Mary Allison has been in a wheelchair since a car accident that happened when she was a little girl. She is a world class athlete and has been selected, for the second time, to the USA Paralympic Basketball Team.
Children who receive free or reduced price breakfast and lunch at school benefit from a special program called Back Pack Buddies.
It's a ranch where healing takes place. It's a place where gentle horses and gentle people get together and discover that they have more in common than most might think.
Piper Paper Spirit of Alabama report: Tuesday, January 10th
The mission of the National Guard has changed dramatically over the years. These days being a member of the Alabama National Guard can mean full time deployment and a lot of time away from your family.December 13th is the anniversary of the National Guard -- older than the Navy, Army, or Marines.
70 years ago today, Forrest Bruner was a 20 year old navy man who had never been more than a trolley ride away from 7214 Third Avenue South in Birmingham.
For more than 20 years Briarwood Presbyterian Church has invited everyone to relax, stop by for a casual visit and be reminded of the real meaning of Christmas.
I'd never heard of Pat Sullivan or Auburn University until my Sports Illustrated announced he beat out Ed Marinaro for the Heisman Trophy. Now 40 years later, Pat Sullivan is still first class in everything he does, and he's our Spirit of Alabama.
Robert Weaver had his heart touched by deaf and blind children at the Alabama School for the Deaf and Blind and the Helen Keller School in Talladega and those children fill his heart yet today.
The Homewood High School Patriot marching band is used to traveling the country and the world. Most would agree the band not only sounds great but their look is unique and always sharp.
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