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Governor Stein Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments
Beaufort County Now
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Press Release: (RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein announced appointments to boards and commissions. Governor Stein has appointed the following new member to the Biotechnology Center Board of Directors: Marlene Louise Sanders of Wake County as...
Top Scenic Road Trip Through Alabama’s Coast
Praise 93.3 - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
There is nothing better than getting in the car with your favorite radio station on and cruising down a scenic road; it is one of the main reasons for road trips - to have a short escape, reset, and sometimes rest. Alabama is home to some gorgeous...
Alabama man sentenced to 14 years for attempted murder of truck driver in Belmont County
WTOV9 - Ohio
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — An Alabama man was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday for the attempted murder of fellow truck driver Michael Brundage. The incident occurred on Jan. 30, 2024, on Interstate 470. Malcolm Williams will serve a maximum...
A big-picture conversation about Ohio State football’s recruiting: Buckeye Talk podcast
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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September 2, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- How should you view Ohio State football’s 2026 recruiting class and future classes? The Buckeyes have set a standard to annually have one of the nation’s top-five classes. But given the many changes across the sport, should that...
Alabama counties oppose online sales tax law changes
1819 News
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The Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) passed a resolution last week encouraging legislators to oppose any legislative changes to the state's online sales tax law, Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) program. The resolution was...
Scouting report: UAB vs. Alabama State
AL.com - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
UAB Blazers Football returns to Birmingham’s Protective Stadium on Thursday night. UAB has spent the past eight months trying to erase the sour taste of a disappointing 3-9 season from its mouth. Entering its third season under head coach Trent...
These Materials Could Cripple America’s Defense Industrial Base
War on the Rocks
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August 28, 2025
The Pentagon’s arsenal and defense industrial base is built on materials that China can turn off like a light switch. Growing uncertainty in critical mineral markets and the open weaponization of supply chains by China has prompted a paradigm...
Firing squad execution of prisoner with dementia blocked by Utah court
CBS News
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The Utah Supreme Court has blocked a death row inmate's upcoming execution, after the inmate's attorneys argued in an extensive legal back-and-forth with the state that their client's worsening dementia should spare him from capital punishment....
South Alabama women’s basketball reflects on Greece tour’s impact ahead of new season
Mobile Courant - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
The South Alabama Women's Basketball team recently completed a tour in Greece during the first week of August. The trip included visits to historical sites, opportunities for community service, and two games against international teams. Head Coach...
Rich Rodriguez press conference summary: Ohio week
On3
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September 2, 2025
West Virginia Head Coach Rich Rodriguez addressed the media at his weekly press conference prior to the Ohio game and here is a summary of what was said. –The team played hard but didn’t play well with three fumbles against Robert Morris. The...
‘LaPolitics’: Nungesser wants to lure Canadian tourists back to Louisiana
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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September 2, 2025
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s namesake father was a major figure in the Louisiana Republican Party back when Democrats still dominated the state, serving as Gov. Dave Treen’s chief of staff and chairing the party from 1988 to 1992. The younger...
Job numbers and a historic theatre’s re-opening: Down in Alabama
AL.com - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
Past and future The Crescent Theatre in Mobile is not dead yet. The venue dates to the vaudeville era in 1885. Patrons there have seen burlesque shows and silent films. The space was used for restaurants as well over the decades before it was...
Bledsoe pens another ‘Shoal Creek’ installment
Valley Times-News - Alabama
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September 2, 2025
Bledsoe pens another ‘Shoal Creek’ installment Published 9:30 am Tuesday, September 2, 2025 VALLEY — Lanny Bledsoe has a new book in print, entitled “Go South Yankee,” and it may be the final one in the Shoal Creek Saga. It’s the 12th one he’s...
Alabama shipbuilder receives $1.9 million in tax incentives for $7.8 million expansion
AL.com - Alabama
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August 25, 2025
A Coden-based vessel and workboat manufacturer, Master Boat Builders, is receiving nearly $1.9 million in tax incentives to support a $7.8 million expansion and modernization project in Mobile County. The project includes several key components: a...
Alabama is done with DEI and Cracker Barrel is the latest proof
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 25, 2025
The conversation around the Cracker Barrel rebrand is not hard to understand, but some in the media seem to be unable to grasp what people are mad about. On the right, figures like U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and legislators...
Tri-State MAGNET Initiative Targets Automotive Industry Innovation
Business Facilities
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August 27, 2025
In a move aimed at leveraging regional ecosystems and assets related to the automotive vehicle and battery industries, the governors of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, along with power company executives and university presidents have...
Duluth college student conducts research where she got life-changing treatment
Wadena Pioneer Journal - Minnesota
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September 2, 2025
DULUTH — When Brenda and Mark Grim brought their second daughter, Arden, home from the hospital in 2004, everything seemed perfect. But soon, Brenda, an ICU nurse, began to notice her daughter’s development didn’t seem right. “At about two months...
Way-Too-Early men's Top 25 rankings: Every team's top awards candidate From Purdue's Braden Smith to NC State's Will Wade, we're on early awards watch for these candidates from Top 25 teams. 1hJeff Borzello Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images
ESPN Philippines
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School is back in session, temperatures are dropping and summer is over everywhere but on your calendar. Sure, football has taken center stage -- but more importantly, that means college basketball is just around the corner. It was another quiet...
New Alabama Shakes song ‘Another Life’ dropping Friday
ALT 99.7 - South Carolina
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August 27, 2025
Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard at 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. (Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht II) The Alabama Shakes reunion will soon officially include new music. The “Hold On” outfit is set to release a song called “Another...
2025 Fall Arts & Entertainment Preview: Concerts, Galleries, & More
Hour Detroit - Michigan
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September 2, 2025
For our annual Fall Arts & Entertainment Preview feature, we’ve compiled the top concerts, comedy shows, art exhibitions, theatrical performances, and more in metro Detroit to keep you busy this fall. Art Crosscurrents This group exhibition at...