From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma and Dallas County community comes together — to make sure dozens of needy families in the area have a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. It’s the 5th year the community has marked the Thanksgiving holiday — with a food drive — and giveaway. Seventy year old Percy Neely of Selma woke up…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Edmundite Missions celebrates 85 years of meeting the needs of people in Selma and the surrounding communities. President & CEO Chad McEachern says the non-profit is preparing for the future. Even as it reflects on — and celebrates it’s past. “Eighty-five years to the day, Father Frank Casey and Father Barney Perro arrived here in…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The COVID-19 crisis continues to create new challenges in the fight to stamp out hunger. Namely, the pandemic has affected both the food supply — and demand for food. The Selma Area Food Bank has been working to end hunger in West Alabama — for close to 30 years. Executive Director Jeff Harrison says the…
The 6th annual ‘Stuff the Truck’ event kicked off today. Many of the challenges we face are even more difficult now because of the pandemic, so imagine what life must be like for Alabama students who depend on the free or reduced lunch program a for meal each day. For many of them, it’s their only meal of the day….
According to Pike Road school’s Facebook page, starting Monday, April 6th, the school’s curbside meal schedule is changing. The free meal pickup program will be held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Participants will receive seven days worth of meals, and the program will continue every Wednesday until the end of May. The meals are part of Pike…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A fund raising campaign is underway to help a Selma non-profit that’s on a mission to stamp out hunger. The Selma Area Food Bank supplies food to about 65 different agencies that distribute food to people in need. Non-profit group, Woodmen Life is raising funds to help the food bank fight hunger. The food bank…
Folks in the south love their desserts. And for many, nothing is more southern than pecan pie. Jeff Sanders goes in search for a taste of the south. Categories: Positively Alabama Tags: Alabama, delicious, Food, pecan pie, pecans, Southern, taste of the south
When it comes to delicious, southern style Thanksgiving meals, we southerners usually opt for dressing and not stuffing. But what does it take to make the best dressing? Jeff Sanders goes in search for a Taste of the South. Categories: Positively Alabama Tags: Alabama, Food, taste of the south
It’s day three of the Alabama National Fair and while some people are there to ride the rides or play the games, it seems that everyone is there to eat the delicious fair food. Fair food is quite a tradition according to vendor Norman Watley who has been hand-dipping corn dogs since he was a teenager. “Nothing out of a box,…
International cuisine served at the MACOA International Tasting Fundraiser. The Montgomery Area Council on Aging (MACOA) held the 12th annual International Tasting fundraiser Sunday. Dozens of countries were on display, from food to traditional dances. Hundreds of people came out to sample international cuisine and donate to MACOA, an organization that helps feed Montgomery seniors. For event organizer Sieu Tang…
