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Birmingham City Schools superintendent talks low registration numbers and staff vacancies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Are your children registered for school? Birmingham City Schools superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan says with less than a week to go until the new school year, thousands of students are still not signed up. The superintendent says they have more students registered this year compared to...
Allen And Joseph To Continue Careers At Alabama A&M
Recent Savannah State graduates Nyla Allen and Desmore Joseph, II have decided to continue their academic and athletic careers at Alabama A&M. Allen was a point guard on the Lady Tigers basketball team while Joseph was a infielder on the SSU baseball team. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Allen earned...
NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing top 10 teams for 4-star SG Braylon Mullins
One of the top rising prospects in the 2025 NCAA Basketball recruiting class is Braylon Mullins, a 6'5 true shooting guard from Greenfield, Indiana. He's been a star on the AAU Circuit this offseason, showcasing the ability to be a leading scorer, while being scorching hot from three-point range. As...
‘He Started Saying How Much He Loved Me and Wanted Me to be His Wife …’
Met: Fall 1989 during their junior year at A.H. Parker High School. However, it wasn’t until attending a house party that they would be introduced through a mutual friend. “Prothaniel was not my type at all,” said Natosha, “but his smile took me in and made me kinda fall for him at the house party.”
Huntsville Center project restores site at Fort Stewart
Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville is completing the demolition of the Southeast Region Britain School located on Fort Stewart, Georgia. “The demolition aims to pave the way for new infrastructure in the area, enhancing resources and services for Soldiers and their families,” Jake Gassaway, Facilities Reduction Program project manager, said.
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 alleged racist slur condemned by city leaders, original owner’s family: ‘We are all one Tuscaloosa’
Multiple Tuscaloosa city councilors on Tuesday condemned the owner of a popular restaurant accused of referring to Black customers by a racial slur in an incident that went viral over the weekend. “We are all one Tuscaloosa, and I am grateful and thankful for the knowledge that we are all...
World’s Longest Yard Sale begins Thursday
The World’s Longest Yard Sale takes place Thursday-Sunday along Hwy 127. Many people are set up in tents and nabbing spaces for the 2024 edition, looking for bargains. Stretching from Addison, MI, southward to Gadsden, AL, the 690-mile route reaches Fort Payne, AL, to Signal Mountain, Lookout Mountain, Dunlap, Pikeville, Crossville, and other communities in Tennessee. Please drive carefully, as traffic will be heavy along the route.
Midday Nowcast: Heat Advisory Continues; Some Improvements in the Drought
HELLO AUGUST: Little change in the forecast as we start a new month…Today, tomorrow, and through the weekend, we expect partly sunny, hot, humid days and the risk of some afternoon showers and storms. Storms will be more widely scattered in nature as the upper ridge builds remains in place across the Deep South, and again, any storms which develop will pack a punch with gusty winds, frequent lightning, and torrential tropical downpours, which can lead to isolated flash flooding. Afternoon highs will range from the mid to upper 90s.
LBW Career Cruiser to receive AR welding system with grant
LBW was recently awarded a grant by the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) in the amount of $95,995 to procure Heavy Equipment simulators and Augmented Reality (AR) welding systems for use in the college’s workforce development outreach initiative. The state-of-the-art equipment, outfitted in the college’s mobile Career Cruiser, will be groundbreaking for the region. LBW’s […] The post LBW Career Cruiser to receive AR welding system with grant appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
Will it hit 100 degrees in Alabama today? Heat advisories in effect again Thursday
It’s what forecasters call a “rinse and repeat” forecast for Alabama for the first day of August: Hot and humid with heat advisories in effect statewide. The National Weather Service expects temperatures to climb to near 100 degrees on Thursday across Alabama. Here are Thursday’s forecast high...
Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the president announced Wednesday. More than 23,000 farmers were approved for payments ranging from $10,000 to $500,000, according...