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Virginia Transportation unveils new EV truck
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Virginia Transportation Corporation unveiled a new all-electric truck on Monday, which will transport newly built Honda cars from the Lincoln, Alabama plant to the nearby CSX railhead for shipment to locations across the globe. Officials will collect data and analyze the performance of the...
League of Women Voters to host public meeting in Northwest Alabama
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The League of Women Voters of Alabama has announced a public meeting planned for the Northwest Alabama community on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library at 350 N. Wood Ave to provide information about the League of Women Voters’ mission, along with their many projects and activities.
Alabama man killed when pickup truck runs off road and strikes tree, state troopers say
An Alabama man was killed this week after his pickup truck veered off the road and struck a tree, state troopers reported. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 5:25 p.m. Monday, and claimed the life of a Hodges man. Michael E Chamblee, 67, was fatally injured when the 2013 Chevrolet...
Column: Play continues despite the dangers, so must the safety measures
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every Friday night during the fall, hundreds of football players across the State of Alabama strap up their helmets and take the field with their team. They are all well aware of the risks and abnormal things that could happen on any given play on a football field, but they do not let that distract them from the task at hand on the field.
Football Game Preview: Tharptown on Home-Turf
Tharptown is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Waterloo a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Tharptown Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Waterloo Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Auburn University’s enrollment includes service to record number of Alabamians
Auburn University’s total enrollment increased 2.6% over last year, with a record percentage of in-state students beginning the fall 2024 semester. Pre-census semester data — which will be confirmed officially on the Sept. 9 census date — revealed the land-grant institution’s full-time undergraduate enrollment is 24,953, with Alabama residents constituting a record 62% of full-time enrolled undergraduates. That is a 4% increase of in-state students over 2023 and the largest percentage of Alabama residents enrolled in the university’s nearly 170-year history.
Parks Board takes over Cullman County Museum operations
CULLMAN, Ala. – In a strategic move to better integrate local history with the community’s vibrant festivals and activities, Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism (CPRST) has assumed responsibility for the Cullman County Museum. The transition, spearheaded by the Cullman City Council and Mayor Woody Jacobs, marks a new chapter in the museum’s long-standing role as a guardian of local history. CPRST Executive Director Nathan Anderson explained that the museum has always been a City department. The recent transfer to the Parks Board was not a purchase or acquisition but a strategic decision to align the museum more closely with the...
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