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CCBOE approves Florala head football coach, Red Level band director
The Covington County Board of Education approved four additional personnel matters during a special called meeting on Tuesday, July 23. The board approved the following personnel matters: Transfer Margaret Suzanne Stockton from pre-K auxiliary teacher at Straughn Elementary School to pre-K auxiliary teacher at Pleasant Home School effective at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school […] The post CCBOE approves Florala head football coach, Red Level band director appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
Reading and leading to celebrate 200 years of Dale County
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - 322 books. That’s how many the kids at the Ozark Boys and Girls Club read this summer as part of their summer reading program with Short the Squirrel. In celebration of Dale County’s bicentennial 200th anniversary, the goal for the summer reading program was to read 200 books.
July Silent Hero living out his purpose by helping others
OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) - Reverend Dr. Tim Bates went from being consumed with his own wants and desires to wanting something more. He was a young professional portrait painter who had dreams of being a renowned comic book artist and knew that he had a higher calling. “I knew that...
Medical cannabis advocates speak out as lawsuits delay the issuing of licenses
DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — Medical cannabis advocates are speaking out as lawsuits continue to prevent the issuing of medical marijuana licenses. The Patients Coalition for Medical Cannabis Alabama got an early start on Thursday in Daphne at the Southern Cancer Center. This is the organization’s latest push for the right to provide medical marijuana to […]
DCH makes national 'honor roll' in improving women's healthcare
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Some doctors and healthcare professionals in west Alabama are working to improve women’s healthcare. A recent study by the Commonwealth Fund puts Alabama near the bottom when it comes to mortality, morbidity and reproductive health. DCH points out three major programs to help turn the...
Henry County Man Arrested After Dead Dogs Found in Rental Home
HENRY COUNTY, Ala (WDNews) — A Henry County man has been arrested after deputies discovered the carcasses of several dogs in the backyard of a rental home, sources say 5. According to Sheriff Eric Blankenship, deputies were called to a home off Highway 431 north of Abbeville on July 14, where they found five dogs owned by Devone Edwards Tolbert, 26, dead and in various stages of decomposition.
Extra Point Previews: Ariton Purple Cats
ARITON, Ala (WDHN) — The Ariton Purple Cats have been a juggernaut in 2A Region Two for the past several years, but now one of the best Purple Cats in school history has gone off to college, and it’s time to figure out how to fill the void. Do-it-all athlete Ian Senn was the driving […]
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