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SummerFest takes place in Downtown Meridian
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The 8th annual SummerFest happened Saturday evening at Dumont Plaza. Snow cones, live music, games, food, and community were all at the event. SummerFest allows the people of Meridian to gather around and enjoy each other’s company. A local citizen created SummerFest to show her...
FuelAL: Alabama’s initiative to retain young professionals
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - Alabama has introduced a summer program designed to retain young professionals within the state. FuelAL aims to connect college interns with the vibrant lifestyle and recreational opportunities in the areas where they work. “There are so many industries here that I didn’t even know were in...
Alabama drivers frustrated by rising car insurance rates
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – Auto insurance rates are expected to continue increasing this year, with Alabama projected to rise by 18%. According to AAA, these hikes are nothing new as car insurance rates have been increasing annually for the last several years. “Typically, the reason that we see that happen is because of an increase […]
Author writes new book about wealth management for African-American families
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - A Mississippi author is encouraging minority communities to take a more proactive role in protecting and transferring family wealth. Sabrina Edmon Williams has written a new book about the subject titled “Learning to Trust.”. She hosted a book signing and seminar Saturday at Twin...
Brightspeed Internet outage could affect residents in Pickens Co.
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – A Brightspeed Internet outage could affect residents in Aliceville and Gordo. Pickens County E-911 says the outage may not allow some residents to call into 911. For your emergency and non-emergency needs, dial 205-579-1506. Pickens County E-911 will update once there is a change.
Selma Saints beat Park Crossing in season opener at Memorial Stadium
The Selma High Saints came out the gate running Friday night in their opening game of the 2024 football season against Park Crossing, winning 30-20. Park Crossing was mere inches from making a touchdown, when No. 11 Kristan “Megatron” Moore intercepted and ran from one stretch of the field to the other to score a touchdown. Surely that was close to or at 70 or 80 yards. Rushing two-point conversion was successful by Nicholas "Smoove" Thomas.
The Extra Point: New Brockton vs. Pike Liberal Arts
TROY, Ala. (WDHN) — Friday night the New Brockton Gamecocks battled more than just an opponent. Playing for the first time since a Freshman player died after collapsing during practice last week. With heavy hearts, the team took the field with Semaj Wilkins on their minds and hearts. Wilkins collapsed during practice on August 13, […]
Lawrence delivers legislative updates to Children’s Policy Council
Rep. Kelvin Lawrence (D-Hayneville) addressed the Lowndes County Children’s Policy Council during the group’s quarterly meeting held Aug. 14, informing council members on legislative news impacting area children. Lawrence shared good news with the council, describing Alabama’s Education Trust Fund budget as the largest in the fund’s history. “We have the biggest Education Trust Fund […]
News 3 PrepZone: Alabama Week 2 scores and highlights
COLUMBUS (WRBL) – Here’s the scores and highlights from Week 2 of the News 3 PrepZone from our East Alabama schools. You can watch our coverage in the video player above. Visitor Score Home Score Booker T. Washington 18 Eufaula 10 Beauregard 14 Wetumpka 19 Beulah 39 Abbeville 14 Bullock County 13 Lanett 14 Carroll […]
Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states
“A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics serving Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out $366 million in medical debt for about 193,000 needy patients,” The Associated Press reported. “The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donor-funded organization that negotiates with hospitals, doctors’ offices and ambulance services to purchase and erase the outstanding medical debt of those least able to afford it. Ochsner is the largest health system in Louisiana and has 46 hospitals and 370 clinics and urgent cares in the three states it serves. ‘Ochsner is proud to have worked with Undue Medical Debt to enable the organization to acquire and cancel past one-time debts for eligible residents,’ the company said in a statement. The deal followed a Monday announcement of an agreement between Ochsner, Undue Medical Debt and New Orleans to wipe out more than $59 million in medical debt for about 66,000 patients in that city. The city had agreed last year to provide Undue Medical Debt with $1.3 million in federal money from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, a pandemic program to acquire qualifying debt and erase it. Lempert said that in addition to the pandemic dollars, his organization used money it received from donations and grassroots fundraising both locally and nationwide to purchase the debt from Ochsner. He declined to say how much it paid, but based on what the organization has said it typically pays — about 1 cent for each dollar of debt — the amount would be around $3.6 million.” “Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states,”
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