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Farmers’ Almanac predicts ‘wet winter whirlwind’ for 2024: What can Alabama expect?
Alabama’s seemingly never-ending summer continues, some like to think about cooler temperatures coming this winter. The Farmers’ Almanac is aiding with that by issuing its winter weather forecast for the United States. For the U.S. as a whole, the Almanac foresees what is is calling a “Wet Winter...
This week in HS Sports: Bobby Carr hopes to add to state title resume at Carver-Montgomery
This is an opinion piece. Bobby Carr built a pair of powerhouse football programs in the Alabama Independent School Association. As he piled up seven state titles as head coach at Edgewood Academy and three more at Autauga Academy, he clearly had his eye on an eventual move to the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
Young cooking star Bryson McGlynn leads ALBBAA to win in AWF Wild Game Cook-off
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bryson McGlynn, the 12-year-old from Opelika who won season nine of MasterChef Junior, and Troy, Alabama chef Ricky Albright of Iron Fire Cooking joined with the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) as a cook team to capture First Place State Finals at the recent State Championship Wild Game Cook-off sponsored by the Alabama Wildlife Federation.
Weekend Plans for Alabamians Include Possible Damaging Winds
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has been issuing “special weather statements” this afternoon. Be sure to stay aware of gusty winds and strong thunderstorms, as wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph are possible. These gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
NASRO: School resource officer programs remain strong in Alabama
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - With the new school year underway, efforts are underway to keep schools safe. It’s been a busy few months for the Hoover-based National Association of School Resources Officers (NASRO). This summer alone, they trained more than 1,800 school safety professionals at their national conference in Phoenix. They’ve also trained many SRO’s around the country.
Alabama GOP sends voter registration forms with political mailers; Secretary of State disapproves
The Alabama Republican Party has mailed out voter registration forms attached to political mailers, a practice the Alabama Secretary of State, a Republican, said he disagrees with. The political mailers contain conservative messaging asking residents to “stand against the woke agenda destroying America,” with examples underneath such as “Liberal Indoctrination of Our Children” and “Out-of-Control […]
Alabama lawmakers set out guidelines for new school funding formula
Alabama lawmakers set out guidelines for developing a new funding formula for public education in the state at a meeting Thursday. The Legislative Study Commission on Modernizing K-12 School Education Funding had a second meeting to learn more about a weighted student funding model, part of conversations about whether to adopt a new funding model. […]
Ohio AG Yost and three other AGs push for grocery mega-merger between Kroger and Albertsons
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and his counterparts in Alabama, Georgia and Iowa went to court Wednesday to urge that the merger between Kroger and Albertsons go through. Opponents of the merger — including the Federal Trade Commission and eight state attorneys general — say that such a huge merger in a consolidating marketplace will […]
Leaders share challenges and solutions at the ‘Drive Electric Alabama’ EV Summit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama Power came together with state leaders Thursday to discuss the future of electric vehicles in Alabama. “Some fifty organizations, many of whom are here today, have joined together to ensure that Alabama is globally competitive as the EV economic ecosystem matures,” said Governor Kay Ivey. The event featured leaders from […]
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