Samford University News

A new analysis by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama says Jefferson County's per capita revenues -- even after the loss of its occupational tax -- are comparable to revenues of the other three largest counties in Alabama: Mobile, Montgomery and Madison.

Erin Lynch qualified last Thursday to run for the District 2 Board of Education seat.

The Chipley High School Class of 2012 was honored for their many academic and athletic achievements when the Senior Awards program was held Tuesday evening at the high school auditorium.

"The CCEDC is pleased to welcome Clifton to this position," said Ed Short, CCEDC chairman.

The Samford University A Cappella Choir took top honors in two categories and third place in another category at the Florilege Vocal de Tours competition in Tours, France.

Education: B.S.B.A. Economics, University of Florida; M.B.A., Samford University; J.D., Samford University, Cumberland School of Law.

Commencement speakers were Asian religious leader Billy Kim, American Bar Association president Bill Robinson III, entrepreneur Sylvia Rayfield, businessman Bill Dixon and pharmacy dean emeritus Joe Dean.

"It was really hard during 9th grade because that's when I started getting sick all the time<" says Matthews.

Birmingham startup online textbook store Freetextbooks.com founder Jonathan Robinson has a new iPhone application that helps users buy books.

Scholarship winners are, back row, from left: Megan Randolph, Colton Sweet, Christopher Brightwell, Benjamin Coleman and Cayce Anthony.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Thomas and Tamma Kennedy of Madison. She is a 2007 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School and a 2011 graduate of Samford University with a bachelor of arts degree in interior design.

Lauren Bender, co-captain of the King's Academy's varsity cheerleading team, will be entering the nursing program at Samford University in the fall.

Kenny Johnson, former Towson assistant men's basketball coach, is the newest addition to Tom Crean's coaching staff at Indiana University.

Quinn Rallins is a community organizer in Birmingham and, like the most famous community organizer in the nation, President Barack Obama, is from Chicago.

John Roland of Newnan has been named Director of Development for the College of Continuing and Professional Education at Kennesaw State University.

As we put more of our private information online and entrust it to web services, privacy breaches become almost inevitable.