Wilcox County

Fannie Etheridge has been quilting for 30 years, but she’ll be the first to tell you that the legacy of Gee’s Bend started long before her. She shared a beautiful insight during our latest Quick-Fire Quips: The women who started the Freedom Quilting Bee didn't have five-year business plans—they had an idea, a community and the drive to build something from nothing. Today, those quilts aren't just blankets, they are world-renowned art.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Researchers are once again trying to determine whether Alabama’s Black Belt region has a problem with intestinal parasites called…

Please find enclosed Alabama Public Radio’s entry for best radio documentary, titled “Help Wanted: Alabama’s Rural Health Care Crisis.” The three member…

Alabama's unemployment rate is holding steady at a record low level.Gov. Kay Ivey's office says the state's jobless rate was 3.5 percent last month.…

Alabama's unemployment rate is on the rise, partly because more people are out looking for jobs.The state said Friday that Alabama's unemployment rate…

Alabama's unemployment rate is down slightly to 6.1 percent.Wage and salary employment increased by 16,500 jobs in April, with the largest number of jobs…

Alabama’s unemployment hasn’t changed this month. APR student reporter Allison Mollenkamp has more… New labor statistics show that unemployment is still…