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Crestwood renovations among new high-dollar building permits in North Alabama
Of the 28 new building permits issued statewide this past week for construction projects exceeding $1 million, seven are for projects in the Huntsville area. Here’s what we know about these new building permits:. Crestwood Medical Center renovations. Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville has had a busy year thus...
Wetumpka’s Fuller commits to LBW baseball
Mason Fuller will be the next member of his family to play college baseball in Andalusia. Fuller, a rising senior and starting shortstop for the Wetumpka baseball team, recently committed to play at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College. He is the third member of his family who will play baseball...
Brewing up success in a historic Dothan building
They take coffee seriously at Mural City Coffee Co. Open since 2018, this espresso bar and roastery in historic downtown Dothan is a business and preservation success story. The company takes its name from the many murals that adorn Dothan’s older structures, a project that began in the 1990s and sparked a downtown revitalization. There isn’t a mural on the side of Mural City Coffee Co.’s building. But, long ago, there used to be. In the early 20th century, a farming-supply and mercantile store owned by William Singletary and A.D. Whiddon originally occupied the space. A stylized mural advertising International brand farming machinery covered the side wall. In the mid-1930s, Archie Carmichael, Singletary’s nephew, purchased Whiddon’s share of the company. Thereafter, it became known as the Carmichael Building. Folks who grew up around Dothan in the 1980s and ’90s likely remember it as the home of Carmichael Electronics.
Growing Dothan college trains doctors to treat body, mind and spirit
Aaron Tillman enjoyed his career as a physical therapist, helping people get back on their feet after hip and knee surgery, working with athletes to return to the playing field after an injury. He’d never considered another career, but after working near two doctors of osteopathic medicine, he realized their field of medicine was much like what he was practicing as a therapist. He was intrigued.
Miss Alabama 2024: Abbie Stockard, Miss Hoover, takes the crown
Abbie Stockard is the new Miss Alabama. Stockard, 21, was crowned Saturday night at Samford University’s Wright Center in Birmingham. She competed as Miss Hoover, besting 39 other contestants for the 2024 state title. Stockard will move on to represent Alabama at the Miss America competition. Stockard takes over...
A Transplant Recipient From Delaware Plays For The Philadelphia Team At The Transplant Games In Alabama
The Transplant Games, the biggest celebration of life, are set to be held this weekend in Alabama. A contingent from the Philadelphia Gift of Life program is all set to participate in the event. The objective of the Transplant Games is to raise awareness about the crucial need for organ...
Heat advisory issued for Southeast Alabama until Wednesday evening
On Wednesday at 8:20 a.m. a heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. for Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva and Houston counties. The weather service states, "Heat index values up to 112 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures and high humidity may...
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