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Birmingham Mayor Names Accounting Veteran as Chief Financial Officer
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has named Diana L. Bolden, a 26-year accounting professional, as Chief Financial Officer in the City of Birmingham’s Department of Finance. Bolden, who has served the city for a decade, moves into the role upon the retirement of Kevin Moore. After years of experience in...
‘You can always be more involved’: LaFayette High student spends her summer serving
For many high school students, the summer is a time for relaxing, going to the beach and endeavoring to forget everything you learned in school that year. But for Jeleah Carwell, the summer is so much more than that. Carwell, a sophomore at LaFayette High School, is spending her summer in an internship at Krave […] The post ‘You can always be more involved’: LaFayette High student spends her summer serving appeared first on Valley Times-News.
Another month ahead for the Sylacauga Farmers Market
SYLACAUGA, Ala. – “Eat Fresh, Eat Local” is the long-standing promotional phrase for farmers markets across the state of Alabama, which means that you can “pick” from among a host of local grower-vendors. In Sylacauga, that happens every Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon...
Prattville Founders’ Day celebration brings history to life
The Autauga County Heritage Association beat the rain and hosted the annual Founders Day celebration at Pratt Cemetery. Daniel Pratt, the man and myth that shaped and paved the way for Prattville to become the city it is today. Pratt was one of the first to establish an industrial village in the state of Alabama, and the one who introduced the industrial revolution to Alabama and the southern U.S.
Country music legend makes another big announcement just one month after life-saving surgery
Mark Chesnutt is just more than a month removed from an emergency heart surgery that saved his life, but he continues to plot his comeback. The country music legend previously announced that he plans to play on Oct. 9 at the Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama on a show fearing the “Songs and Stories of Dean Dillon.” And on Friday he announced on Instagram another show, set for Sept. 27.
UAB needs your vote to win the national Most Beautiful Hospital contest
Last week, UAB Medicine was named by U.S. News and World Report as the best hospital in Alabama. With a little help from YOU, it can also be named one of the Most Beautiful Hospitals in the nation. How to vote — deadline July 25. UAB is among 81...
Behavioral health center in Shawmut awaits final approval
VALLEY — A former WestPoint Pepperell human resources office on Shawmut Circle may soon be getting new life as a treatment facility for people dealing behavioral health issues. Should the state give its final approval to what’s planned, Spencer’s of Alabama could soon open as the ninth unit of a nationwide effort to help individuals […] The post Behavioral health center in Shawmut awaits final approval appeared first on Valley Times-News.
5-Star WR commits to LSU over Alabama
Derek Meadows announced a verbal commitment to LSU over Alabama, Notre Dame and others on Saturday. Meadows is a five-star wide receiver out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Crimson Tide hosted Meadows for an official visit last month, and the Crimson Tide were considered one...
Remembering An Eventful Night With Paul Bryant
Note: This is similar to stories I have done a couple of times previously about my good fortune to be in the company of Alabama Coach Paul Bryant to watch the televised landing on the moon by Neil Armstrong 55 years ago today. We live on the water and from...
Free backpacks being given away at select Verizon stores
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Free backpacks will soon be handed out at select Verizon stores for the back-to-school season. On Sunday, July 28 at 1 p.m., Verizon retailer Round Room will hold their twelfth annual “Schools Rock Backpack Giveaway” at participating Verizon stores across the country. There will...
Alabama A&M trio scores big at Rickwood Field tribute
BIRMINGHAM — Three Alabama A&M University students recently hit home runs in the world of sports marketing. Senior Amirah Ali, MBA student Nevell Brown, and May 2024 graduate Jenee Whitt took center stage in Major League Baseball’s inaugural Marketing Bootcamp. Their mission: Promote the league’s inaugural tribute game to the Negro Leagues, held at the legendary Rickwood Field in Birmingham.
Wetumpka art legend Don Sawyer dies
Look anywhere in Wetumpka and there is Don Sawyer’s mark — the Hollywood Fish. Almost always on a yellow background, the fish is wearing sunglasses and grinning to the world. Look close enough, and you’re likely to find a cross and a church in the painting. Those paintings will now stand as memories as Sawyer died Friday after a battle with cancer.
Wendell Green Jr. leads War Ready to first-round win at 'The Basketball Tournament'
For the fourth summer in a row, a basketball team full of former Auburn Tigers will be competing in the annual “TBT” Basketball Tournament. While the team, fittingly named “War Ready”, hasn’t produced good results in tournaments past, this summer got off to a great start on Friday. Led by point guard Wendell Green Jr., War Ready picked up a win to open up the tournament by defeating the “D2 Waymakers” 80-72 in overtime.
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