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Auburn University’s enrollment includes service to record number of Alabamians
Auburn University’s total enrollment increased 2.6% over last year, with a record percentage of in-state students beginning the fall 2024 semester. Pre-census semester data — which will be confirmed officially on the Sept. 9 census date — revealed the land-grant institution’s full-time undergraduate enrollment is 24,953, with Alabama residents constituting a record 62% of full-time enrolled undergraduates. That is a 4% increase of in-state students over 2023 and the largest percentage of Alabama residents enrolled in the university’s nearly 170-year history.
Parks Board takes over Cullman County Museum operations
CULLMAN, Ala. – In a strategic move to better integrate local history with the community’s vibrant festivals and activities, Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism (CPRST) has assumed responsibility for the Cullman County Museum. The transition, spearheaded by the Cullman City Council and Mayor Woody Jacobs, marks a new chapter in the museum’s long-standing role as a guardian of local history. CPRST Executive Director Nathan Anderson explained that the museum has always been a City department. The recent transfer to the Parks Board was not a purchase or acquisition but a strategic decision to align the museum more closely with the...
As Red Lobster closes 24 locations, Alabama restaurant reopening
Red Lobster’s Huntsville location is reopening this week, even as the seafood chain is announcing more than 20 locations restaurants are closing. According to the Huntsville Madison County Chamber, Red Lobster, located at 1818 University Drive N.W. in Huntsville, will reopen Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Huntsville location closed...
Athens poised to get new museum
ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - The Athens-Limestone Community Association announced the development of a new museum. The museum will cover the area’s history during the Civil War and how some slaves would come to the area and fight for the Union during the war. Officials said the museum will be...
New 'War Eagle Supper Club' coming to Auburn's Graduate Hotel
John Brandt, one of the original Supper Club's former owners, stated that a new bus was designed to look like the original shot bus. The new owners consulted with Brandt on the project. Former State Rep. Paul DeMarco was driving down U.S. Highway 280 Saturday when he spotted the bus....
General Mills Vet Joins Milo’s C-Suite
Family-owned beverage company welcomes Emily Backstrom to leadership team. Milo's Tea Co., Inc. has appointed Emily Backstrom to the role of CFO. As a member of the executive team, she will lead financial strategy for the family-owned tea and lemonade business as it continues to expand by scaling its operations and focusing on innovation.
20-year-old woman is 4th suspect charged in livestreamed killing of Birmingham mother Asia Poole
A fourth person has been charged in last week’s deadly shooting at a Birmingham apartment complex that was captured live in Facebook videos. Aacoreyah Denae Woods, 20, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the slaying of 21-year-old Asia Alyce Poole. She is charged with murder, attempted murder and two counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling or vehicle.
Midfield man acquitted in fatal shooting of 16-year-old girl in Birmingham
A 28-year-old man has been acquitted of murder in last year’s shooting death of a 16-year-old Birmingham girl over spring break. A Jefferson County jury found Arnold Laterrant Fuller not guilty of murder in the killing of Jackson-Olin High School student Jada White, according to court records made public Tuesday.
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