasper. State Sen. Matt Woods (R-Jasper) announced the additional funding, saying it brings the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (374+ words) Samford University welcomed students back to campus this fall with another milestone to celebrate — more students are calling the Homewood university home than at any other time in its 185-year history. The university opened the fall 2026 semester with 6,522 students, marking…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (201+ words) U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) agrees with President Donald Trump that some changes need to be made at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first Black secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and a historian who previously founded the…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (352+ words) The Birmingham-Southern Coast Guard training center has graduated its first class, marking another major milestone just three months after the federal service officially opened its new national training hub in Birmingham. 29 Coast Guard members completed the Leadership and Management School…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (316+ words) The University of Alabama launched its 11th Where Legends Are Made campaign Friday, and this year’s edition is built around the initiatives UA says will produce Alabama’s next generation of leaders, from the new School of Leadership and Policy to a…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (604+ words) For Crystal French-Moore, finding the right school for her two sons meant finding a place where they could feel safe, supported and ready to learn. Now, 14-year-old Javontae Moore and 13-year-old Jacobe Moore are attending The Miracle Academy in Birmingham…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (565+ words) There is a specific moment I love in my job. It’s when a student stops asking, “What am I supposed to do after high school?” and starts asking, “Could I actually do that?” That mind shift matters. That is a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) Mary G. Montgomery High School in Semmes has dominated the high school football news cycle in Alabama all offseason thanks to its ongoing coaching saga — and even with the season underway, the drama just won’t go away. The Vikings program was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (469+ words) Republican congressional nominees Jerry Carl and Rhett Marques recently got a firsthand look at how Alabama high school students are preparing for careers in the construction industry during a visit to the Academy of Craft Training’s Mobile campus. Carl and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (347+ words) Following the death of Dolly Parton on Aug. 25 at the age of 80, Gov. Kay Ivey is remembering the “American treasure” for a legacy that extends far beyond her music and continues to reach thousands of Alabama children each month. Parton’s…...