Culture

By John Sharp Alabama’s Black Belt region that encompasses 23 counties through the central and southern portions of the state has long been maligned by tales of poverty, environmental hazards, limited economic opportunities and health care. […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek A renowned Alabama barbecue restaurant has won part of the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis this weekend, outperforming competitors for first place in the pork shoulder category. Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ in Decatur […]

By Greg Garrison The Southern Baptist Convention reported today that membership fell for the 17th consecutive year, falling below 13 million for the first time since the 1970s. At its height in 2006, the SBC […]

BY CHRISTIANITY DAILY Arkansas is on the precipice of a historic vote on abortion rights, with a proposed amendment promising limited access but facing a steep climb to the ballot box. Attorney General Tim Griffin, a […]

Alabama’s Triston Harper advanced to the Top Five of “American Idol” on the Sunday show. Triston will perform again next Sunday at 7 p.m. on ABC. The Top Seven performance tested Triston’s ability to sing […]

By Matt Wake The lineup for Huntsville’s first multi-day, large-scale, real-deal, music festival in 13 years is here. Headliners for South Star Music Festival, set for September 28 and 29 at John Hunt Park, are Gwen Stefani on Saturday […]

By Mary Colurso There’s plenty to do in Cullman, if you know where to look, and several cultural gems to attract visitors on a Southern road trip. That’s the word from USA Today, which included the Alabama […]

By Jonece Starr Dunigan The words Black Adventure Crew may conjure up Marvel-esque visuals of superheroes using their otherworldly abilities to take down villains, but that isn’t the case here. The story is actually better than that. Zenovia […]

Trent Baker HOOVER — A Hoover City Schools Board of Education meeting got testy on Tuesday over a sexually charged book that had been available to children in school libraries across the district. Before opening […]