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ALDOT prepares for snow and sleet in north Alabama
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is preparing for snow and sleet to reach parts of north and central Alabama on Wednesday morning. ALDOT began ...
Author: Staff Reports - Page 3 Athens The News Courier
Lifestyles
Athens State wins $300,000 innovation grant
Strada Education Foundation recently announced the recipients of the Innovation in Career Services grant program, which supports institutions in their efforts to scale innovative guidance ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, February 8, 2025 1:38 pm
Columns
(Column) Alabama has a premier prison education program
It is no secret that Alabama’s Correctional system is a nightmare, especially when it comes to our disregard for civil and human rights of the ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, February 1, 2025 3:54 pm
News
(Update) Collision between helicopter, jetliner kills 67 in deadliest US air disaster in quarter century
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:01 am
National News
Trump, in his inaugural address, makes sweeping promises
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address featured similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, January 20, 2025 12:29 pm
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FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State group
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, January 2, 2025 1:19 pm
National
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after ...
by Staff Reports, Sunday, December 29, 2024 3:47 pm
National
Today in History: August 24, Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida
Today is Saturday, Aug. 24, the 237th day of 2024. There are 129 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 24, 1992, ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, August 23, 2024 11:00 pm
National
Today in History: August 23, farm workers’ “Salad Bowl strike”
Today is Friday, Aug. 23, the 236th day of 2024. There are 130 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug 23, 1970, ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, August 22, 2024 11:00 pm
National
Today in History: August 22, first America’s Cup trophy
Today is Thursday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2024. There are 131 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 22, 1851, ...