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Alabama Attorney General Joins Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Block New EPA Rule
Montgomery, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of 25 states, led by West Virginia and Indiana, in petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency stay on the implementation of a new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This action comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for […] The post Alabama Attorney General Joins Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Block New EPA Rule appeared first on Calhoun Journal.
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...
Alabama Death Row inmate Alan Eugene Miller: Prison too ‘incompetent’ to fit his execution gas mask
Alabama Death Row inmate Alan Eugene Miller said he has no intention of holding his breath or resisting his execution from nitrogen gas suffocation, but he’s worried the state will fail at securing his gas mask because they’re “incompetent.”. “I don’t think ya’ll know what you’re doing,”...
Gov. Ivey awards grant for Juvenile Justice Summit
Governor Kay Ivey was keynote speaker to the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association Luncheon at Period Beach Resort Thursday May 16, 2024 in Orange Beach, Ala. Governor’s Office /Hal Yeager. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $65,475 grant to the Alabama Department of Youth Services...
‘DEI’ is GOP’s new not-so-secret racial slur. Thanks, Alabama
This is an opinion cartoon. Alabama’s bass-ackward politicians are always a step ahead of America’s demise. Leading the way backwards is what we do here in this environmentally beautiful, absolutely friendly but politically oppressive deep red state. Alabama people - southerners in general - are good people. Nobody’s...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduces legislation to protect Alabama Underwater Forest
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduced legislation Thursday that would designate the Alabama Underwater Forest as a National Marine Sanctuary, weeks after the House of Representatives passed a similar bill. “I am proud to introduce this legislation that ensures Alabama’s distinctive underwater forest remains intact,” Tuberville said in a news release....
Averitt Express Relocates to Midland City, Adding Jobs and Investment
MIDLAND CITY, AL (WDNews)- Averitt Express, in partnership with the City of Midland City and the Ozark-Dale County Economic Development Corporation (ODEDC), has announced the relocation of its Wiregrass facility to Midland City located on Hwy 231. This move is set to enhance the facility’s capabilities and create 20 new...
CCBOE approves Florala head football coach, Red Level band director
The Covington County Board of Education approved four additional personnel matters during a special called meeting on Tuesday, July 23. The board approved the following personnel matters: Transfer Margaret Suzanne Stockton from pre-K auxiliary teacher at Straughn Elementary School to pre-K auxiliary teacher at Pleasant Home School effective at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school […] The post CCBOE approves Florala head football coach, Red Level band director appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
Iconic Tuscaloosa Restaurant Under Fire Over Owner’s Alleged Use of Racist Slur
An institutional Tuscaloosa restaurant is under social media siege Saturday as a video reportedly showing the aftermath of the owner making a racist comment spreads like wildfire. The viral video shows a white customer who has asked not to be identified at this time confronting the owners of Nick's Original...
Former Alabama player in critical condition after car accident
Alabama football fans mourned the loss of Khyree Jackson in a fatal car accident on July 6, but now another former Crimson Tide player in his critical condition. Terrance Howard, a native of Missouri City, Texas, came to the University of Alabama as a walk-on defensive back in the 2023 signing class. A product of Ridge Point High School, he helped the Tide to a Southeastern Conference Championship.
Vote for MaKiah: Lanett’s Alabama Girls State representative
A strong leader knows how to be an active and empathetic listener, and it seems that Makiah White has shown all the markings of a great leader this summer. White was Lanett High’s senior representative at the Alabama Girls State at Troy University this year. The program is a week-long, hands-on crash course into the […] The post Vote for MaKiah: Lanett’s Alabama Girls State representative appeared first on Valley Times-News.
Remembering Blue: How one horse is leaving big hoofprints to fill
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - One familiar, friendly face will be missing from Landmark Park from now on. A horse named Blue, one of the park’s iconic staples, passed away on July 24. From parades, to wagon rides, to plowing in the field, Blue grew to be one of the...
Dothan Police Seek Help in Locating Missing Teen
DOTHAN, Ala (WDNews) – The Dothan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Christopher Lee Baldwin, a 15-year-old male, was last seen on July 24, 2024, around 4:00 PM near the 1000 block of Post Oak Drive in Dothan, Alabama. Christopher is described...
‘I’m not sorry for a minute of it:’ Woman shares her secret to 101 years of life
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A woman celebrated over a century of a life filled with helping others on Friday. Mrs. Alberta Ingle, a resident at Whitehall Assisted Living in Dothan, rang in her 101st birthday surrounded by her friends and family. Throughout her life, Ingle has moved from state to...
Reading and leading to celebrate 200 years of Dale County
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - 322 books. That’s how many the kids at the Ozark Boys and Girls Club read this summer as part of their summer reading program with Short the Squirrel. In celebration of Dale County’s bicentennial 200th anniversary, the goal for the summer reading program was to read 200 books.
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