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Company donates to Decatur City Schools
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - A company is donating nearly 2,000 for Decatur City Schools. Construction equipment rental company Sunbelt Rentals hosted a donation drive for Tools For Schools. The group provides teaching supplies for schools. The company said it was trying to raise 1,308 items of school supplies. However, they...
New grocery store in Fairfield helps to combat food insecurity
Fairfield, AL (WBMA) — Carver Jones Market is a new grocery store opening up in Fairfield. The city has been without its own grocery store since the Walmart closed back in 2016. The minority owned grocery store is expected to increase access to fresh food within the food desert....
Birmingham Council Approves $3.5M Loan, 30-Year Lease for Graymont School Development
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved a deal that would provide a $3.5 million forgivable loan to a nonprofit aiming to redevelop the former Graymont School to provide affordable housing for senior citizens. The agreement allows the nonprofit group Veranda at Graymont School to lease the city-owned property at...
Nick's in the Sticks viral video discussed at Tuscaloosa City Council meeting
The viral video from Nick's Original Filet House, showing a verbal altercation regarding an alleged racial slur and comment from a Nick's employee, was discussed Tuesday at the top of Tuscaloosa City Council meeting. Councilor Matthew Wilson began by applauding fellow Councilor Kip Tyner, who has spoken publicly and widely since the video began circulating. Various cuts from the roughly 2 1/2 minute video, some with added commentary, have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on...
UAB unveils new logos for university, medicine and athletics
On Monday, July 29, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) unveiled a new brand identity designed to reflect the university’s growth and increase brand recognition. For the first time in UAB’s history, the university, medicine and athletics departments will share the same primary logo. About UAB’s 2024...
Roads in front of Royal Foods sausage plant in Pell City now open after fire
PELL CITY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Pell City Fire Department says the roads in front of Royal Foods are now open following a fire at the plant. At this time, 16th Avenue remains closed. The Pell City Fire Department responded to a report of smoke in the vents at the...
City of Birmingham celebrates 100-year legacies of 3 Black Greek organizations
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The City of Birmingham is honoring the centennial anniversaries of three Black Greek letter organizations. Three Legacies, One Century is a photo exhibition of the histories of three groups and their service to the city. The Tau Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Alpha Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi […]
Coal company reaches agreement to stop pollution from mine in Tuscaloosa County
A coal company that is leaking polluted wastewater from a mine in west Alabama reached a legal agreement with an environmental group to fix a dam and protect local waterways in Tuscaloosa County. Warrior Met Coal owns several coal mines in Alabama, including one that is leaking discharges into a...
Gadsden police launch new initiative to stop illegal gambling
GADSDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - The Gadsden Police Department is working on what it calls Operation Jackpot. Gadsden PD has raided several gambling establishments in an effort to stop illegal gambling. Gadsden police launched the operation after receiving multiple complaints from residents, forming a taskforce to investigate illegal gambling activity around...
Blake Sims Almost Got Pulled From His First SEC Start in Which He Threw for 445 Yards Because His Wristband Was Wrong and Nick Saban Thought He Was Going Rogue
Blake Sims's one season of college football glory was almost halted before it even started because of a very unfortunate clerical error on someone's part. I honestly can't believe something like this was able to happen at Alabama under Nick Saban's watch. It sounds like whoever was responsible for the miscommunication between the call sheets and wristbands was never discovered, but I'd guess it's more likely that person actually was found out and then mysteriously disappeared. You don't have a fuck up like that and have Saban just never find out who was responsible for it.
Online reviews of Nick's in the Sticks pulled after viral video alleging racist language
Waves of resentment over the viral video from Nick's Original Filet House (aka Nick's in the Sticks) exploded into review bombs that shuttered Nick's-related pages on at least two major crowd-source review sites. Yelp and Tripadvisor on Tuesday morning had shared messages that no new posts about Nick's would be accepted, for the time being. Over the weekend, a video surfaced showing a Nick's customer accusing a restaurant employee of using racist language. ...
Mary-Coker Green, Madelyn Rasco crowned Miss Shelby County winners
Hundreds gathered at the Black Box Theatre at the Shelby County Arts Council on Saturday, July 27 for the 37th Annual Miss Shelby County/Miss Shelby County’s Teen Pageant. The post Mary-Coker Green, Madelyn Rasco crowned Miss Shelby County winners appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.
Wetumpka Publix set for Wednesday morning grand opening
WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - Wetumpka celebrates the official opening of its brand new Publix Wednesday, a major sign of growth and development for the city. The grocery store anchors The Shoppes at Fort Toulouse, a new shopping center on Highway 231. It’s officially opening a 48,000 square foot building, with...
Alabama surgery center facility sells for $6.81M
An outpatient surgery facility in Gardendale, Ala., has sold for $6.81 million, according to a July 25 report from the Birmingham Business Journal. The Gardendale Surgery Center property is affiliated with Brookwood Baptist Health, which acquired the practice in 2015. The 15,196-square-foot building offers gastroenterology, orthopedic and general surgery services.
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