Alabama parole board finalizes long-awaited guidelines
Alabama’s Board of Pardons and Paroles finalized and issued their new parole guidelines on Thursday, following years of delays. There…
The Longleaf Hiker: Birding in ‘Bama
If you’re a birdwatcher in Alabama, buckle up and get ready, because you have many birds to spot – over…
State library board bans books related to ‘gender ideology’
The chair of the Alabama Public Library Service board, John Wahl, issued a letter to library directors across the state…
Travis Ward: Legacy sign maker
In the middle of Birmingham sits a small business named “The Sign Shop.” It’s been there for more than 40…
Families begin receiving inaugural CHOOSE Act funds subsidizing private education
Alabama families who applied to receive funds through Alabama’s new voucher-like school choice program — created by 2024 legislation, the…
Roundup: Millions in federal grants for Alabama schools frozen under Trump administration directive
Alabama schools stand to lose $68 million in federal grant money, following the Trump administration’s calls to freeze $6.8 billion…
Roundup: UA professors, students challenge Alabama’s anti-DEI, ‘divisive concepts’ bill in court
University of Alabama professors and students spent time in court this week, asking a judge to file a preliminary injunction…
Ave Maria Grotto Photo Gallery
Abby on duty. Photo by Wesley Hyde. Small grottos. Photo by Harrison neville Photo by Wesley Hyde. Photo by Wesley…
Visiting Ave Maria Grotto: An artist’s concrete testimony
If there was one thing that I didn’t expect to find in Cullman, Alabama, it was a dragon. And yet,…
Proposed Bessemer data center rallies residents, threatens endangered fish
A proposed 4.5-million-square-foot data processing center has Bessemer residents worried about its ramifications, and could also threaten an already endangered…