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Month: January 2024

State News

Most states will offer summer EBT meal money for kids. Will Alabama?

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama families will miss out on $65.4 million in federal aid designed to help feed children over the summer break. A spokesperson for Gov. Kay Ivey told AL.com it was a matter of timing and available […]
State News

Lawmakers seek audit of Birmingham Water Works, citing allegations of fraud, waste and more

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
By Joseph D. Bryant After years of concerns over rate increases, customer complaints and employee dissatisfaction at the Birmingham Water Works, 21 Republicans and Democrats in the Alabama legislature are calling for an audit of the […]
Sports

Shawn Gibbs re-ups at FVSU:

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
In the midst of speculation that second-year Fort Valley State Head Football Coach Shawn Gibbs was the choice of Florida A&M Athletics Director Tiffany-Dawn Sykes to be the next head football coach of the Rattlers, […]
AAMU

AAMU TESTING SERVICES DIRECTOR ADDRESSED TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
Kidd Selected to Speak at Southeast ACT Conference The organization that administers the ACT, a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States, recently selected Dr. Selicia Kidd, Director of Testing Services at […]
AAMU

INCLUDE YOUR AAMU STORY IN THE 150TH CELEBRATION

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
Alabama A&M University alumni are encouraged to participate in the ongoing oral history project which captures the stories of Bulldog Nation in preparation for the 150th Anniversary Celebration in 2025. The Office of Alumni Affairs is partnering […]
AAMU

STRACHAN WILL WORK TO IMPROVE TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
Associate Professor Accepted to Stanford University Faculty Innovation Fellowship Program Dr. Samantha Strachan, an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in the Department of Teacher Education and Leadership, was recently accepted as a candidate into Stanford University’s […]
City News

Alabama severe weather: Downed tree hits 2 Huntsville houses, 1 injured

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
By William Thornton At least one person was injured Friday when a downed tree struck two houses in Huntsville. Don Webster, HEMSI spokesman, said the incident happened on Dellbrook Drive. The tree, felled by high winds, […]
National News

Cornel West to commemorate MLK Day in Birmingham as he makes independent presidential run

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
By Shauna Stuart  Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West will spend the day in Birmingham commemorating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., culminating with a keynote address in the city’s Kelly Ingram Park. West is set to […]
Politics

Can Alabama do anything about deadly celebratory gunfire?

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
By John Sharp As Valerie Abbott tells it, the timing of her car battery dying before midnight on New Year’s Day was horrible. The sounds of rapid gunfire through the streets of Birmingham were compared with Fallujah, […]
Health

Alabama is one of America’s unhealthiest states, Forbes finds: Here’s why

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0
By William Thornton The “Heart of Dixie” might need a bypass. That’s according to a new survey from Forbes Advisor, which ranked the states according to overall health, chronic disease, substance abuse and other factors. Alabama ranked as […]

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