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Two Alabama GolfSuites locations set to open next year
GolfSuites first location in Alabama is slated to open in Opelika in April 2025. According to development company Broad Metro, construction will begin Aug. 13 on the facility at The Landings, located at the southeast corner of Gateway Drive, U.S. 280 and Interstate 85. The facility will be situated on...
Young Troy Athletes Travel to Compete in World Championship Series
TROY, Ala. (WDNews) – Four youth baseball and softball teams from Troy, Alabama will travel across the southern United States to compete in the baseball and softball World Series. The Dixie Darlings are a softball team of girls 8 years of age and under. Opening ceremonies for the Dixie...
EA Sports College Football 25 ratings for Jacksonville State and Troy
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(WIAT) — The new EA Sports College Football 25 video game releases Friday, July 19, but those who pre-ordered the game gained three days early access. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks make their first appearance in the game as they became an FBS team in 2023. Left guard Clay Webb is Jax State’s top player […]
Alabama Bans Kids Book Due To Author’s “Gay” Name
This sounds like an absolute joke. However, it appears to be 100% real. I love how this stuff makes ALL of Alabama look to folks around the USA. It seems pretty dang silly. "Read Me A Book, Stella" is written by Marie-Louise Gay. And that seems to be the problem....
Congressman Mike Rogers Supports Alabama Law Exempting Deployed Troops from State Income Tax
Montgomery, AL – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has expressed his strong support for a newly enacted law in Alabama that exempts deployed or mobilized troops from paying state income tax. This law, part of Alabama’s 2024 Military Bills Package, was signed by Governor Kay Ivey last Thursday. […] The post Congressman Mike Rogers Supports Alabama Law Exempting Deployed Troops from State Income Tax appeared first on Calhoun Journal.
Troy University Lake Lagoona project underway
Work recently started at Troy University at the lagoon and the area leading up the hill to the Janice Hawkins Park and the Trojan Amphitheatre. The project is expected to be complete in the Spring of 2025. Troy University stated, “Troy University has begun work on the final phase to restore and beautify the […] The post Troy University Lake Lagoona project underway appeared first on The Troy Messenger.
Local students have ‘Impact’ at Troy
Five local students made an “impact” last week as Troy University held their annual IMPACT session for incoming students of the college. Brewton area students who attended the session that completes orientation and enrollment for the upcoming Fall semester at Troy include James Dehoff, Carter Hodges, Jakari Paul, Dean Sasser and MaKenzie Thomas. John Ingram […] The post Local students have ‘Impact’ at Troy appeared first on The Brewton Standard.
Been Together 30 years. “She Fuss at me Like My Mama Because She Concerned About My Well-Being …”
Met: September 1993, at Troy University. They were both members of the gospel choir and met during rehearsal the day Marc joined. “I was in the tenor section and she was leading the song we were rehearsing, and I thought she was cute. We didn’t actually talk to each other until we were getting ready for the African Alliance Fashion Show [on campus] and we were both modeling in the show… and during a break, she was standing at the water fountain and I went over and introduced myself, I said ‘Hi, my name is Marc’, and she said ‘I know who you are’, and I thought that was a good thing, I was smiling and then she wiped the smile off my face,” Marc laughed.
Peanut Butter Festival seeking more vendors
In 1928, in the City of Brundidge, J.D. Johnston cranked out the city’s first commercially sold peanut butter in a two-story building on “Little Wall Street.” The peanut industry was the mainstay of the town’s economy through the Great Depression. In the 1950s, the larger peanut butter mills brought an end to the peanut butter […] The post Peanut Butter Festival seeking more vendors appeared first on The Troy Messenger.
Cookout honors local first responders
By Haley Mitchell Godwin Over 50 first responders from Crenshaw County were honored during a cookout at E.L. Turner Park July 12. The event, held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., was hosted by Senator Will Barfoot, Representative Chris Sells and the Alabama Forestry Association. Caroleene Dobson, candidate for the recently redrawn 2nd Congressional District […] The post Cookout honors local first responders appeared first on Luverne Journal.
Trojans' Chris Lewis out for the season following cancer diagnosis, treatment
TROY, Ala. (WTVY) - Troy University’s wide receiver Chris Lewis will not play football during the upcoming season following his bone cancer diagnosis and treatment, he told ESPN. Lewis first opened up about his cancer diagnosis in March, explaining that he learned about a malignant bone tumor behind his...
Dothan Leisure Services hosting annual Youth Fishing Day
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — Something fishy is happening at Eastgate Park this weekend. On Saturday, between 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., children ages 5 to 15 can participate in Dothan Leisure Services’ 27th Annual Youth Fishing Day. First, second, and third-place prizes will be given to those who...
“Run for office”: DCS superintendent fires back at “vitriol” from parents, community
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Dothan City Schools Superintendent Dr. Dennis Coe released a letter to the DCS families and communities on Tuesday evening to address the success he has seen from the city school system and to put an end to “vitriol” against DCS and its employees. The...
Celebrate Harley-Davidson of Dothan’s 52nd Anniversary This Weekend
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) – Join the Wiregrass community in celebrating 52 years of Harley-Davidson of Dothan this Friday, July 19 through Saturday, July 20 with games, prizes, cake, and more. Harley-Davidson of Dothan is a family-owned motorcycle dealership that opened in 1972. Friday night there will be a “Loudest...
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