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  • Home Town Community News

    Patricia Boyd Killough|Mar 1, 2024

    Easter Prayer Christ is risen: the world Below lies desolate Christ is risen: the spirits of evil are fallen Christ is risen: the angels of God are rejoicing Christ is risen: the tombs of the dead are empty Christ is risen: indeed from the dead, the first of the sleepers. Glory and power are his forever and ever. St. Hippolytus of Rome (170 - 230) March Birthdays 1 Jean Bennett Davis Abbott Mason (6th) 2 Amie Dean 4 Russ Russell 5 Glen Yost 6 Gayle Bosworth 7. Laura Lane Tony Law Brad Wallace 8...

  • Tears & Laughter: Don't get cute with me

    Amanda Walker|Mar 1, 2024

    Granddaughter Lauren recently competed for the title of Future Miss Abbeville Christian at Abbeville Christian Academy where she is enrolled in the Pre-K program. Her mother is a teacher. She was wearing a lovely dress, sporting her pageant smile, and walking the walk she had practiced walking. Earlier in the afternoon she’d had her had done by a woman in town. Everybody told her she was pretty. She stood confident before an auditorium of parents and obligated grandparents and when asked what s...

  • "Finding Balance"

    Trisston Wright Burrows|Mar 1, 2024

    A while back, I was listening to a Podcast and one of the speakers referred to the word “ego” as an anacronym. E-G-O….Edging God Out. For me, and maybe for some of you, this is idea or concept is thought provoking, to say the least. There’s a story in Greek mythology about a young man named Narcissus. He was a very handsome young man and he knew it. One day he saw his reflection in a stream and he became enamored with the image of himself. He couldn’t pull himself away; he stared into the strea...

  • Fresh Apple Cake Recipe

    Riley Willis|Mar 1, 2024

    This recipe comes all the way from my great grandmother. She lived all over the world as a military wife before finally settling in Clovis, New Mexico. She brought back many different recipes, and she loved to be in the kitchen making all types of foods. She is one of my main inspirations when it comes to cooking and baking. This recipe came to her from a dear friend and neighbor in Clovis. This has been a family favorite ever since. I hope everyone enjoys this recipe as much as I do. -- INGREDIENTS -- 1 Can of Sliced Apples 2 Cups of Sugar 2...

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

    Mar 1, 2024

    The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is excited to be on Neighbors in our efforts to connect with residents and improve the safety of our communities. Neighbors allows you, the user, to share photos, videos and information related to local crime and safety incidents so fellow residents can stay informed. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office can view what local residents have posted publicly to Neighbors and can now chime-in with relevant updates or safety alerts to help residents stay...

  • Ivey announces $150 million for broadband

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    On Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced the awarding of nearly $150 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet service to unserved areas across Alabama. Funds 66 Capital Projects Fund grants totaling $148.3 million were awarded to 16 internet service providers that will expand high-speed internet availability to homes, businesses and public institutions in portions of 48 counties. "High-speed internet service continues to strengthen and expand across the state, and we...

  • Kamala Harris to visit Alabama on Sunday

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    On Thursday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D) announced that she was pleased to Welcome Vice President Kamala Harris (D) to Selma for the 59th Commemoration of Bloody Sunday. Vice President Harris will join the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and deliver remarks. During her speech, the Vice President is expected to honor the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, address what she feels is still necessary to achieve justice for all, and encourage Americans to continue the fight for fundamental...

  • House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen is committed to passing IVF legislation to reopen Alabama's fertility clinics

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    Alabama House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) expressed his strong support on Wednesday for legislative efforts to reopen fertility clinics after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling caused many physicians across the state to pause offering in vitro fertilization services. "Legislation providing civil and criminal immunity to Alabama's fertility clinics performing IVF procedures is being fast-tracked and is expected to pass both the House and Senate quickly," Stadthagen said. "The immu...

  • Tuberville says that Laken Riley is "just another sacrifice on the altar of woke ideology"

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) called out President Joseph R. Biden (D), Biden's handpicked Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and the Democratic Party for their willful refusal to secure America's borders. Tuberville went on to say that the deaths of thousands of Americans, most recently young Laken Riley is due to Democrats' refusal to defend America's borders. "Just imagine that you are Allyson and John Phillips. Last Thursday afternoon, you get a phone call from...

  • Alabama First Responders Association endorses Barry Moore

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    On Friday, the Alabama First Responders Association announced that it has endorsed both Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) and former President Donald J. Trump for President in the upcoming March 5th Republican primary. Barry Moore is running for the First Congressional District in South Alabama after having represented the Second Congressional District for two terms. Moore and incumbent Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) are both running for the same seat because the two districts were redrawn by...

  • Horn's withdrawal means that Robin Litaker is lone Republican in CD7 race

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    Former teacher of the year, Robin Litaker appears to be the Alabama Republican Party nominee in Congressional District 7 after North Alabama talk radio host Chris Horn announced last weel that he has dropped out of the March 5th Republican primary. "I will move on to the General Election in November...." Litaker wrote in a statement on social media following the news of Horn's withdrawal. "I would still appreciate your votes Tuesday... (my votes will be certified for the General Election in...

  • Ed Oliver predicts a busy legislative session

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    The Alabama Gazette spokes with state Representative Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) shortly after the 2024 Alabama Regular Legislative session began. The Alabama Gazette asked Oliver if it is likely that a divisive concepts bill would be introduced in this session. "It is incredible likely," Oliver said. Oliver has sponsored a similar bill in the past, where it was passed by the House; but stalled in the Senate. This session the divisive concepts bill will begin in the Senate where it will be...

  • National groups accuse Alabama library of censorship

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    The National Coalition of Censorship, Read Freely Alabama, and EveryLibrary released a statement recently calling for the new Autauga-Prattville Library Board (AL) to reverse its new policy prohibiting all children's and young adult books related to "sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and relevant issues." The out of state groups called the new policy discriminatory and urged the Prattville Library to uphold the freedom to read for all its patrons. The groups' statement was in response to...

  • Palmer Announces 2024 U.S. Service Academy Nominations

    Congressman Gary Palmer's office|Mar 1, 2024

    Birmingham, AL – Each December, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) partners with his Academy Advisory Board to nominate outstanding students from Alabama's Sixth Congressional District for an appointment to our nation's service academies. U.S. Service Academy recruiters laud the level of preparedness and exceptional achievements of cadets from this district. Students who are accepted as cadets and midshipmen will be receiving the highest levels of education, athletic conditioning, leadership b...

  • History of foodborne outbreaks in the US

    Stacker, Jill Jaracz, Data Work By Emma Rubin|Mar 1, 2024

    The year did not start well for dozens of people in 22 states who contracted salmonella from charcuterie meats in January 2024. Foodborne illness outbreaks like this make national headlines with food recalls, hospitalizations, and even deaths. About 1 in 6 Americans will become sick from a foodborne illness this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of these 48 million projected cases, most will cause mild symptoms, but 128,000 people will need hospitalization, and...

  • Accidental falls are a leading cause of injury or even fatality for seniors. Here's how to take preventative action.

    Stacker, Andrea Vale, Data Work By Emma Rubin|Mar 1, 2024

    Fall-related injuries are common among senior citizens—but they don't have to be. Though an older adult visits an emergency facility in the U.S. every 11 seconds to be treated for these injuries, according to the National Council on Aging, there are tangible steps that can be taken to mitigate the risk of falling. In 2021, nearly 7 million people were injured from unintentional falls, about 2 in 5 (41%) of whom were 65 or older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Per th...

  • Alabama Presidential primary is on Tuesday

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    Alabama Republican and Democratic voters both go to the polls on Tuesday to elect their party's nominees for the November 5 general election. At the top of the Republican primary ballot is President of the United States. On the Republican side, former President Donald J. Trump (R) is seeking to wrap up the nomination with a big performance on Super Tuesday. Former Ambassador of the United Nations Nikki Haley is hoping to beat expectations – and a Haley win in Alabama would certainly do that as n...

  • The Emerging Leadership of John Hancock

    Justice Will Sellers, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court|Mar 1, 2024

    On March 5, 1774 - 250 years ago this month - John Hancock cemented his legacy as a leader of colonial resistance to British rule when he delivered his “Boston Massacre Oration” on the fourth anniversary of the murder of civilian colonists by British troops. The tragic event was a touchstone of resistance to royal subjugation of the American colonies. While it was one thing to have British troops protecting the colonists and fending off the territorial ambitions of the French, stationing tro...

  • Marjorie Taylor Greene barnstorms south Alabama to support Barry Moore

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) and Alabama native and the executive producer of "2,000 Mules" Gregg Phillips both were in South Alabama on Saturday to campaign for joined Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise). The trio held four campaign events across the new First Congressional District of Alabama. They held rallies in Satsuma, Stockton, Opp and Enterprise. Rep. Moore and Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) were both redistricted into CD1 by a federal court in Atlanta. federal court...

  • Vice President Kamala Harris urges aid for Gaza during her Selma remarks

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    On Sunday Vice President Kamala Harris (D) addressed the crowd at the annual commemoration of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. The first topic that the Vice President chose to address is sending aid to the people of Gaza who have fighting Israel since October. VP Harris began by saying that it is a privilege to be back in Selma addressing the people and dignitaries there. "So, it is so good to be back in Selma, and I want to say on behalf of the Second Gentleman and me, it is a privilege to be with so...

  • Governor offers $5,000 reward in Montgomery bombing

    Mar 1, 2024

    On Saturday, February 24, at approximately 3:42 a.m., an explosive device was detonated near the intersection of Washington Avenue and South Bainbridge Street, outside of the Alabama Attorney General's Office in downtown Montgomery. On Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that she is posting a $5,000 reward to anyone with information that can lead to the arrest and conviction of the bomber. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation...

  • Health Department urges people to get their children vaccinated for measles

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    On Monday, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) joined other health authorities in reminding parents to make sure their children are up to date with their measles vaccinations. Cases of measles are rising in the United States with cases being detected in adjacent states. Measles is a serious and highly contagious disease that at one time appeared to be a thing of the past in the United States due to vaccination efforts. Unfortunately, measles cases are climbing globally and unfettered...

  • IVF bills to appear in committee on Tuesday

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    On Thursday, the Alabama State Senate and House of Representatives both passed separate bills to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy civilly and criminally in the state. Both of those bills are expected to be voted on in Committee on Tuesday with hopes of passing one of them as early as Wednesday. The bill will declare that IVF treatments have criminal and civil immunity for doctors and other medical professionals performing the IVF treatments. This legislation became necessary after...

  • Controversial gambling bill is expected to be in Committee on Tuesday

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    On Tuesday the Senate Tourism Committee is scheduled to consider a controversial amendment to the Constitution of Alabama that will dramatically increase legal gambling across the state of Alabama. House Bill 151 (HB151) is sponsored by State Representative Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City). This proposed constitutional amendment would create a powerful Alabama Gaming Commission, an appointed board with exclusive powers to regulate, license, and tax a broad range of expanded gambling interests...

  • Aderholt said that he has secured more than $42 Million in funding for projects for the Fourth District as Republicans release their first funding bills

    Brandon Moseley|Mar 1, 2024

    Over the weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations released the first batch of Fiscal Year 2024 funding bills to be voted on this week. Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee. He released the following statement on the projects he secured for the Fourth District in these funding bills. "Members of Congress know the needs of their districts far more than a Washington bureaucrat," said Rep. Aderholt. "That's why...

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