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Sips At Sunset Garden Party To Kick Off Black Business Month
The Alabama Collective and Access Montgomery are teaming up to host ‘Party For a Cause: Sips at Sunset Garden Party’. The event will take place on Saturday, August 3rd from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Sculpture Garden at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. The fundraiser kicks...
The Worst Colleges In Alabama Wont Surprise Many
Why would you ever choose to attend a failing school?. Under the new Alabama Accountability Act, the state's Department of Education must release a list of failing schools. Failing Alabama colleges are measured by graduation rate. This is represented by the percentage of students who graduate within 150% of the usual expected time it takes to complete the degree.
Morgan Freeman plays chill villain in trailer for ‘Gunner,’ an action movie filmed in Alabama
Movie fans now have their first look at “Gunner,” an action movie that was filmed in the Birmingham area in spring 2023. Actors Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth are prominently featured a trailer released this week by Warner Bros., along with fist fights, gun battles, explosions and a prison escape. (Watch the trailer in the video above.)
Alabama prison chief responds to families’ criticism
The Alabama Department of Corrections, which faced pointed criticism this week from families of inmates during an emotional public hearing, issued a statement Thursday saying the department is working to address ongoing challenges in the state prison system.
On This Day: Future Captain Shreve, Alabama football star breaks national record
On this day a decade ago, Kendrick Law had one attempt remaining in the long jump competition at the National Junior Olympics in Humble, Texas. Then 10 years old, Law gave everyone a preview of what was to come in his athletic career. Law’s jump of 16 feet, 8 inches...
Former Ala. lawmaker sentenced to year in prison for role in kickback scheme
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker was sentenced Friday to a year in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving state grant funds. U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler sentenced former state Rep. Fred Plump to 12 months and a day in prison and three years of supervised release. Plump, a […]
5 Alabama civil rights sites nominated for World Heritage List
Five historic sites in Alabama associated with the civil rights movement are being nominated to be added to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The National Park Service is preparing nominations for the sites, which would join the list of cultural and...
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