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Central Alabama Community College is growing and effectively meeting the needs of employers in the region
SylacaugaNews.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. – Central Alabama Community College hosted the July Chamber Coffee for the Greater Coosa Valley Chamber of Commerce, and they took some time to highlight parts of their growing successes. “We have seen a 126 percent increase in...
Judge: Public Service Commission can decide Alabama Power price hikes behind closed doors
Alabama News Network
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July 10, 2025
Alabama’s utility regulators can continue to hold closed-door meetings to determine price hikes, in an apparent departure from common practices in neighboring states, a circuit court judge ruled. The decision has rejected a lawsuit filed by...
Saharan dust plume lingers across Alabama this weekend
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Dust from the Saharan African Dessert will drift across Alabama this weekend! Find out more about the Saharan Air Layer and what it means for tropical development.Saharan Air Layer (SAL)From late spring through early fall, the Sahara Desert sends...
Pipe Among Alabama-Made Products Being Installed at State Parks
Courier Journal - Alabama
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One of the goals for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is to use Alabama-sourced materials as much as possible for construction projects, especially for the $228 million in expenditures to upgrade, renovate and...
Paul Finebaum claims Dabo Swinney's Clemson "robbed" Kalen DeBoer-led Alabama's CFP spot in 2024
Sportskeeda
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July 10, 2025
Kalen DeBoer was hired as Alabama's coach in January 2024, replacing the legendary Nick Saban. However, the Tide finished with a 9-4 record in DeBoer's first year at the helm, not making the 12-team College Football Playoff. On Thursday, SEC...
Taxpayer-funded Alabama Public Television criticized for lobbying against Trump’s rescission package
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Alabama Public Television (APT), which receives both state and federal tax dollars, is being slammed for sending out an email that essentially lobbies against President Donald Trump’s rescission package. The proposal would retract roughly $9.4...
United Way Hands On hosting Back-to-School Drive for central Alabama students
St. Clair News Aegis - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Published 8:18 pm Thursday, July 10, 2025 By Special to The News-Aegis As the new school year approaches, United Way Hands On, the volunteer center of United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA), is launching its annual Back-to-School Drive to help...
Bengals trade prediction sends late-round draft pick to Texans for promising young receiver
Sporting News
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July 10, 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals boast arguably the most dynamic wide receiver duo in football with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. However, the team could look to add some more talent to the position group for quarterback Joe Burrow. For the Win's Cory...
Food City Opens 4th Location in Popular Alabama City
Progressive Grocer
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July 10, 2025
Pictured is the groundbreaking ceremony for the Memorial Parkway store in Huntsville, Ala., that took place in May 2024. Food City has opened a new 56,000-square-foot supermarket in Huntsville, Ala., on July 9. Located on Memorial Parkway, the new...
Alabama’s 2025 Legislative Session Advances Pro-Growth Tax Reforms
Tax Foundation
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July 9, 2025
The 2025 Alabama legislative session marked a productive period for taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services,...
Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour on transgender surgery for minors post-SCOTUS: ‘Going to be important to continue to investigate’
1819 News
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It’s important to continue to scrutinize the minor transgender medical care industry after some states were victorious in a U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) case last month, according to Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour. SCOTUS ruled 6-3 in June...
Alabama utility commission allowed to hike prices behind closed doors, judge rules
Associated Press
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July 9, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s utility regulators can continue to hold closed-door meetings to determine price hikes, in an apparent departure from common practices in neighboring states, a circuit court judge ruled. The decision on Monday...
Trump’s interim NASA head has little background in space, Alabama
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
The former congressman and reality TV contestant whom President Donald Trump has picked as temporary head of NASA brings little experience with space policy and few apparent ties to Alabama. Trump announced Sean Duffy – the current secretary of...
Longshore and McKnight: Summer conditioning is brutal, AJ McCarron speaks out about Hugh Freeze, Alabama’s coaching staff is loaded with Crimson Tide alumni, and more…
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, John and Barry reflected on the intensity of summer football conditioning and the culture surrounding SEC Media Days. They shared lighthearted anecdotes about past training camps and joked about the...
BMW affirms margins outlook: How the company is managing tariffs
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A Let's stick with this focus on tariffs because shares of BMW rising nearly 4% after a call reaffirming its auto margins for the second quarter and full year. It's the rare piece of good news from German automakers. They have been...
John Roberts, GOP businessman and one-time North Alabama congressional candidate, running for State Senate District 2
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
A familiar name to North Alabama conservative politics made it official on Thursday that he’s running for State Senate. John Roberts, a commercial real estate developer who lives, works and raises his family in the Huntsville-area Senate District...
Alabama ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center? ICE official says no plans exist
AL.com - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
A leading U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official says he has no knowledge of an ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center planned for Alabama, despite reports suggesting otherwise. Chris Cannon, assistant field officer with the ICE...
Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth visits Mobile Chamber to discuss the future
FOX10 News - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Chamber welcomed Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth Wednesday morning. He addressed businesses in the area and his love for the Gulf Coast. “I think when you look at the coast area, it’s one of the best...
Alabama’s Top Medical Marijuana Official Is ‘Very Hopeful’ Patients Could Finally Get Legal Access By The End Of 2025
Marijuana Moment
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July 9, 2025
“I think the commission and the staff are more encouraged than we have been any time in the past to date.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector From the outside, it appears to be another one of over 1,500 farms in Cullman County, with a couple of...
Britt presents Montgomery native Lynda Blanchard to Senate for nomination hearings for U.N. agriculture ambassadorship
1819 News
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On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) introduced Montgomery native Lynda "Lindy" Blanchard to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as hearings began for her to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization of...