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The University of Mobile's Weaver Hall. The university scored a perfect 4.0 in the Alabama Department of Education's annual report cards for four-year teacher colleges.

Brenda Wood's mother, Dr. Alma Blackmon, passed away Thursday afternoon. Brenda has been a devoted daughter, and spent the past several weeks by her mother's side.

Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU St. Croix Educational Complex graduates sing the national anthem Wednesday during graduation exercises at the Island Center for the Performing Arts.

The Tabernacle, a project of Messiah's Mansion, a Seventh-day Adventist ministry based at a self-supporting Adventist academy near Oklahoma City, will be open for tours daily through June 13 at Oakwood University .

Dozens of volunteers are breaking a sweat for a purpose this week. They're building a mansion! It's actually called The Messiah's Mansion, a life size model of the Mosaic Sanctuary, which organizers say gives tourists the opportunity to see salvation as it was demonstrated to ancient Israel over 3,000 years ago in the Old Testament Bible.

A replica of the Tabernacle built by Moses as described in the Bible will be open for free tours beginning June 5 on the Oakwood University campus.

Study finds undergrad's have record credit card debt A recently released study by student loan lender Sallie Mae finds that students are depending on credit cards now more than ever before.

The by-election in West Portland is now upon us. It shows the folly of the silly season when a lot of resources in these economic depressing times are being spent for the wrong purpose, i.e. the famous handouts.

Sponsored by Sen. Tom Butler, D-Madison, the bill has cleared the Senate and has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.

The Marshall Space Flight Center celebrated a major milestone recently - the first Mentor-Protege signing agreement between a NASA prime contractor and a historically black college or university.

As students at Huntsville's Oakwood University watched President Barack Obama's inauguration this morning, the feelings were almost too much to put into words as they saw an African-American take the ...

In the following press release today Oakwood University proclaims a school holiday and no classes on January 20th.

Times Staff Writer mike.marshall@htimes.com Now, their memories revolve around encounters and gestures that make them even more appreciative of the holiday we celebrate today.

Prayer will have a major role in the Presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. For years religious leaders have called for more prayer in the United States.

An actor turns a dilapidated, inner-city mosque into a theater in just a few days.

An actor turns a dilapidated, inner-city mosque into a theater in just a few days.