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2 days ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Marvin Gaye died in 1984, but his music and legacy remain to this day. "I Heard it through the Grapevine" that his story will be recreated on the stage of the historic Ritz Theatre on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. The theatre is at 115 Court Square North, Talladega. Marvin Gaye fans across Alabama will get there even if they have to "Hitchhike."Marvin Gaye was a "Stubborn Kind of Fella." Telling his story will be a multi-media show – videos, narrations, and live performances.

2 days ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Services have been announced for former Lt. Governor George McMillan, who died April 18 at age 81. They will be held at Birmingham's Southside Baptist Church. Visitation will be there at 1 p.m. Friday, April 25, with a memorial service to follow at 2. The church is located at 1016 19th Street South, Birmingham. McMillan died Friday afternoon of complications following attempted back surgery. Gov. Kay Ivey issued an order authorizing state flags to be flown at half-mast in honor of McMillan.

3 days ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

If you combined the worshipers at two unusual Alabama worship services on Easter Sunday, you would have enough people to make a small Alabama town. Church of the Pines on Lake Martin had an overflow crowd estimated at 2,000 to 4,000. Only God knows. The Auburn Community Church, meeting in Neville Arena, the Auburn basketball court, drew a crowd of 10,000. Is there a spiritual awakening in America, starting right here in Alabama?

3 days ago | 1819news.com | Jim Zeigler

Who says you have to hear bad language and see “adult-only” content to be tickled to the funny bone? Certainly not Debbie Childers. This wife of a retired (very tired) pastor takes the humor she sees in everyday life and turns it into a comedy show, or an after-dinner speech, or as part of Bible lessons. She is a Christian comic. A clean comedienne. A Biblical humorist. Debbie has been booked for a show on Tuesday, April 29, in Oxford at 2 p.m. It will be free to the public with no tickets required.

4 days ago | 1819news.com | Jeff Minick

Friday, April 19, dawned cool and clear above Lexington, Mass. Drawn up on the town’s green were some 70 militia, a hastily assembled company of farmers and shopkeepers under the command of Captain John Parker. Marching toward them was the advanced guard of British troops, the precursors to a force of 1,500 regulars sent out from Boston to seize arms and munitions, and if possible, arrest radical leaders calling for liberty and rights.