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Prattville’s Picker House Restaurant, with its million-dollar view, coming soon to downtown
Wednesday evening was a monumental day for the historic preservation of downtown Prattville. Officials, residents and lovers of history were present for the groundbreaking of the Picker House, which will soon be renovated into a beautiful restaurant with decks overlooking Autauga Creek. Bradley Neave is on the Historic Preservation Redevelopment...
Special teams help Lions rally past Pike Road in season opener
WETUMPKA -- Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Not once, not twice, but three times Donovan Brown turned special teams miscues into good fortune for the Prattville Lions, who rallied late to defeat Pike Road 41-37 in a sloppily played season opener on Thursday night.
Music festival ‘Live on the Plains’ brings Tyler Childers of “Lady May” fame to Lee County
AUBURN-OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) — Auburn/Opelika Tourism is excited to announce Live On The Plains, a new annual music festival debuting November 9th, 2024 at Sistrunk Farms in Lee County. The event includes performances by Tyler Childers, Mountain Grass Unit, Braxton Keith, Bayker Blakenship, and Hudson Westbrook. “We’re thrilled to bring Live On The Plains to the area,” said […]
Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donor-funded […]
Lineworker Apprenticeship Programs accepting applications for new students
Flipping a light switch, dialing down the thermostat, cooking dinner – electricity enables many everyday tasks. But ever wonder what it takes to power homes and businesses across our state? Behind the scenes, lineworkers and support personnel make it happen. As part of its ongoing commitment to workforce development,...
East Alabama Health’s $43 million ICU expansion progressing rapidly
OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) -The construction of East Alabama Health’s $43 million ICU expansion is moving swiftly, with significant progress being made toward enhancing critical care services for the community. The new space is designed to improve the care experience for families in medical crises, aiming to meet the needs of a rapidly growing region. Inside […]
Real estate, shark-attack update: Down in Alabama
Home sales in Alabama jumped higher in July, reports AL.com’s Margaret Kates. With the Federal Reserve expected to loosen the money supply next month, mortgage interest rates began their adjustment downward last month, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling nearly a quarter point to 6.73%. That led to 6,316 home sales during the month -- a 13.1-percent increase over June’s total.
Alabama 2nd Congressional District candidates have starkly different views on guns
Voters in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District will be presented with two different views of gun access and issues of firearm violence in the campaign this fall. The issue is particularly important in Alabama, which for years has had some of the highest rates of gun violence in the nation. According to the Centers for Disease […]
Constitution Day to be celebrated on the Troy Campus with two lectures from distinguished judges
An Alabama Supreme Court justice and a senior federal district court judge will provide lectures on two days celebrating Constitution Day in September. On Sept. 16, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Will Sellers will be the keynote speaker at a 5:30 p.m. lecture in Hawkins-Adam-Long Hall of Honor, with a reception to follow.
Biden DOJ’s 2024 voting battles raise alarm for election integrity advocates
The Department of Justice’s recent plea to the Supreme Court to allow voters in Arizona to apply for absentee ballots without documented proof of citizenship is one of several instances of the Biden administration wading into state-level battles ahead of the 2024 election. The DOJ has also pushed this year for more lenient mail-in voting […]
Alabama state employee insurance plan expects $30 million increase in drug program costs
The CEO of the state board overseeing Alabama state employee insurance Wednesday reiterated his concerns about rising costs and potential funding shortfalls. The State Employee Insurance Board (SEIB) awarded contracts for medical and dental plans; the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan and a pharmacy benefit manager. The contract for the Medicare drug plan will only […]
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