The James D. (Jim) Martin story will air on Alabama Public Television on Thursday at 9 p.m. and again on Thursday, January 18 at 12 a.m.
Hill, 87, a beloved and busy traveling evangelist for more than 50 years, died Jan. 3 at his home in Hartselle, Alabama.
It will take a dedicated skywatcher to catch the first and largest meteor shower of 2024.
As you plan your reading for 2024, here are some suggestions of new books and not-yet-well-known books, all of them either about Alabama or by Alabama writers:
What a change in lives: going from building V-2 rockets for Nazi Germany to developing the U.S. space program.
Proverbs is called “the book of wisdom.” It contains and explains dozens, maybe hundreds, of common sense guidelines for more Godly living. It’s a how-to book for everyday life.
As we all start a New Year, John Ed, as almost everyone calls him, has made a common sense suggestion for a New Year’s resolution, really for a life change.
Bama players and staff got into the biscuit batch Sunday morning for New Year’s Eve breakfast. They hit them again Monday morning.
Since centuries before the birth of Christ, people viewed stars as signs of significant events on Earth, often as precursors to those events. Could it be happening again on Monday, January 8, 2024?
A tribute band, "Bee Gees Now," will recreate the unusual sounds of each era of the Bees Gees.
With all the divisiveness in American politics and government, there is at least one issue with overwhelming support — almost unanimous. Just about everybody is for lower drug prices.
Several million Alabama fans have been following kicker Will Reichard for five years. He got an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID season. It’s highly unusual at Alabama to have fans intensely interested in the placekicker.
The two most-watched parades in America annually are the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade. The Alabama Million Dollar Band performed at Macy’s in 2021, for the first time, and now they are marching in the Rose Parade on January 1.
Two Congress members running against each other on March 5 will highlight a forum hosted by the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee on January 15.
I had never been curious enough to research "Boxing Day,” so all I knew about it was that it was the day after Christmas, December 26.
If you are one of the 1/365th of the population who share a birthdate with Jesus, what do your people do about observing your December 25 birthday?
Eli Gold has called the in-state games while Chris Stewart has called the out-of-state. Since Pasadena, Calif., is as out-of-state as Alabama has played this year, it will be Stewart on the mic.
It’s traditional for Alabama Crimson Tide football players, coaches, students, alumni and fans to eat breakfast at the historic Waysider Restaurant before games. With a Christmas break for players to go home on Friday, players went ahead and observed the tradition on Thursday morning.
December 19 is the 180th anniversary of the publication of “A Christmas Carol.” A lot has changed since then
As gambling legislation is expected to be pushed in Alabama’s 2024 legislative session, a policy think-tank issued a new report on legalized gambling on December 14.
The Wright brothers not only invented the airplane but also developed it through many stages, all without government money or regulation. American inventiveness and entrepreneurship.
On Saturday, Saban attended graduation with 15 of his football players who are getting degrees from the University of Alabama.
Sixty years ago, in 1964, The Beatles from Liverpool, England, led the British invasion of American rock and roll. Popular music has never been quite the same.
The executive director of Teens for Trump, CJ Pearson of Georgia, has given a shout-out to political newcomer Caroleene Dobson.
On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state in the United States.
The largest meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, is now visible in Alabama nightly.