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This week in HS Sports: A reason for high school sports fans to celebrate in north Alabama
This is an opinion piece. The start of the 2024-2025 high school athletic year is now a little over a month away. Cross country, swimming and diving, volleyball and football teams can begin their seasons on Aug. 22. And I’ve got some additional good news. We’ve added to our...
Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk
GROVE HILL, Ala. (AP) — One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama will close next month to qualify for federal funding that will save the hospital’s emergency services, but doctors warn the move may cost newborns and pregnant women essential access to obstetric care. Nestled...
Alabama: Can you Spot The Dangerous Pest Officials Say To kill
I bet you couldn't spot the very well-camouflaged pest. I know I couldn't. These insects are destroying neighborhoods all over America and now have made their way to our beautiful state. Liv Volker recently shared a video on Tik Tok (video below) of what's been causing everything in her yard...
Lowndes County resident, ABBA founder to be inducted in Alabama Business Hall of Fame
Hope Hull resident and Alabama Black Belt Adventures (ABBA) founder Thomas A. Harris was among others that will be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame on Nov. 14. Harris is an investment banker and entrepreneur who graduated from Auburn University in 1971 and later went on to found Merchant Capital based in Montgomery.
Hawthorne resigns, accepts new role with state BOE
Crenshaw County Schools Superintendent Dodd Hawthorne announced his resignation following acceptance of a position with the Alabama State Board of Education. Hawthorne will take on the role of Assistant State Superintendent for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Workforce Development, effective August 16. Hawthorne highlighted critical challenges facing the state’s education department, emphasizing the need […] The post Hawthorne resigns, accepts new role with state BOE appeared first on Luverne Journal.
A first: Some grandparents/relatives taking care of children to get financial help
For some grandparents and relatives across Alabama raising children who are impacted by the opioid epidemic, some much-needed financial assistance is coming their way for the first time in state history.
The UAW’s union dreams seemed unstoppable. Then came the realities of the South
The United Auto Workers was on a historic six-month run until it got a reminder that when it comes to unions, southern hospitality often gets replaced with hostility. It started last November when the UAW ended decades of concessions to carmakers by ratifying record contracts at Ford, GM and Stellantis. The success inspired southern auto plant workers to launch their own campaigns, starting at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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