The Mark White Show

08/23/2026

Have a good night!

Real stories.
Real people.
Real impact.
News That Unites!™

08/23/2026

On tomorrow’s Make a Difference Minute, I have my friend Darsy Muñoz Sansores as she shares about Evans Enriqué Sansores Gutiérrez and his mother, Berenice Gutierrez Castañeda, as their family faces serious health challenges in Mexico.

What began as abdominal pain for Evans quickly became a medical emergency when his appendix ruptured. Darsy shares some of the difficult realities the family has faced while trying to get him the care he needs, including the financial barriers that can stand between a family and urgent medical treatment.

If you would like to support Evans and Berenice, I am sharing the flyers in the pictures.

This Make a Difference Minute will be brought to you by Bankston Motor Homes, proudly supporting stories and the people who make our communities strong.

Real stories.
Real people.
Real impact.
News That Unites!™️

08/23/2026

On tomorrow’s back-to-back episodes on Rewind Radio & ShoalsTalk, I will be featuring Elena Oliver Terry as she shares about her grandson, Luca, & Maggie Chandler as she shares about The Long Way Home Rescue. I will add the station links & times in the comments.

Real stories.
Real people.
Real impact.
News That Unites!™

08/23/2026

On tomorrow’s Sunday edition of TMWS on RadioAlabama & Rocket City Broadcasting, I will be coming to you from LifeSouth Community Blood Center in Florence, Alabama, with Adyn’s mom, Hope Snoddy Hagan, & Misty George of Jagger’s Journey. I will share station links & times in the comments.

Real stories.
Real people.
Real impact.
News That Unites!™

08/23/2026

The 101-game losing streak has ended for Huntsville’s Columbia High School! First win since 2015! Congratulations! Keep it going, guys!

(📸: Columbia High School)

08/23/2026

In honor of Qadir Lyle.

Today the Faulkner family is mourning. It is with profound sadness that we share the heartbreaking loss of our student, Qadir Lyle.

As an 18-year-old freshman and a member of our Faulkner Eagles football team, he was loved and respected.

His loss is difficult to comprehend. Qadir came to Faulkner with a future full of promise, beginning a new chapter as a college student, teammate, classmate, and friend.

His loss touches our Faulkner family deeply.
Our prayers continue for Qadir’s family as they face this unimaginable loss. We extend to them our deepest sympathy and the love of the entire Faulkner family.

08/23/2026

Today, at our JM’s Journey event in Rogersville, I saw a friendly, familiar face from an interview I did back in June.

I first met Fontella Yvette Young when I visited Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Muscle Shoals. She joined my conversation with a couple of her co-workers that day, and I remembered her because of her personality, her smile, and the story she shared with me. Today, I got to learn a little more about Yvette.

This time, she was underneath a tent representing Jam-5 (give her a follow), her own cottage business offering gourmet cookies, covered strawberries, flavored popcorn, custom orders and more. She also had two of her young grandchildren with her, helping their grandmother with the business and getting to be part of the day. Yvette gave me some of her cookies to try, which was a nice surprise, and I enjoyed seeing another side of someone I had first gotten to know through an interview.

When we talked back in June, Yvette shared that her son passed away in 2024. His birthday was June 11th, just one day before mine, and she talked about how the people around her had helped her through the grief. There was definitely something meaningful about seeing her again two months later, surrounded by her grandchildren and sharing something she has built herself.

There’s something special about children getting to see a parent or grandparent work toward something of their own. Yvette’s grandchildren weren’t simply spending the day with Grandma. They were getting a front-row seat to what it looks like to take an idea, put some work behind it, show up, meet people, and offer something you’ve made with your own hands. Those are lessons children can carry with them years from now.

One of my favorite things about doing what I do is connecting good people with other good people, and today gave me another opportunity to do exactly that. I introduced Yvette to some of my friends with Mufasa's Den, Elli Beans Coffee Thru, and Olivia’s Ohana House (give them a follow). Each of those relationships began with a story of its own, and today I had the opportunity to bring some of those people together and introduce them to another person whose story I have come to appreciate.

That’s one of the things I enjoy most about the relationships that have developed through The Mark White Show. I may initially meet someone because of an interview, an event, a business, a non-profit, or a family going through a difficult season, but the relationship doesn’t necessarily end when the original story has been told. Our paths cross again, I learn something new about them, and sometimes I get an opportunity to introduce them to someone else who may become part of their story.

Back in June, I knew Yvette as someone I had met during an interview in Muscle Shoals. Today, I got to know more about Yvette the entrepreneur and grandmother, standing underneath her tent in Rogersville with two little helpers by her side, sharing something she has created and sending me home with some cookies in the process.

I’m glad our paths crossed again today, Yvette. I enjoyed meeting your little helpers, I’m glad I had an opportunity to introduce you to a few of my friends, and I appreciate the cookies! The first one we tried was banana pudding. Yummy!

Real stories.
Real people.
Real impact.
News That Unites!™

08/22/2026

We extend our condolences to the family & friends of Qadir Lyle.

08/22/2026

08/22/2026

Happy Birthday, Carissa!

Happy Birthday to Karissa!!! We hope you have the best day and we greatly appreciate you here at the shop. Enjoy your weekend off!!