CARVER HIGH SCHOOL Gadsden, Alabama THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY This is the third of series to coincide with ‘THE TIES THAT BIND’. (NOTE: If you have not read…
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Southern Poverty Law Center releases 2024 “Year in Hate and Extremism” Report
The SPLC identifies 1,371 extremist organizations nationally in 2024, noting a 25 percent increase in Alabama and mainstream infiltration of far-right ideologies. By Alex Jobin On Thursday, the Southern Poverty…
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Etowah County Commission takes over EMA management from City of Gadsden
By Sumner Harrell GADSDEN, Ala. (WBMA) — The Gadsden-Etowah County EMA (GCEMA) Board voted unanimously to move management of the EMA from the City of Gadsden to the Etowah County Commission…
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Alabama formally recognizes Juneteenth as state holiday with new law
Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill making Juneteenth a permanent state holiday, closing state offices annually on June 19 to commemorate emancipation. Gov. Kay Ivey recently signed House Bill 165…
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What Are They Thinking?
What Are They Thinking? Maybe They Aren’t! Have you ever thought “what are they thinking?” when you see how people in Alabama vote? Maybe that is the problem. Maybe they…
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Trump Is Ending Fast Internet Service to Rural Areas…
Trump Is Ending Fast Internet Service to Rural Areas and Guess Who Benefits? How many of us depend on the internet in our everyday lives? Certainly, if you work in…
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Alabama fish advisories 2025: Don’t eat fish from these waters, state warns
Alabama has released its list of fish consumption advisories for 2025 to warn the public not to eat fish from some waterways due to the presence of harmful substances like mercury or…
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Scammers impersonating Rainbow City Police Department with jury summons
RAINBOW CITY, Ala. (WBRC) – Police in Rainbow City say scammers are now pretending to be their police chief and they’re trying to steal your money. To make it seem…
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Republicans Trying to Cut Medicare and Medicaid
Trump’s “big and beautiful” bill to cut the budget is now in the House of Representatives where the majority of Republicans are ready to cut $880 billion that includes massive…
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Siegelman…..What?
My family moved to Cordova, Alabama, a small rural town in Walker County, when I was an infant. I grew up there until I was ten years old, and we…
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