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Community college announces welding course specifically for women
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A community college in Alabama is holding a new welding course this fall specifically for women. The Women in Welding scholarship program is a 15-week welding course at Jefferson State Community College for 12 women who are looking to get into welding. Through a...
Sam’s Club and Costco members unhappy with changes
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Shoppers love Sam’s Club and Costco for their wide variety of items, low prices, and deep discounts if you buy in bulk. But both chains have just announced big changes that are making some longtime customers very unhappy. Sam’s Club has quietly made changes to...
UAB launches three new research centers
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine has added three new centers that will enhance UAB’s Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System approved the centers in the June 2024 meeting. Center for Lung Analytics...
Bham has one of the top United Way training programs in the US—how to apply by Aug. 2
Are you interested in growing your leadership skills, expanding your local network and giving back to important nonprofits? You need to know about United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA)’s Loaned Executive Program. Every year, 30 or so people (called “Loaned Executives,” but don’t let the name intimidate you) from...
North Shelby’s Nick Dunlap wins Barracuda Championship, first to win as amateur and pro in same year
While much of the golfing world’s attention was half a world away at The Open Championship, one of Shelby County’s own made history in the States. The post North Shelby’s Nick Dunlap wins Barracuda Championship, first to win as amateur and pro in same year appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.
Tuscaloosa Police Respond to Fatal Car Accident Monday Morning
Police in Tuscaloosa are on the scene of a deadly car accident near Hargrove Road Monday morning. Stephanie Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, said officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the area of Hargrove Road and 45th Street East around 8 a.m. Monday morning. Taylor said...
Luxury sportswear store opens at Summit
Luxury sportswear and lifestyle brand Peter Millar opened its first Alabama location at the Summit this past Wednesday. Based in Raleigh, N.C., Peter Millar has developed a solid reputation in Birmingham with items for sale in other local stores and golf course pro shops. However, the new store promises to bring the whole Peter Millar experience to shoppers while deepening the company’s ties to the metro area.
Victim transported to hospital after domestic shooting
Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 200 block of Shoal Run Trail at 4:18 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 after a shooting occurred. The post Victim transported to hospital after domestic shooting appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.
Magneco/Metrel has grand opening in Gadsden
Magneco/Metrel held a grand opening Friday at its Gadsden location after an $8 million renovation of the former Gulf States Steel site. The plant was originally expected to open in fall 2025. “Due to the excellent support from the City of Gadsden, the Industrial Development Authority and the local supplier...
Man fatally shot at Birmingham gas station identified, suspect arrested
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A man who was fatally shot inside a Birmingham gas station was identified Monday morning, and a suspect is under arrest in the shooting. According to Birmingham Police Department Sgt. LaQuitta Wade, a person spoke to a sergeant at the BPD East Precinct building around 4:45 p.m. and said they shot […]
Alabama Adds Ezequiel Gils as Assistant Coach
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– Head coach George Husack announced the return of Ezequiel Gils as the Alabama men's tennis assistant coach Monday. Gils previously served as the Tide's volunteer assistant coach for three seasons before being named the head coach of the UAB Blazers for the 2023-24 season. "We're...
Birmingham’s far-flung suburbs add thousands of new residents as city center shrinks
Across the Birmingham metro area, residents are passing up downtown apartments and short city commutes for quieter lives and more affordable homes in far-flung suburbs. Even the suburbs in Jefferson County, those closest to the core of the Magic City, are shrinking as cities in Shelby County welcome new residents by the thousands.
Water board 'heroes' honored for work to repair broken line, averting catastrophe
A broken main line that disrupted water service in Gadsden and some surrounding areas on July 8 was bad enough, but officials say it was minutes away from being disastrous. The people who kept that from happening — labeled heroes by all concerned — were in the spotlight at the July 16 Gadsden City Council meeting.
Maligned Jeremy Pruitt may have factored into Nick Saban’s retirement
While Nick Saban's retirement as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide was always going to be shocking whenever it came down simply due to the magnitude of the decision, it was not entirely out of left field. In his 70s and with the modern college football landscape dramatically changing over recent years, the time for the GOAT among head coaches to step away seemed near for quite some time.
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