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Conner Hayes: What’s next for BSC?

Someone recently told me that Birmingham-Southern College’s (BSC) attempted sale is “a fix.” Unsure at first, I can’t help shaking the unsettling feeling that perhaps it is. 

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Kalen DeBoer provides encouraging injury update prior to Wisconsin game

Heading into their first road game of the year on Saturday against Wisconsin, Alabama is a little banged up but appears to have “dodged a lot of bullets” in regards to long term injuries.

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State Rep. Givens receives Congressional Angels in Adoption Award

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) honored State Rep. Donna Givens (R-Loxley) Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. with a Congressional Angels in Adoption Award. 

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Saban lobbies Katie Britt, CBC on Capitol Hill for NIL reform

Although he has retired from coaching, legendary Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is still working to improve college athletics.

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Sylacauga Mayor Heigl urges 'keyboard warriors' to calm down, says media misrepresented contentious meeting over Haitian migrants

Sylacauga Jim Heigl blamed others but not himself for the lack of communication concerning a recent influx of Haitian migrants. He appeared Thursday morning on “Daybreak” with Jimmy Dale, a news show featuring local stories from WOTM.

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'Massive fraud,' 'greed': State Rep. Robbins blasts NGOs for role in Alabama's Haitian migrant relocation

While there are many unanswered questions about how and why an unknown number of Haitian migrants are being settled in Sylacauga in southern Talladega County, State Rep. Ben Robbins (R-Sylacauga) blames non-governmental organizations acting as intermediaries in the process.

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Environment groups accuse West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family, Bluestone Coke of ignoring court orders

Representatives for Bluestone Coke, including Jay Justice, the son of West Virginia Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate Jim Justice, ignored a federal judge’s warnings and failed to fulfill all federal contempt requirements by the court’s Wednesday deadline, according to a Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) attorney on Thursday.

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Kristin Landers: They remember, but do they care?

Since Sept. 11, 2001, I believe the politicians who have failed to secure our southern border are accomplices – to terrorism. In my opinion, they have an enormous amount of blood on their hands.

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University of Alabama System Board adopts neutrality resolution on ‘political and social issues’

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees adopted a resolution last week expressing its commitment to institutional neutrality and freedom of speech and expression. 

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NOAA forecast operations, aid money disrupted by DOC system failure in 2023

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) joined four other senators in Washington, demanding answers in reference to the disastrous implementation of a new financial management system by the Department of Commerce.

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Tuberville: Surge in Alabama's Haitian immigration a Biden ploy to gain Democratic voters — 'They think we’re complete idiots'

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville recently spoke on the issue of Haitian immigrants flooding into American cities, including several in Alabama that have grabbed headlines in recent months.

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Huntsville looks to hire new DEI director weeks before statewide ban takes effect

The position of Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion was first posted to the city’s online job board in August, and the application period closes today. The salary ranges from $85,404.80 - $144,996.80, depending on qualifications.

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Brewbaker endorses Dobson following tense primary run-off, warns of 'nightmarish' outcome if Republicans don't get out to vote

Republican nominee for Alabama’s second congressional district Caroleene Dobson said she is thankful for her former opponent former State Sen. Dick Brewbaker’s (R-Montgomery) support and friendship.

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Remembering 9/11: Jefferson County students honor lives lost in terror attacks

Shades Valley High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps held a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Wednesday morning in memory of the lives lost 23 years ago.

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Britt, Tuberville introduce bill restricting foreign ownership of American farmland

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) on Tuesday led a group of colleagues in introducing the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 to add the Secretary of Agriculture as a permanent member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. 

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Freeze: 'Responding accurately to disappointment in this season is going to be vital for us’

With the grueling demand that college football brings, how does Hugh Freeze's team respond to adversity?

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Guatemalan woman pleads guilty to illegally voting; Secretary of State Allen continues voter roll maintenance

An illegal immigrant charged with using a fake ID to vote in Alabama elections and obtaining multiple fraudulent U.S. passports, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.

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House Majority Ldr Stadthagen: Reaction from Sylacauga City Council to Haitian migrant concerns 'disturbed me'

House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) criticized those in Sylacauga city government and suggested to listeners those officials needed to be reminded who they answer to.

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WWII training plane to be placed in Foley as museum exhibit

The city council approved the purchase of the 1941 N3N biplane. The U.S. Navy’s aviation training center in Foley used the same model as a training aircraft at Barin Field.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Decalogue principle 3 – respect for family

The family is the most basic of all divine institutions, and the church and the state relate to the individual through the family. 

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Sylacauga police unable to communicate directly with Haitian immigrants

Sylacauga interim Police Chief Rondell Muse said law enforcement is dealing with language barriers following an influx of Haitian migrants.

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Ivey applauds correctional officer graduates as ADOC continues recruiting push

Gov. Kay Ivey recently applauded the Thursday graduation of 55 correctional officer trainees in the third class of 2024 as the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) strives to meet federally mandated staffing requirements.

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Alabama Democrats gather for debate watch parties; Pastor, physician cheer for abortion rights

The Alabama Democratic Party live-streamed to several watch parties across the state, including Jefferson, Shelby, Baldwin and Covington Counties.

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'Harris’ policies are horrible, and it turns out her debate skills are as well': Alabama leaders praise Trump's debate performance

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sparred over a variety of hot-button issues Tuesday night in the first and only presidential debate before the November election. The topics ranged from the economy, foreign conflicts and immigration to abortion and Alabama’s recent court rulings on in vitro fertilization.

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Samford University announces record fall enrollment

Samford University announced its largest-ever total enrollment with 6,101 students for the fall semester on Tuesday.

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Jay Palmer: An open letter to Ivey, Ainsworth on the impacts of mass Haitian immigration on small-town Alabama

Legal or illegal, these migrants are here and cannot be ignored.

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Tuberville blocks Defense Secretary Austin aide promotion for withholding hospitalization from Biden — 'He's going to pay the price'

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is blocking Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark's nomination to four-star commander of the U.S. Army Pacific force over concerns about Clark's role in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization not being immediately disclosed.

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