Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. The seat is being vacated by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor, and the open seat is expected to attract several candidates. Moore is in his third term in Congress and is a member of…
What has been the most anticipated event of your life? The greatest day ever? The moment you thought would never come?
Federal judges on Thursday ordered Alabama to continue using a court-selected congressional map for the rest of the decade. But they declined to put the state back under the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act. The three-judge panel issued the orders in the long-running lawsuit…
A district attorney says an Alabama police officer who fatally shot a teenager in the back was justified in using deadly force. Jefferson County District Attorney Dany Carr announced Wednesday that no charges will be brought against the officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Jabari Peoples …
When my marriage isn’t in a good place, I find it hard – even painful – to read How-to-Have-a-Better-Marriage articles. They highlight the areas my husband, Bert, and I fail in. If you’re in this place, I understand.
Five medical employees at an Alabama jail have been indicted in connection with the death of a mentally ill man. Tony Mitchell died of hypothermia after being held for two weeks in a concrete cell. The indictment unsealed Tuesday brings the total number of people charged in his 2023 death to…
What if our lives played out like a Hollywood movie?
A federal judge in Alabama reprimanded three lawyers for using ChatGPT to write court filings with “completely made up” case citations. U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco sanctioned three lawyers with Butler Snow. The firm represents Alabama in lawsuits against its prison system. Manasco removed the three from participating in the case where the false citations were filed. She also directed them to share the sanctions order with clients and judges in their other cases. Butler Snow said an attorney used artificial intelligence to research supporting case law but did not verify the information before adding it to two filings
Divorce is painful, particularly when it separates you from your children.
What character in the Bible do you most relate to when your faith is tested?
What do our children or grandchildren see when they watch us? Do they see people who are discerning about the company we keep?
Eufaula native Eliza Franklin bought the Wellborn House, one of the town's oldest homes, and plans to convert it to an African American history museum.
How many dads (and moms, for that matter) would want their “parenting” televised? I can’t think of anything more intimidating. If someone made a movie about your family, how many scenes would include dramatic music swells just before a commercial break?
Your mind is racing. It won’t be long before your boss realizes that you’re not as experienced as your resume suggested. Or perhaps you’re wondering if you’ll ever manage to pay down the mountain of debt that threatens to bankrupt you. Maybe your marriage is so strained that your wife is tal…
Are you spending time with people who offer unreliable advice, suggest questionable activities or mock ideas that are important to you?
In the mid-1990s, when my son, Joshua, announced that he had enlisted in the Army, I felt nervous yet proud of his decision to serve his country.
Detective Johnathan Millender has been named the Eufaula Police Department’s 2024 CrimeStoppers Officer of the Year.
When someone insults us, steals from us or lies to us, what would Jesus say … to us? Furthermore, how would Jesus want us to model to our children loving those who treat us unfairly?
My children recently said goodbye to their stepmother, Debora Demoruelle Hamilton. Debora resided in Arnaudville, La., until her recent passing.
When was the last time tears streamed down your face, your heart ached and your thoughts were too jumbled to think clearly? When did you know beyond a doubt that this time, for sure, your situation was hopeless?
I like to think I’m a kind person, but when someone disrespects me or disagrees with me on something I care about, I find it hard.
Can you recall how heavy your worst sin felt before you confessed it to God and received forgiveness? Imagine if the crushing weight of all your sins (every sin you’ve ever committed) suddenly dropped on you.
Are you overwhelmingly discouraged – and so, so, so embarrassed? As you make big, stupid choices and constant small ones, do you feel as if the guilt of your sins will eventually crush you? You’ve failed and failed – and failed – so often that you don’t know where to go from here.