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Nonprofit Acquires 366 Acres on Black Warrior River for Permanent Conservation
An Alabama nonprofit has acquired more than 360 acres of land on the Black Warrior River for permanent conservation, they announced Friday. The Freshwater Land Trust is an organization that aims to obtain and protect environmentally significant property in Alabama and is also developing a network of trails in Jefferson County.
Area cities, counties pace the state’s unemployment rates
MONTGOMERY – A trio of north Alabama cities are among the state’s best when it comes to unemployment rates for June. And, there are five counties in the area which boast the state’s lowest rates. So, for the Tennessee Valley, the economy is roaring along. Madison has...
Pleasant Home’s Castleberry receives state FFA’s top award
Pleasant Home School ag teacher Karen Castleberry was recognized for her service to the Alabama Future Farmers of America with the organization’s highest honor, the Honorary State FFA Degree, in June. Castleberry received the honor during the second session of the 96th Alabama FFA Convention in Montgomery. Ag program specialist Jack Harris called her in […] The post Pleasant Home’s Castleberry receives state FFA’s top award appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
This week in HS Sports: A reason for high school sports fans to celebrate in north Alabama
This is an opinion piece. The start of the 2024-2025 high school athletic year is now a little over a month away. Cross country, swimming and diving, volleyball and football teams can begin their seasons on Aug. 22. And I’ve got some additional good news. We’ve added to our...
Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk
GROVE HILL, Ala. (AP) — One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama will close next month to qualify for federal funding that will save the hospital’s emergency services, but doctors warn the move may cost newborns and pregnant women essential access to obstetric care. Nestled...
U.S. News & World Report: UAB Hospital Claims No. 1 Ranking as Best in Alabama; Birmingham Metro
UAB Hospital was once again named the best hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report in its 2024-2025 Best Hospital rankings, released last week. University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital also claims the No. 1 ranking as the best hospital in the Birmingham metro area. “UAB Hospital’s recognition...
State Superintendent intends to recommend intervention with Bessemer City Schools
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric Mackey intends to recommend to the State Board of Education the state intervene with Bessemer City Schools. The state board will vote on the intervention in August at their meeting. "In this case it got to the point as State Superintendent, I didn't believe...
After Nursing for 30 Years, Brenda Sampson Fully Embraces Dream of Becoming An Artist
Even while serving as an emergency room (ER) nurse for more than three decades, Brenda Sampson never gave up on her dream of becoming an artist. Sampson, who has worked at both the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical West Hospital in Bessemer, Alabama, and Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, said, “I did some art on the side, and the ERs … allowed me to put my artwork on the walls [of the facilities].”
Fa-So-La: Shaped note singers gather for 130th Cullman County Courthouse Singing Convention
CULLMAN, Ala. – Latecomers rushing through the lobby of the courthouse to reach the elevators could hear the opening notes reverberating throughout the building as the Sacred Harp singing convention got underway Saturday, July 13. The Cullman County Courthouse Sacred Harp Convention opened with a brief welcome from the chairman, followed by a fast succession of tunes as singers took turns leading the centuries-old shape note songs. Songs in the tune book, entitled “The Sacred Harp,” date back to the 17th and even the 16th century and are sung at full volume in four-part unaccompanied harmony.
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