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This tiny Alabama BBQ shack has Texas tourists lining up for a reason
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
The first time I saw Frank Morse doing his thing, he was grilling for a few friends on the side of the road before a Dauphin Island Mardi Gras parade. And by “a few,” I mean 30 or 40. His industrial-grade mobile smoker was made from a length of...
It’s no surprise which Alabama city ranks among smartest in US: Here’s where the rest rank
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
It’s probably not a surprise that Huntsville is ranked as the smartest city in Alabama but it’s also one of the brightest in the U.S. After all, the nickname “The Rocket City” is well earned and that requires an educated workforce. But how does...
South Alabama Football away game tickets on sale now
FOX10 News - Alabama
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July 7, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Tickets to all six of South Alabama Football’s road games for the 2025 season are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets to see the Jaguars on the road by visiting usajaguars.com/tickets/football , over the phone at...
Jackson Co. chief corrections deputy named Chair of Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
WHNT - Alabama
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July 7, 2025
ALABAMA (WHNT) – Governor Kay Ivey has appointed the chief corrections deputy at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to serve as the Chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Hal Nash was appointed to this position on Monday, July 7. The...
Electric Cooperatives PAC backs Jay Mitchell in Alabama AG race
Alabama Political Reporter
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July 8, 2025
The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives, announced its endorsement of former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell in his campaign for...
Chick-fil-A has opened a new central Alabama location
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
Tuesday is opening day for another Chick-fil-A in Phenix City. The new restaurant, at 1132 Highway 280 Bypass, is open for dine-in, drive-thru, mobile orders, carryout, curbside and third-party delivery. It employs about 100. Anyone visiting the...
Central Alabama Water Board elects new officers, adopts bylaws
WJSU - Alabama
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Board of Directors of Central Alabama Water elected new officers during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. Thomas Hudson was elected as Chair, and Phillip Wiedmeyer as Vice-Chair. "We have a lot to accomplish, and I...
Electric Cooperatives of Alabama PAC endorses Jay Mitchell for AG
1819 News
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The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA), announced on Monday its endorsement of former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell in his...
Rock legend’s iconic guitar has new Alabama connection
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
Oteil Burbridge doesn’t recall where the idea came from: Make a bass guitar version of Grateful Dead legend Jerry Garcia’s custom guitar known as “Wolf.” But Burbridge -- who resided in Birmingham, Alabama for 18 years early in his career –- now...
When will Alabama have medical marijuana? Legal ‘cannabis cartel’ stands in the way, advocates say
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
From the outside, it appears to be another one of over 1,500 farms in Cullman County, with a couple of facilities and a structure that will eventually serve as a greenhouse. The front office looks — and smells — like any other office space, with...
Alabama lands 5-star safety Jireh Edwards
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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(Photo credit: Gary Cosby/Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Jireh Edwards, a five-star safety in the Class of 2026, committed to Alabama on Saturday. 247Sports Composite ranks Edwards as the 23rd overall recruit and second-best...
Parole board, resigning lawmakers, UA president’s salary: Down in Alabama
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
Ivey makes a change Gov. Kay Ivey has made a change at the Alabama parole board, reports AL.com’s Ivana Hrynkiw. With parole-board chair Leigh Gwathney supplying a nearly automatic “no” vote, the board’s 2023 parole rate tumbled well below the...
The MLB trade deadline a dud? Plus, ranking college football's rivalries
The New York Times
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July 8, 2025
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Watch who you kiss today. Stove-Setting: Click click, goes the hot stove I’d like to start this...
Alabama continues Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings rise after landing fifth 5-star
On3
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July 5, 2025
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer and his staff remain completely ablaze on the recruiting trail. Yet another five-star commitment went public in favor of the Crimson Tide on Saturday, as Upper Marlboro (Md.) St. Frances Academy safety Jireh Edwards...
Alabama continues five-star run as safety Jireh Edwards commits
247Sports - Tennessee
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Alabama held a special spot in five-star Jireh Edwards ' heart long before he was provided the opportunity to play for the storied program. The Baltimore St. Frances star said that he grew up with the desire to play for the Crimson Tide and, when...
Debut novel brings Midwest family to Blue Rock, Alabama | DON NOBLE
The Gadsden Times - Alabama
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There is a trope in Southern literature: the Southerner in the north. A bright-eyed young fellow, Eugene Gant in Thomas Wolfe’s novels or Willie Morris in the memoir “North Towards Home,” goes to Yankee land, usually New York City, and is...
Pastor’s murder exposes violent rise of Christian Zionism in American society, politics
Press TV
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By Maryam Qarehgozlou Adam Sheafe, an American Zionist who confessed to the gruesome crucifixion of an elderly pastor in Arizona and a foiled plan to kill 13 other Christian priests in ten states across the US, had admitted that his motive was “to...
Alabama is dominating college football recruiting in this key area, and it’s not close
AL.com - Alabama
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July 5, 2025
Another day, another five-star commit. That seems to be Alabama’s schedule these days. That’s only a slight exaggeration. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide picked up a commitment from another five-star recruit when defensive back Jireh Edwards...
Two of Georgia’s top trade partners, South Korea and Japan, hit with tariff threats
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Three months ago, Trump put on hold most of the “reciprocal” tariffs he announced April 2, which he coined “Liberation Day,” amid panic in the stock and bond markets. On Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would sign an...
Alabama heating and air companies give advice on how to keep power bills low
WSFA 12 - Alabama
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June 29, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Our state’s hot and humid summers leave Alabamians using 30% more energy than the national average, according to Alabama Power. People have been calling heating and air companies nonstop this summer. “All day, all night,...