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Alabama linguist is fixin' to tell you what makes Wiregrass dialects unique
This story is part of a partnership between the Montgomery Advertiser and the Living Democracy program at Auburn University. Now in its 13th year, the program disperses students across rural Alabama to spend 10 weeks learning more about the inner workings of the community and writing about what they observe.
City of Leeds approves ‘transformation’ of Exit 140 off Interstate 20
LEEDS, Ala. (WBRC) - The mayor of Leeds announced Monday that after the efforts of multiple partners and officials, the city has approved an agreement to transform the area around Exit 140 off of Interstate 20. Exit 140 is the Leeds exit where you’ll currently find The Shops of Grand...
Update: Brace for damaging winds and quarter-sized hail with thunderstorms to hit Central Alabama Monday
On Monday at 5:47 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid until 6 p.m. for Calhoun, St. Clair and Talladega counties. The storms are packing quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 5:47 p.m., a severe thunderstorm...
Local US Transplant Games Participants Win Big
Several local athletes traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, last week for the 2024 Transplant Games of America, a biennial Olympic-style event promoting organ donation and celebrating second chances at life. “It's such a great event, lots of emotion, but lots of very warm feelings,” stated Team Alleghenies member, Jim Uhrig.
YMCA shares safest swimsuits for kids while swimming
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - To ensure you and your family are safe while swimming this summer, the YMCA is warning you about the kind of swimsuits you wear. Besides knowing how to swim, knowing what to wear while swimming can be just as important. Trey Sullivan, the Shades Valley YMCA...
Let off the gas! 'Operation Southern Slow Down' in effect now through July 21 in Georgia
Are you one to speed when you think no one will catch you? Fair warning: This week is Operation Southern Slow Down. This is a multi-state initiative with law enforcement agencies from Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to Georgia State Patrol Capt. Michael Burns via email. The participating agencies will be increasing their presence for cracking down on speeding and aggressive driving. ...
Tyson Sells GA Poultry Complex, Alabama Field Days
With your Southeast Regional Ag News, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network. Tyson Foods, Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell its Vienna, Georgia poultry complex to House of Raeford Farms, the company announced last week. According to a statement from Tyson, the decision to...
Capitol Journal – July 12, 2024
We’re covering the latest from Alabama government & politics, including some promising economic news and the $550 million DOT grant for the Mobile bridge and bayway project. Joining me for interviews are Congressman Dale Strong, Mental Health Commissioner Kim Boswell, Nancy Dennis of the Alabama Retail Association and Hunter McDonald of The Locker Room here in Montgomery.
Celebrate Alabama agriculture with Sweet Grown Alabama Day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Sweet Grown Alabama, the state’s non-profit agricultural branding program, is hosting a day to celebrate all the wonderful produce grown in Alabama. On July 13, farmers markets across the state will host special events to celebrate all things grown in Alabama!. In the River Region,...
Trenton First Baptist Opens Family Life Center Monday and Tuesday Because of Extreme Heat
In an effort to keep everyone as safe from the heat as possible, we will be opening up our Fellowship Hall in the Family Life Center to anyone who wants to cool down this upcoming Monday and Tuesday. We will be providing Water and Snacks. If you want more information please call us at 423-505-8848, or if you need a ride please call 423-240-0208.
Back-to-school bash in Huntsville gives away free backpacks, school supplies
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Students all over the Tennessee Valley showed out to receive free school supplies on Saturday. At Calhoun Community College, Community Awareness for Youth (CAFY) put on their annual event of providing backpacks filled with school supplies to those in need. The event, in its 13th year,...
276 home development opens near Huntsville’s Research Park and not one of them is for sale
When Birmingham-based Capstone Communities decided to build the Villas at Old Monrovia rental community in Huntsville, the company wasn’t venturing into the unknown. “This is our 10th rental community across the Southeast,” said Jim Beatty, Capstone’s vice president of development. “Huntsville was the location of our first development for our cottage program. It’s actually next door, the Cottages at Old Monrovia.”
Huntsville & Madison County Students Now Have Access to a Free Tutor
August looms like a persistent mosquito, threatening the summer fun with one protuberance of academic menace. Yes, children, that buzzing you hear is the wiring coming to life within the walls of each school in the valley. And while some may quake in revulsion or tremble with anticipation and excitement, it is absolute: SCHOOL IS COMING.
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