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Eagle Scout affirms proper US flags retirement
When you flew your American flag on the Fourth of July did your flag look a little rough, maybe faded, torn and hanging by a thread?. Maybe it’s time to get a new Stars and Stripes to show your patriotism. You can pick up an American flag just about...
Midday Nowcast: Heat Advisory Continues; Some Improvements in the Drought
HELLO AUGUST: Little change in the forecast as we start a new month…Today, tomorrow, and through the weekend, we expect partly sunny, hot, humid days and the risk of some afternoon showers and storms. Storms will be more widely scattered in nature as the upper ridge builds remains in place across the Deep South, and again, any storms which develop will pack a punch with gusty winds, frequent lightning, and torrential tropical downpours, which can lead to isolated flash flooding. Afternoon highs will range from the mid to upper 90s.
LBW Career Cruiser to receive AR welding system with grant
LBW was recently awarded a grant by the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) in the amount of $95,995 to procure Heavy Equipment simulators and Augmented Reality (AR) welding systems for use in the college’s workforce development outreach initiative. The state-of-the-art equipment, outfitted in the college’s mobile Career Cruiser, will be groundbreaking for the region. LBW’s […] The post LBW Career Cruiser to receive AR welding system with grant appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
Will it hit 100 degrees in Alabama today? Heat advisories in effect again Thursday
It’s what forecasters call a “rinse and repeat” forecast for Alabama for the first day of August: Hot and humid with heat advisories in effect statewide. The National Weather Service expects temperatures to climb to near 100 degrees on Thursday across Alabama. Here are Thursday’s forecast high...
3 dead after wreck on Hwy. 119 in Montevallo Wednesday evening
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (WBRC) - The Shelby County Coroner has confirmed that three people lost their lives Wednesday evening in a wreck near Shoal Creek Park. Officials say the wreck happened at around 5 p.m. near the 2500 block of Highway 119. Authorities believe 77-year-old Patricia McCormick, of Montevallo, suffered from...
Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the president announced Wednesday. More than 23,000 farmers were approved for payments ranging from $10,000 to $500,000, according...
ADPH seeks proposals to serve middle, high school-age youths
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Branch announces a request for proposals (RFP) from youth-serving community organizations and other entities for funding to provide evidence-based programs to youth. The focal populations will be youth, ages 12-15, in the following counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Covington, Cullman, […] The post ADPH seeks proposals to serve middle, high school-age youths appeared first on The Greenville Advocate.
Alabama bill would require permits for assault weapons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - A bill pre-filed in the Alabama Legislature would require a person to have a permit to legally carry certain firearms like assault weapons. Birmingham’s mayor recently showed up to a council meeting with an AR-15, calling for more legislation like this. Right now, anyone 19...
Inside the last-minute legal fight to stop Title IX from going into effect
A coalition of states has asked an appeals court to overturn an eleventh-hour decision allowing the Biden administration to implement its rules expanding the definition of Title IX to include gender identity by the end of the day Wednesday. A lawsuit led by the state of Alabama has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s Tuesday decision to allow the Department of Education to enforce the controversial rule, which will go into effect on Thursday. That court decision is the first one permitting...