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Culture to Do: Nov. 5, 2025
Valley Light Opera: H.M.S. Pinafore Academy of Music, Northampton Thursday, Nov. 6 – Sunday, Nov. 9 Valley Light Opera celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a stunning production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore — the show that started it...
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2025 Alabama Pecan Festival
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Whether you say Pea-CON or Pea-CAN, you CAN find something to do at the Alabama Pecan Festival! The family-friendly festival features pecans, pecan pies, food trucks, live music, midway rides, pony rides, and more. This year,...
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LSU hires University of Alabama vice president and provost
Louisiana State University announced this week its hiring of a current member of University of Alabama’s administration. James Dalton, UA’s current executive vice president and provost, has been hired on as the executive vice president of the LSU...
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Alabama must defend Space Command pick
The state of Alabama is heading to court, and it’s seemingly the president’s fault. Colorado officials filed suit Wednesday to stop the Trump administration from moving the headquarters from its current location in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to...
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Col. John Nicholson, Gen. Richard Montgomery and the 1775 Campaign, the Battle of Quebec
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My Hudson Valley - New York
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By Mary Ellen Matise, Town of Montgomery Historian October 4, 1775 - Major Henry Livingston’s Journal entry: At 4 in the afternoon set off from Ticonderoga with Coll’o Clinton, Cap’t Nicholson, Billings & Johnson & 165 men in 14 battoes. October...
Alabama tax revenue growth slows as COVID relief disappears and interest rates drop
The growth in tax collections declined in 2025 and the trend is expected to continue for 2026, according to a report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA). The report said that revenues for the General Fund and the...
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Good results reported after water tested for lead in Alabama's schools and child care facilities
Good results reported after water tested for lead in Alabama's schools and child care facilities LOTTERY TICKET. TAYLOR. AND IT IS A REALLY NICE DAY OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE’VE GOT SOME BIG TIME CHANGES ON THE WAY, SO LET’S GET RIGHT TO IT. A...
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Alabama comedy club opened a food pantry. Now, it’s become a hub for people in need
Laughter is famously the best medicine, but one comedy theatre in Alabama is taking healing to the next level. The Shenanigans Comedy Theater in Huntsville is a hub of comedy and entertainment. Neighbors can regularly attend stand-up comedy shows,...
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Attorney General Steve Marshall appoints Barrett Bowdre as Alabama Solicitor General
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the appointment of Barrett Bowdre as the state’s next Solicitor General on Wednesday. Bowdre’s appointment today takes up the mantle for the position held by Edmund “Eddie” LaCour since 2019, who...
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Coastal Alabama Community College to stage plane crash drill in Gulf Shores
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Gulf Coast Media - Alabama
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GCM Staff Report Coastal Alabama Community College will simulate a plane crash on its Gulf Shores Campus on Monday, Nov. 10, giving emergency personnel and health programs a high-intensity training scenario designed to strengthen real-world...
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LSU hires University of Alabama's executive vice president
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The Tuscaloosa News - Alabama
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Louisiana State University has hired James T. Dalton as its new executive vice president and chancellor. Dalton previously served as the executive vice president and provost for the University of Alabama. During his time at Alabama, Dalton helped...
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Retirement Systems of Alabama chief calls for Mobile coal ash to be fixed: ‘A knife to your throat’
David Bronner, CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, called on state leaders to address the massive coal ash pond that sits along the Mobile River, calling it a “huge environmental bomb.” “We do not need finger-pointing; we need to, jointly,...
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Alabama Attorney Warns Law Enforcement: ICE Partnerships Could Bring Legal Risks
By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain an individual during an operation. Alabama law enforcement agencies that partner with ICE under 287(g) agreements could face new legal risks, according to Anniston...
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The Kessler Collection and Highgate Form a Strategic Alliance to Shape a New Era of Luxury and Lifestyle Hospitality
Orlando, FL — The Kessler Collection, an iconic Orlando-based hospitality company known for launching the soft-brand movement in the U.S. with the co-founding of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, has announced a strategic alliance with Highgate, a...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial traveling replica to make brief stop in North Alabama
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The Moulton Advertiser - Alabama
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Just in time for Veterans Day 2025, Lawrence County veterans and civilians can reflect at one of the nation’s most hallowed monuments, the striking Vietnam Veterans Memorial, without having to purchase a plane ticket to Washington, D.C. This...
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Things to do in Montgomery for Nov. 6-12
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The Montgomery Advertiser - Alabama
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A living hometown rock star will be making a return trip to Montgomery next year, and you can get tickets now. Also, a special tribute to Romay Johnson Davis is in the works for Nov. 12. Catch WAR in concert at MPAC on Nov 7, and "Hadestown: Teen...
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Alabama Department of Revenue Issues Helpful Analysis of Impact of OBBBA on Alabama Income Tax Code
As readers may recall, on July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the massive One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) as Public Law 119-21, which made permanent many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. OBBBA also added several new...
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The Trump administration canceled a top education award. This LA school is celebrating anyway
Raising kids? Our Early Childhood newsletter, focused on raising kids ages 0-5, is your place to get reads and resources on the topics most important to your family. Last week, the students of a small South Bay elementary school ate blue Takis,...
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When sorority influencers meet Alabama football, game days turn into a campus-wide catwalk
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Eleven-foot-high doors embossed with Alabama’s script “A” open onto a brick mansion with porcelain-white columns and a wraparound porch. A banner ripples above the doorway, shouting “Tri Delta Loves the Tide.” Graceful arches...
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Forbes honors 2 Alabama companies for culture. Here’s who made it
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The Tuscaloosa News - Alabama
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Two Alabama companies are being recognized nationwide for their workplace culture. Forbes has named them to its inaugural list of America's Best Employers for Company Culture. The rankings highlight organizations where employees feel valued,...
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