December 3, 1973: The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) was founded in Birmingham Continue reading →

Before the 1890s, newspapers did not have the technology to reproduce photographs inexpensively. To provide illustrations for their readers, national and international papers including Harper’s Weekly, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper and the Illustrated London News sent artists around the world to draw pictures that were then engraved onto copper plates and printed in the newspapers. Many of these artists visited Alabama. Continue reading →

When the folks with Sargento and Food Network’s Chopped challenged me to come up with a recipe using my own mystery basket of ingredients for their Chopped at Home contest, I was a little intimidated at first. They asked me to use Sargento Chef Blends 6 Cheese Italian shredded cheese, chicken breasts, red bell pepper and Greek yogurt. I’m already a huge Sargento fan, but hadn’t used their new six-cheese Italian blend. It features mozzarella, provolone, Parmesan and fontina, plus Romano and aged Asiago. It’s delicious! I was eating it straight out of the bag. Anyway, after lots of brainstorming, I came up with this Cheesy Stuffed Chicken. And I have to admit, even I was surprised at how delicious this turned out. It will certainly be added to the regular rotation at our house. Continue reading →

December 2, 1916: Folk artist Howard Finster was born in Valley Head Continue reading →

Click here to view or print the entire monthly report compliments of the ACRE Corporate Cabinet. Continue reading →

A new day dawned at Wilsonville Elementary School on Nov. 27, when teachers and administrators unveiled their new sensory room. Continue reading →

Alabama Power is installing a new aeration system in Logan Martin Lake to improve water quality by adding dissolved oxygen into the water. Continue reading →