MONTGOMERY, AL - Community leaders in four Alabama cities will sample local barbecue sauces and send regional winners to the "BBQ Sauce-Off" championship on May 18 in Birmingham.

The regional competitions will begin May 4 in downtown Montgomery at the Southern Makers Festival and in Mobile at the Market on the Square.  The following Saturday competitions will be held in Decatur at the Decatur/Morgan County Farmers Market and in Tuscaloosa at the Tuscaloosa River Market.

Alabama Tourism Department's Brian Jones said the Sauce-Off is a follow up to the popular BBQ Bracket contest on Facebook that state tourism did last month. "We had more than 81,000 votes cast on our Alabama Food Facebook page with Jim ‘N Nick's ending up as our state winner. The BBQ Bracket was like a hit movie and the Sauce-Off is our sequel," Jones said.

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- LifeSouth Community Blood Centers says their blood suppy for the 22 hospitals they serve in central Alabama are at an emergency low level. Cold weather and snow often lead to blood drives getting canceled during the winter months, when blood donations are typically already at a lower level.

Below is a list of the LifeSouth Blood Donation Center locations where you can donate blood during the next three weeks:

Monday, Jan. 21

16th Street Baptist Church

Wal-Mart Super Center - Promenade Pkwy - Alabaster

Wal-Mart - Trussville Crossing Parkway - Trussville

Tuesday, Jan. 22

St. Vincents One Nineteen Health & Wellness Festival

Walgreens - Ashville Rd - Leeds

Theta Chi - PO BOX 11041 - Tuscaloosa

Friday, Jan. 25

Title Bucks -2101 Quintard Ave- Anniston

Miles College