Moundville News

Jessie Hale Downs co-founder of the Jimmie Hale Mission men's homeless shelter and The Jessie's Place women and children's shelter passed away Tuesday morning in her sleep.

Ms. Jessie Hale Downs passed in her sleep on Tuesday morning, January 5. She was a tireless worker and an angel of hope among Birmingham's poor for more than six decades.

Many parents who have children attending Akron Elementary and High Schools are quite upset at school board officials.

DECATUR, Ala. – A memorial service for Rebekah Jo Moss-Fletcher, 53, of Decatur, Ala., will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:27 p.m. HAVANA JUNCTION Bob Gamble of the Alabama Historical Commission calls them 'buffalo houses.' CEDARWOOD HOME It is known as a 'buffalo house,' the name given to structures that pre-date Alabama's statehood in 1819 because 'they are going the way ...

It's curtain call time for downtown Athens. The city is kicking off its first film festival with a premiere party Friday and the festival Saturday.

With the rains letting up and waters receding, the folks in one West Alabama community are getting a chance to clean up a little bit.

Staff and volunteers throughout the Mid Alabama Region of the American Red Cross are responding to numerous scattered reports of flooding.

The Moundville National Park is an archaeological site that was occupied from around 1000 A.D. until 1450 A.D. This was a large settlement of Native Americans on the Black Warrior River in central Alabama.

Several days of pounding rains prompted flood waters to rise into homes in Moundville Monday afternoon.

A University of Alabama anthropology professor has turned to a geophysical survey tool called a magnetometer to develop a plan to probe without time-consuming extensive digging at 250 unexplored acres in Moundville Archeological Park south of Tuscaloosa, the Tuscaloosa Times reports.

Call it "Law and Disorder." Imagine you're a police officer standing in the middle of a violent disturbance involving up to 200 very angry men, women and teenagers intent on hurting each other.

Tom Borland , driver of the Guard charter bus, joined several members of First Baptist Church in Shreveport, La., who visited Guard members in Aliceville recently.

Tom Borland , driver of the Guard charter bus, joined several members of First Baptist Church in Shreveport, La., who visited Guard members in Aliceville recently.

Dit provokes a blatantly racist sheriff to shoot at the Black town barber, who shoots back in self defense.

Dit provokes a blatantly racist sheriff to shoot at the Black town barber, who shoots back in self defense.

Three men were locked up, after being charged with robbery in Tuscaloosa County.

Moundville Archeological Park's new summer program "Saturdays in the Park" has captured the interest of many families, students and couples during the month of June.

Moundville Archaeological Park hopes to stave off summer boredom with its "Saturday in the Park" program this month.