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Monday, Jan. 17,  is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a federal and state holiday so government offices, post offices, banks, courthouses,...

Today is an official state holiday. State offices and most schools will be closed in honor of the legendary Confederate General Robert...

Believe me, I get it. I know what it feels like when your favorite team loses. Problem is, I know it a lot better than Alabama fans....

By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South  I have a letter here from Kyle that reads, “Dear Sean, I have the ring, I have the girl, but every...

In less than a year, a Calhoun County teen has made waves in the political world. As a conservative political commentator, Caroline...

Come February, moms in Alabama will have a choice they have never had before - to give birth in water, in a hospital. Dr. Jesanna Cooper...

In 2007, country artist Tim McGraw took the stage at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards and solemnly sang, for the first time,...

One vision of utopia includes the conversion of weapons of war into farming implements. The Bible anticipates a time when swords will...

The 2022 Miss Alabama USA pageant will be held Friday, Jan. 14, and Saturday, Jan. 15, in Auburn. There will be 34 contestants competing...

By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South  Remember when you were little? Remember how whenever you were sick your mother made chicken soup?...

Writers are used to bad reviews. Even the most beloved bestsellers have a parade of one-star reviews on Amazon. Look up your favorite...

That shiny new electric scooter you see on the sidewalk is not a Christmas gift some kid forgot to put away. If you’re in Andalusia...

A 96-year-old World War II veteran from Alabama has passed away. Chief Master Sgt. E.W. Bush (ret.) took his last breath in the early...

From The Alabama Baptist When Dewayne Rembert was growing up, he didn’t have a father around. But he did have something else — music....

As we close out 2021, it seems appropriate to look at one of its bittersweet conclusions by celebrating the life and mourning the death...

He got his first guitar when he was only eight years old and he was on stage a year later. Singing and playing at the World Famous...

By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South  The day before New Year’s Eve. I was stuck in Birmingham rush hour. A ten-mile line of standstill...

New Year’s Day 2022 marks the 69th anniversary of the death of country music legend, Hank Williams.   Hiram (Hank) Williams died of...

My Dad started with the old school lessons early. I was in the first grade and was complaining about the one-mile walk to the elementary...

It’s a trade that will leave you in stitches. And not because it’s funny. Upholstery is sort of a lost art in the era of particle board...

After more than three months on a ventilator, one Alabama woman is thankful to be able to celebrate the holidays after winning her...

By Elizabeth Well, Historian and Judson College alumnaFrom The Alabama Baptist Judson College, named in honor of Baptist missionary...

1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And...

Let’s face it: the classic movie Christmas Vacation doesn’t really hit high gear until Cousin Eddie shows up. Every family has someone...

By Craig Monger   You would be hard-pressed to find a solitary person on planet earth who would not recognize the figure of Santa Claus. ...

I was only a 14-year-old boy with my eyes glued to the silver screen of my grandmother’s 17-inch portable television screen on Christmas...

By Brandon Moseley Legislation has been pre-filed in the Alabama Senate ahead of the 2022 Alabama Regular Legislative Session that...