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Alabama legislative leaders showcase strong economic momentum driven by pro-growth, conservative policies
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 8, 2025
Alabama’s top legislative leaders say the state’s economy is on the move — and they’re not slowing down. Speaking to business leaders at an Alabama Growth Alliance meeting in Fairhope, Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger and Speaker of...
C.P. Davis, longtime Alabama pastor, dies
Alabama Baptist
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August 8, 2025
Longtime Alabama pastor Culon P. “C.P.” Davis died July 17, 2024, in Hanceville. He was 94. Davis was the father of five when he was saved and called into the ministry at age 23. His ordination at Goodman Baptist Church in Enterprise was the...
Alabama police chief torches AL(dot)com for ‘false narrative’ on ICE bust – says driver was dangerously weaving at 80 mph
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 8, 2025
Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin is calling out AL(dot)com for what he says is a blatantly false account of a traffic stop that led to the arrest of a woman in the country illegally. The article referenced the arrest of an illegal immigrant earlier...
Alabama Weather Network with James Spann begins August 11
The Andalusia Star-News - Alabama
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August 8, 2025
Published 9:15 am Friday, August 8, 2025 James Spann’s lifelong dream of providing weather for all areas of Alabama on a statewide network is finally coming true Monday, August 11, at noon. That’s when the Alabama Weather Network will go on the...
Heart Gallery Alabama: Trenton
WBRC 6 News - Alabama
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August 8, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Trenton is 14 years old. He makes friends easily and quickly. He loves to build things with Legos and blocks, complete puzzles and organize things, especially office items. Trenton loves to laugh and makes jokes to get...
Oklahoma joins states asking court to overturn Texas immigration decision
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general are asking a federal appeals court to overturn a decision that stopped Texas from enforcing its immigration law. A federal judge...
Study: Alabama Ranks High in Disadvantaged Children
WTUG 92.9 FM - Alabama
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August 8, 2025
Probably to the surprise of few, Alabama, as one of the poorest states, is home to large numbers of disadvantaged children. Our state ranks 11th worst overall in child welfare according to a study released by the personal-finance website...
Evangeline Juliet Montgomery
Martha's Vineyard Times - Massachusetts
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August 8, 2025
Evangeline Juliet Montgomery (“E.J.”), artist and curator, passed away on May 1, 2025, at the age of 94. Born on May 2, 1930, in New York City, and adopted by a Baptist minister and his homemaker wife, she discovered her love for art at the age of...
Shelley Stewart: From breaking racial barriers in Alabama to national radio recognition
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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August 8, 2025
TONIGHT, A BIRMINGHAM LEGEND IS FINALLY GETTING HIS DUE. THIS FALL. SHELLEY, THE PLAYBOY STEWART, KNOWN FOR HIS KNOWN TO HIS LISTENERS AS JUST THAT, WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME. BUT STEWART’S STORY IS MORE THAN JUST A...
How AI Supports Student Mental Health in Higher Education
EdTech Magazine
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After observing a disconnect between the number of students who were struggling and how few actually sought assistance, Yusen Zhai, director of the Community Counseling Clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, created a tool to predict...
Experts urge students to use AI responsibly as kids head back to school in North Alabama
WAAY31 - Alabama
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WAAY is Coverage You Can Count On for news, weather, sports and more from North Alabama and the rest of the world. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/WAAYTV As the new school year begins, students, parents, and educators across the...
Britt reflects on immigration, child care legislation in one-on-one interview
Alabama Daily News
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August 8, 2025
WASHINGTON — “You’re up,” Sen. Katie Britt recalls Majority Leader John Thune telling her as they began the 119th Congress with the Laken Riley Act as the first bill on the Senate floor in January. Six months after the immigration bill that Britt...
Some Alabama colleges risk federal financial aid access as student loan delinquencies climb
Alabama Daily News
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August 8, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – With the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments lifted and debt levels at a record $1.7 trillion nationwide, attention is now turning to the growing number of delinquent loans – and the impact on colleges as well as...
Alabama Weather Network with James Spann begins Monday
The Coosa County News - Alabama
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August 8, 2025
Special to the News James Spann’s lifelong dream of providing weather for all areas of Alabama on a statewide network is finally coming true Monday, August 11, at noon. That’s when the Alabama Weather Network will go on the air. The groundbreaking...
2 Atlanta transit officers shot; suspect arrested in Alabama
WRDW 12 - Georgia
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August 8, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. - Two Atlanta transit police officers were shot after they tried to confront a man urinating in a train station, and the suspect was later arrested in another state. The shooting happened just before midnight at MARTA’s Five Points...
Alabama social worker detained by ICE sparks deportation debate
The Sun Daily
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August 8, 2025
WASHINGTON: Friends and family of an Alabama social worker detained by U.S. immigration authorities are pushing for her release days after she was pulled over for an alleged speeding violation, a case that reflects the broad sweep of President...
New Alabama law mixes spirits with education starting in October
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 7, 2025
A new Alabama law is raising the bar—literally and educationally—starting October 1. Signed into law during the 2025 legislative session, Senate Bill 316 creates a new type of alcohol license known as the Educational Tourism Distillery license....
Alabama Big 10 Mayors kick off annual statewide photo competition
WPMI - Alabama
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MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The Alabama Big 10 Mayors kicked off its annual statewide photo competition, allowing Alabamians to submit their photos from the state’s ten biggest cities with a chance to be recognized as the winner and receive a cash...
Valerie Montgomery Rice named to Georgia Power Board of Directors
Americus Times-Recorder - Georgia
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August 8, 2025
Published 9:15 am Friday, August 8, 2025 Georgia Power announced today that it has elected Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, to the company’s board of directors. Montgomery Rice currently serves as the president and CEO of Morehouse School of...
The Jule of Auburn: Where art meets education
The Auburn Plainsman - Alabama
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Tucked behind a shimmering pond on manicured grounds sits Auburn’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Affectionately referred to as “the Jule,” the museum has become a hot spot for art appreciators, class trips and university events. The...