April 2023 – Page 8

How to keep your Alabama garden free of fire ants this spring

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Katie Nichols Communications Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System Gardeners preparing summer vegetable gardens may find their plots already teeming with life, but not the kind they would like to see. Fire ants are common in […]

Montgomery school name changes lead Alabama’s Confederate symbol removals in 2022

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Forty-eight Confederate symbols were removed, renamed or relocated in 2022 including two in Alabama, newly released Southern Poverty Law Center data shows. The two in Alabama occurred at one time. The Montgomery County […]

11 (Weird But) Powerful Uses For Baking Soda In AND On Your Body

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

by Phil PJ Johnson Baking soda is 100 percent sodium bicarbonate, which can be used as a leavening agent in baked goods. When mixed with an acid, baking soda reacts, making bubbles and giving off carbon […]

Alabama’s Unclaimed Baggage Museum, dedicated to weirdest finds over 50 years, opening soon

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Suits of armor. Vintage musical instruments. A four-foot-tall goblin puppet from a cult film starring David Bowie. These are among more than 100 of the strangest items that have found their way into […]

4 Ways Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Affect Your Lungs

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

by Dominique Lambright The autoimmune illness known as rheumatoid arthritis may, in some instances, be managed medically. In some cases, the treatment involves taking medication to suppress the immune system or having surgery to remove fluid […]

76-year-old woman killed by her own vehicle in St. Vincent’s Hospital parking lot

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Jeremy Gray A McCalla woman was killed by her own vehicle Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, according to authorities. Sharon Bush White, 76, got out of her vehicle […]

Selma house where Martin Luther King Jr. planned 1965 marches moving to Michigan

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press A lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma that then-4-year-old Jawana Jackson called home, and much of it involved her “Uncle Martin.” There were late-night visitors, phone calls […]

‘To know her was to love her’: Family seeks help burying 3-year-old killed in hit-and-run that injured brother, mother

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 3-year-old was killed in a late-night crash Wednesday in Tuscaloosa County. Another child, age 4, and 24-year-old Shadereka Green, were also ejected from the same vehicle and injured. Alabama State Troopers does […]

Police: Mobile woman set husband on fire

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Warren Kulo A Mobile woman is in the Metro Jail after police say she doused her husband with a flammable liquid and set him on fire. Mobile police responded to a home in the 400 […]

“Jesus Reinstates Peter”

April 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

Background Scripture: John 21:15-25 Lesson Context: Along with Paul, Peter stands out among the apostles in terms of his fame and influence. Peter (also known as “Cephas;” John 1:42) was one of three apostles considered […]