Haley Fullman is an undergraduate student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, and a third generation nurse. Fullman’s grandmother vaccinated people during the polio outbreak and would always be the nurse to vaccinate her own children when it was time for their annual shots.
Volunteers from the Muslim community distributed free hot meals, hygiene products, and some limited clothing to support others in the community going through hard times.
Graceland is making it easier for visitors to tour Elvis Presley’s mansion. According to a news release, fans and music lovers from around the world can visit Graceland virtually.
Ariyah Copeland, an Alabama basketball player, was one of five grand prize winners presented with $20,000 tuition grants, while more than 60 student athletes received $2,500 each in tuition awards.
Fontana’s Restaurant might not be exactly what you’d expect to find or where you’d expect to find it. It is a mixture of The Old Country in the shadow of Lookout Mountain.
About 1 in 6 elderly people are food insecure and Meals on Wheels with the United Way has worked to make sure those in our community have a hot meal for Christmas Day.
The effort that Diva Hall started as a college student has continued and only gotten bigger as she has grown older. She now uses Diva’s Day of Giving as a way more people in her community can get help.
Chilton County Sheriff’s Office K9s Justice, Traffic, Tracker and Shep will receive the vests embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.” Delivery is expected within eight to ten weeks.
In total, Benson’s donations benefitted around 300 families: 122 families in New Orleans, around 123 families in Alexandria and 30-40 families in Birmingham.
Wednesday the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church and several other ministries came together to help those in the community in need, but they opened up early for the survivors of the Hoover apartment fire a few weeks back.
It’s much quieter this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the librarians are working hard to make sure those traditions are still alive and accessible.
The Trooper Association has donated more than 100 Trooper Teddy Bears for this year’s delivery, but things looked different this year because of COVID-19.
These lifelong residents of Greenville have lived in the same house the entirety of their marriage, a quiet event that, on this upcoming Monday, will have started 26,664 days ago.
The piece of college football history is listed as: Black and white checkered size 7 3/8 hat shows heavy wear with feather in the band, red satin liner with “The Original Paul Bear Bryant” logo in the center and gold replica signature on the sweatband.
Volunteers will load the bags with a few extra goodies this month: a pre-cooked ham, some dinner rolls, some household & hygiene products, and some sweet treats to put in stockings.
School board employees said they approved the resolution for the additional services JEFCOED employees will provide during the 2020-2021 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hundreds of toys and bikes donated by employees of UAB Hospital and all UAB outpatient clinics were delivered to the Salvation Army at a ceremony in the atrium of UAB Hospital’s West Pavilion.
The Birmingham Police Department recently announced multiple promotions to command staff, including administration, captains and lieutenants positions.
Walmart leaders said an estimated $9.6 million in special cash bonuses will be paid to associates on Dec. 24 in recognition of their sustained commitment to customers during the pandemic.
Following COVID-19 masking, sanitizing and social distancing guidelines, patients stopped by the tree farm one-by-one throughout the day to pick out their own tree, lights and ornaments.
Player decided this would be her Gold Award Project. She began researching the four girls who were killed, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Addie Mae Collins and Denise McNair.
Officer Leatherwood became the University of Alabama’s first female Olympic gold medalist as a member of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay team at the Los Angeles Games in 1984.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hendrick Automotive Group this year held a virtual Thanksgiving drive, which marked its first holiday hunger effort powered by employee financial contributions.
Charlotte native and Grammy-nominated artist DaBaby turned a parking lot into an outdoor restaurant to help feed the homeless community and all those in need on Thanksgiving.
Jake Stitt, known in the community for making his neighbors smile with a sign asking them to honk if they’re happy, was in desperate need of a special needs van.
In addition to this annual turkey drive, the 2020 Silver Slugger Award winner created Anderson’s League of Leaders (ALOL) to provide youth affected by gun violence with mentorship and the tools needed to succeed.
A major health milestone Monday for a patient who had COVID-19 and has been at UAB Hospital since mid-April. She has spent more than 200 days in the hospital.
The spruce is part of a tradition dating back more than 50 years. The first Capitol Christmas Tree was placed outside the Capitol in 1964. This year’s tree is 82-year-old Englemann Spruce, standing at 55 feet tall, 25 feet wide.
Starting tonight the students at UAB will be presenting a new original play which will also follow COVID-19 protocols, making them one of the first to do it in the area. It's also free to stream.
Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow and school board members said they discussed in recent months how they might compensate employees for going above and beyond to meet the challenges presented by the coronavirus.
Hallmark is giving away one million ‘Thank You’ cards for teachers, administrators, coaches and staff as a thanks for all they are doing to make sure education continues during the pandemic.
“I think there’s times in our life where, we call them God winks, and He just kinda winks down on us and says ‘Hey, I’m in control of this,’" said coach Chad Michael.
While her mom was inside the Dollar General in Nauvoo, Brianna noticed a man who was motionless inside an older vehicle across the parking lot. Brianna was waiting with her younger brother inside their family’s car. Once her mom, April, returned, she immediately alerted her about the man.
The CPR device, called LUCAS, is able to give patients continued mechanical chest compressions, which allows for quality CPR for a long period of time.
