Morgan Landreth of Hueytown, AL has been named to the Chancellor’s List at Troy University for Term 3 of the 2025-2026 academic year. The Chancellor’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a grade point average of 4.0. About Troy University Troy University is a... Read More

MARION, AL (05/28/2026) — Marion Military Institute (MMI) is recognizing students who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the Spring 2026 semester. The following students were named to the President’s List: Destiny Brashears of Bessemer, a graduate of Helena High School Addison Mitchell of Bessemer, a graduate of McAdory High School Educating leaders since 1842,... Read More

MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS (05/28/2026) — Christopher Jolivette, of Mccalla, AL, is among Mississippi State University students who presented at the university’s Undergraduate Research Symposium this spring. Jolivette, a senior psychology major, presented “Doing right the wrong way: Integrating across representations supports learning from erroneous examples” in the Social Sciences category. They won first place in... Read More

Matthew Masingill of Mc Calla has been named to the Spring 2026 Chancellor’s List at Western Carolina University. To qualify for this honor, students must achieve a GPA of 3.8 or higher. Students named to the Chancellor’s List are also named to the Dean’s List. As the westernmost institution in the University of North Carolina... Read More

CLEVELAND, MS (05/19/2026)— Delta State University congratulates students named to the fall 2025 President’s List. These students achieved a 3.80 or better GPA, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C. Aaron Walls of Mc Calla (35111) LaPaul Sewell... Read More

ATLANTA, GA (05/29/2026)— Jaela Pittman of Bessemer (35022) was named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List at Georgia State University. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall... Read More

JACKSONVILLE, AL (05/28/2026)— More than 1,100 students were named to the President’s List at Jacksonville State University for their outstanding academic performance in Spring 2026. Elissia Acoff of Bessemer (35020) Shauntae Thompson of Bessemer (35020) Hanna Mebius of Bessemer (35022) Karlee Minor of Bessemer (35022) Emma Glover of Bessemer (35022) Rei Murphy of Bessemer (35022)... Read More

BIRMINGHAM (May 26, 2026) – Lawson State is set to launch its 2026 Natural Gas Utility Worker Training Program, an eight-week workforce training course designed to prepare people for careers in the natural gas utility and infrastructure industry. The next course is scheduled to run June 8 through July 31, 2026. To begin the application... Read More

Father’s Day is June 21 this year. It’s just around the corner. I decided to talk with several fathers and get their thoughts about Father’s Day. They all agreed that, though it is daunting, the best adjectives to describe fathers are loving, strong, wise, protective, honest, caring, God-fearing, and disciplined. Being a father means loving... Read More

Rebecca Roy of Pelham, a graduate of Pelham High School, completed the Marion Military Institute Spring 2026 semester on the college’s Dean’s List. This academic achievement requires a term GPA of 3.5–3.99. Educating leaders since 1842, and a proud member of the Alabama Community College System, MMI enrolls a diverse population of both civilian and... Read More