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Hawthorne resigns, accepts new role with state BOE
Crenshaw County Schools Superintendent Dodd Hawthorne announced his resignation following acceptance of a position with the Alabama State Board of Education. Hawthorne will take on the role of Assistant State Superintendent for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Workforce Development, effective August 16. Hawthorne highlighted critical challenges facing the state’s education department, emphasizing the need […] The post Hawthorne resigns, accepts new role with state BOE appeared first on Luverne Journal.
A first: Some grandparents/relatives taking care of children to get financial help
For some grandparents and relatives across Alabama raising children who are impacted by the opioid epidemic, some much-needed financial assistance is coming their way for the first time in state history.
The UAW’s union dreams seemed unstoppable. Then came the realities of the South
The United Auto Workers was on a historic six-month run until it got a reminder that when it comes to unions, southern hospitality often gets replaced with hostility. It started last November when the UAW ended decades of concessions to carmakers by ratifying record contracts at Ford, GM and Stellantis. The success inspired southern auto plant workers to launch their own campaigns, starting at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Flood advisory for Clarke and Wilcox counties until Friday evening
A flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 5:28 p.m. in effect until 8:30 p.m. for Clarke and Wilcox counties. The weather service comments, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas," describes the weather service. "Turn around,...
Montgomery man recounts armed home invasion
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Montgomery man says he was robbed at gunpoint in his home Monday night. It was after Jared Pflugh had settled in for the evening when he had some unexpected visitors knocking at his door. Pflugh said at first he disregarded the knocks when he did...
McCall arrested for Central High burglary
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s office apprehended a suspect Thursday, a local man accused of stealing resources from local classrooms. A Gordonville man, Jermichael McCall, 32 was arrested on July 18 in connection with two robberies at Central High School in Hayneville. He is held at the John Hulett Detention Facility facing charges of third-degree burglary […]
EA Sports' 'College Football 25' sees early struggles for Kalen DeBoer's Alabama in Day 1 sim
On the final day of SEC Media Days, the media picked Alabama football to finish third in the conference in Kalen DeBoer's debut season with the Crimson Tide. EA Sports "College Football 25" is not as rosy about how Alabama's season will fare in the first year of the post-Nick Saban era. In a simulation of the 2024 Crimson Tide season run on Friday, the day of the worldwide release of the first college football video game...
U.S. News & World Report: UAB Hospital Claims No. 1 Ranking as Best in Alabama; Birmingham Metro
UAB Hospital was once again named the best hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report in its 2024-2025 Best Hospital rankings, released last week. University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital also claims the No. 1 ranking as the best hospital in the Birmingham metro area. “UAB Hospital’s recognition...
David Hall elected to Miss. Power Board
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - A Meridian businessman has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Mississippi Power Company. David Hall is President and CEO of Hall Timberlands, a family owned timber company in business in Meridian for over 85 years. David Hall.
Heavy rains move though Meridian Saturday morning
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - We’ve been dodging rain all week, and it looks like we’ll have to dodge rain for our weekend as well. A stalled boundary, a surface area of low pressure, plentiful moisture that has been pumped in from the Gulf, and an upper disturbance are ALL working together to keep us in this wetter pattern for our weekend.
Robertson Bank donates $30K to Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation in Demopolis
Robertson Banking Company — a West Alabama institution with roots in Demopolis — has donated $30,000 to the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS) Foundation to support development of an innovative residential, statewide, healthcare specialty high school in the rural city. ASHS, which is expected to open in...
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