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Prattville mayor addresses concerns over condemned house
Prattville Mayor Bill Gillespie is taking time to address rumors on social media regarding a condemned house. He said code enforcement workers noticed the house in April, and it was recently condemned. Gillespie says there has been a lot of public outcry over the property and the Robinson family who...
Chris Stewart becomes new voice of Alabama football
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Chris Stewart, a seasoned broadcaster from Fairfield is the new voice of Alabama football, taking over a role steeped in tradition. "Five-year-old Chris Stewart's head explodes when I hear that," Stewart said. "To realize that I actually have that role, that responsibility, and that honor now is, it's very difficult not to smile when I think about it."
Tuscaloosa Considers Drone Program for First Responders
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is considering a groundbreaking proposal to incorporate drones into its first responder operations. Mayor Walt Maddox has presented a plan to the city council that would establish a dedicated drone team to enhance public safety efforts, according to WBRC. Rapid Response Capability. The proposed drone system would be...
Lulu Gribbin returns to Mountain Brook after June Shark Attack
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. (WIAT) — 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin is back home in Mountain Brook after a shark attack in June claimed her hand and leg. She spent the last 77 days in a North Carolina hospital. Saturday was an emotional but celebratory day in Mountain Brook. The streets were lined with family, friends and community […]
Rebels fall hard to Carver in opener
MONTGOMERY — Vestavia Hills High School’s first-ever appearance in the season-opening AHSAA Kickoff Classic was not a memorable one as Carver dominated the Rebels 41-19 at Cramton Bowl on Friday night. Five turnovers by the Vestavia Hills offense, including four second-half interceptions thrown by quarterbacks Charlie Taaffe and...
Titans tough it out against Muscle Shoals
Photo: Gadsden City’s Kerrell Yow (right) attempts to run after a catch as Muscle Shoals’ Christian Pritchard (2) defends during the Titans’ 33-28 victory in high school football on Aug. 22 at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Gadsden City’s resilience and mental toughness were on full display on Thursday,...
Glencoe, Westbrook open season with tri-match sweeps
The Glencoe High volleyball team kicked off the season with a tri-match sweep over Gadsden City and Hokes Bluff on Thursday, Aug. 22 at GCHS. The Lady Yellow Jacket defeated Hokes Bluff, 25-15, 26-28, 15-8, and beat Gadsden City, 25-14, 25-15. The Lady Eagles beat Gadsden City by a score of 25-13, 22-25, 15-8. For Glencoe against Hokes Bluff, Avery Barkley had 17 assists, three aces and three sigs; Ali Jo Amis had five kills, four digs and two blocks; Evelyn Nowak (pictured above at right)) had 11 kills and three digs; Mia Talbot had nine digs and six kills; Kinlee Montgomery had six assists; Kaelyn Hollis had six digs; Ashlyn Stone had five digs; and Sadie Waldrop had four digs.
News 3 PrepZone: Alabama Week 2 scores and highlights
COLUMBUS (WRBL) – Here’s the scores and highlights from Week 2 of the News 3 PrepZone from our East Alabama schools. You can watch our coverage in the video player above. Visitor Score Home Score Booker T. Washington 18 Eufaula 10 Beauregard 14 Wetumpka 19 Beulah 39 Abbeville 14 Bullock County 13 Lanett 14 Carroll […]
Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states
“A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics serving Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out $366 million in medical debt for about 193,000 needy patients,” The Associated Press reported. “The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donor-funded organization that negotiates with hospitals, doctors’ offices and ambulance services to purchase and erase the outstanding medical debt of those least able to afford it. Ochsner is the largest health system in Louisiana and has 46 hospitals and 370 clinics and urgent cares in the three states it serves. ‘Ochsner is proud to have worked with Undue Medical Debt to enable the organization to acquire and cancel past one-time debts for eligible residents,’ the company said in a statement. The deal followed a Monday announcement of an agreement between Ochsner, Undue Medical Debt and New Orleans to wipe out more than $59 million in medical debt for about 66,000 patients in that city. The city had agreed last year to provide Undue Medical Debt with $1.3 million in federal money from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, a pandemic program to acquire qualifying debt and erase it. Lempert said that in addition to the pandemic dollars, his organization used money it received from donations and grassroots fundraising both locally and nationwide to purchase the debt from Ochsner. He declined to say how much it paid, but based on what the organization has said it typically pays — about 1 cent for each dollar of debt — the amount would be around $3.6 million.” “Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states,”
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