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Glencoe, Westbrook open season with tri-match sweeps
The Glencoe High volleyball team kicked off the season with a tri-match sweep over Gadsden City and Hokes Bluff on Thursday, Aug. 22 at GCHS. The Lady Yellow Jacket defeated Hokes Bluff, 25-15, 26-28, 15-8, and beat Gadsden City, 25-14, 25-15. The Lady Eagles beat Gadsden City by a score of 25-13, 22-25, 15-8. For Glencoe against Hokes Bluff, Avery Barkley had 17 assists, three aces and three sigs; Ali Jo Amis had five kills, four digs and two blocks; Evelyn Nowak (pictured above at right)) had 11 kills and three digs; Mia Talbot had nine digs and six kills; Kinlee Montgomery had six assists; Kaelyn Hollis had six digs; Ashlyn Stone had five digs; and Sadie Waldrop had four digs.
UAB looking to add clinics across state to address dental crisis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The American Dental Association ranks Alabama 51st in the nation for access to dental care, a ranking UAB’s School of Dentistry wants to change. School leaders want to add more dental clinics near rural and moderately urban parts of the state. They have already launched...
September Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
Catch Limits and Regulations for Gulf Fishing in September. Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – NOAA Fisheries has announced the 2024 recreational season for gag grouper in the Gulf of Mexico. The season will open on September 1, 2024, at 12:01am and close on September 16, 2024, at 12:01am. The closure is due to the annual catch target expected to be reached by September 15, 2024.
Calls for drastic reforms after scathing report on Alabama's pharmacy board
MONTGOMERY, Ala (WBMA) — State lawmakers reviewing operations of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy call a state audit report "extremely, extremely troubling." The Sunset Committee met Thursday in Montgomery. "To say I'm concerned would be an extreme understatement," remarked Senator Keith Kelley of Anniston. He added if the board...
Hot and dry this weekend, Sweltering temperatures return next week
Weekend Outlook: An area of high pressure will remain northeast of Alabama. We will have northeast winds over us, keeping the humidity at low levels. Saturday and Sunday will be mostly sunny, hot, and not humid for late August. High temperatures will climb into the lower to middle 90s each day. Next Week’s Outlook: A […]
Alabama Champion: The Keystone Club, A Safe Space
The Keystone Club is a recovery clubhouse. It is a place where those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction can come to socialize, grab a cup of coffee, and have an encouraging conversation. Crystal Holcomb is one of the founders. She tells me it is a safe place for like-minded...
Alabama patients may see medical debt wiped out
Close to two hundred thousand people in Alabama, and two other States could see over $300 million dollars in medical debt disappear. A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out their doctor bills. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports that...
Alabama Teacher Under Fire After Saying Kids Stink
The teacher, who ask to remain anonymous, said “Parents make sure your middle school kids take a shower before they come to school. They start stinking about age 11 and they don’t realize it. I walk into my classroom and it’s like getting hit in the nose with a baseball bat of ass!”
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