November 2021 – Page 3

AS COVID MOVES WEST AND NORTH, ALABAMA HAS AMONG LOWEST CASE RATES IN NATION

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By Ramsey Archibald, The Associated Press COVID cases per 100,000 residents The 7-day average for new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents as of Nov. 10, 2021. The delta wave keeps rolling, but Alabama appears to […]

Hundreds of Alabama Children Ages 5-11 Get COVID Vaccine, Despite Initial Supply Delays

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By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Ramey Payne feels like she can conquer the world now that she’s received the COVID vaccine. “It makes me feel a lot safer than I was before be- cause I didn’t have […]

Are Fruits and Veggies a Recipe for Mental Well-Being in Kids?

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by Jessica Daniels Fear, grief, uncertainty, and isolation during the pandemic have triggered a national state of emergency in the mental health of America’s youth, leading child health care groups warn. Statistics show an increase in […]

CHILDREN LINKED TO ALABAMA CHURCH VANDALISM AMONG 6 INVOLVED IN I-65 CHASE IN STOLEN SUV, AUTHORITIES SAY

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By Carol Robinson Investigators are looking for whoever vandalized St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church in Somerville, Ala., Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. Six kids ranging in age from 11 to 14 were taken into custody Tuesday morning […]

Shelby reportedly spending $5 million to back Britt; Brooks says Alabama Senate seat not an ‘inheritance’

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By Leada Gore Retiring Alabama Senator Richard Shelby will spend $5 million of his campaign funds to boost Katie Britt’s bid to replace him, according to a report citing anonymous sources. The Washington Post reported Shelby has […]

Will Social Security recipients get a 4th stimulus check? Petition calls for $1,400 payments

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By Leada Gore An influential non-partisan group that lobbies on behalf of senior citizens is continuing to push Congress for a fourth stimulus payment to benefit senior citizens. The Senior Citizens League recently sent a letter to […]

Alabama honors 2 women who fought for voting rights with statues at Archives & History

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By Mike Cason The Alabama Department of Archives History today unveiled busts of two women who fought for voting rights in Alabama, monuments that will be on permanent display in the ADAH’s Statuary Hall. Pattie Ruffner […]

ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION TEAM ANNOUNCED

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By Jerome Saintjones, M.Ed., Ed.S. Director, Office of Marketing & Public Relations, Alabama A&M University Dr. Daniel K. Wims, provost and vice president for academic affairs and research at Alabama A&M University (AAMU), has officially […]

Curtis Means, Alabama boy weighing less than a pound at birth, is world’s most premature surviving baby

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By The Associated Press An Alabama boy who weighed less than a pound at birth after his mother went into labor at only 21 weeks and one day of gestation has been certified as the world’s […]

Mayor Randall Woodfin to attend Biden infrastructure bill signing at the White House

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By Shauna Stuart Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin will attend the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the White House. The signing will take place Monday, Nov. 15. Late Nov. 5, the House approved a […]