July 2023 – Page 8

More P-EBT payments coming soon to Alabama families

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Alabama families with children enrolled in the National School Lunch Program should expect to receive Pandemic EBT funds later this summer. The Alabama Department of Human Resources announced plans in March to issue Summer Pandemic […]

‘They didn’t deserve this’: Family mourns friends, ages 71 and 62, gunned down in Birmingham

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson Daryl Maurice Jones and Lee Earl Ross spent every weekend hanging out in the backyard, visiting, frying up fish and chicken, and loving on the kids in the close-knit family. They’d done it […]

Cancer Fighting Herbs: Pros & Cons

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

by Cara Jones As many as 88 percent of all cancer patients seek help from herbs and other alternative therapies. It’s easy to see why. Certain herbal remedies appear to work — after all, the potent […]

United Methodists pay off Blue Lake Camp

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison Amidst the tension at the recent meeting of the Alabama-West Florida Conference, which dealt with touchy issues surrounding the disaffiliation of congregations from the United Methodist Church, Bishop David Graves issued a challenge. He urged […]

Archibald: AG Steve Marshall dares defend his right. To spend your money

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Archibald This is an opinion column. Steve Marshall’s gonna make you pay. In more ways than one. And a new law will help him shield some of those getting paid. Marshall has convinced Alabama […]

Father tries to shoot his son, misses, then stabs him, Mobile sheriff says

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Warren Kulo A 62-year-old Creola man is in the Mobile Metro Jail, accused of firing multiple shots at his son before stabbing him, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were summoned to a […]

What to do if you are stung by a jellyfish? Don’t pee on the sting

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Adam Benson The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Erin Jackson was recently walking on the shore in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. when the luster of a washed up sea creature […]

School retirements slow, but some districts still see high numbers

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama’s pace of teacher retirements has slowed statewide, according to numbers compiled from the 2022-23 school year. According to the Teachers Retirement System, 2,810 public education employees retired at some point during […]

Redesigned license plates coming for 4 Alabama universities

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Supporters of four Alabama universities will soon be able to show their school pride with redesigned license plates. According to the Alabama Department of Revenue, Samford University, University of Montevallo, The University of […]

Alabama is looking for 11,000 auto industry workers

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton There are more than 11,000 jobs in the auto industry across Alabama that the state’s workforce development agency would like to help fill. That’s the impetus behind a campaign to grow this employment […]