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Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of September 19, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 6.09%....
September 24, 2024 – Moody, Alabama – the Moody Police Department (MPD) has released a statement announcing the arrest of a juvenile for making terrorist threats targeting the Moody Middle School. The MPD received numerous reports of terroristic threats on Snapchat suggesting that gun violence would be perpetrated against Moody schools as early as today. Moody police and detectives worked throughout Monday night to identify the individual responsible for the threats and alert school off...
Although Hashimoto's is the most common autoimmune disease globally, there's still plenty to uncover about this complex disease. However, thanks to ongoing research on the gut microbiome, genetics, and autoimmunity, great strides are being made toward discerning its root causes and potential treatments. Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or healthcare provider, Guava Health's overview will keep your finger on the pulse when it comes to treatments, clinical trials, and progress in Hashimoto's...
More than 32 million businesses in the United States are small—playing an important role in the economy by creating nearly 65% of net new jobs over the past 20 years and making up almost 99% of all businesses in the country. Yet, starting a small business, running it, and staying compliant with ever-changing laws and regulations is challenging. LegalZoom shares what to know to maintain a successful and compliant small business. What is the Corporate Transparency Act? One of those laws that s...
A recent Study.com survey found that 76% of teachers working in schools with strict cell phone policies believe that cell phone bans increase student engagement. Even though the school year has just started, teachers' frustrations with managing cell phones have already begun to fuel debates nationwide regarding cell phone use in classrooms. Study.com shares insights from educators around the issue. Many educators are concerned about the distractions phones cause, and states like Virginia,...
September 24, 2024 – Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) released a rare joint press release to announced that they have joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 41 Republican colleagues from both Houses of Congress in signing a letter urging President Joseph R. Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala D. Harris (D) to work with Congress to root out abuses in the unaccompanied alien children (UAC) program and stop what they called the D...
(September 23, 2025) It’s been over a week since Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested, and the Elites on both coasts are still in full-blown panic mode. Diddy has been one of THE major players in the music industry for decades, a multimillionaire (possibly a billionaire), an entrepreneur and influencer who hobnobbed with A-listers on a regular basis. Now he’s facing a minimum of 15 years to life for sex trafficking and RICO charges, and everyone who ever attended one of his infamous parties is terr...
The Butler County Health Department is now providing most services in a modular facility at 350 Airport Road in Greenville. In addition, a second location at 300 North College St., Greenville, will continue to provide Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Environmental Services. Following a June 30 fire which destroyed the long-standing Health Department building, the county and district staff have worked tirelessly to provide full services to clients. Since the fire, the Jefferson County...
September 25, 2024 - Montgomery - The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey. Whether you're a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting...
Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of September 19, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 6.09%....
Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of September 19, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 6.09%....
The eight-day election prayer guide written by the granddaughter of the highly regarded Billy Graham, Cissie Graham Lynch, is now available for free from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Known for her "Fearless" series in which Cissie Graham Lynch tackles important modern day social issues from an evangelical Biblical perspective head on, the prayer guide implores readers to research the candidates, to pray fervently, and exercise their privilege to vote. Opening with a verse from 1 Ti...
This year, the beginning of October marks when Jews all over the world start getting ready for the High Holidays: the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashana Oct. 2 followed on Oct. 11 by the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. Rabbis are polishing their sermons for one of the few times they can be confident of a large congregation ready to hear what they have to say. Cantors, who lead congregants in worship, are practicing the special "nusach," melodies used during the High Holidays for prayers. Choir...
Auburn stepped up in competition to open SEC play versus Arkansas and the wheels came off. This shocked most of the Alabama Gazette panel – who outside of the Tigers' lackluster performance had a good week picking Southeastern Conference football games in week four. The SEC games of the week were: Florida won at Mississippi State 45 to 28 Ohio lost at Kentucky 6 to 41 Arkansas won at Auburn 24 to 14 UCLA lost at LSU 17 to 34 Vanderbilt lost at Missouri 27 to 30 Akron lost at Sout Carolina 7 t...
UPDATED September 27,2024 at 4:42 a.m. Hurricane Helene tracked further to the east than predicted in this article. It hit Florida at around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday night at a powerful Category 4 storm. The eye of the storm made landfall in Taylor County (to the east of where it was anticipated to hit. The Hurricane is tracking now towards Macon, Georgia. This more easterly track means that Alabama will not be heavily impacted by Helene. September 25,2025 Hurricane Helene developed rapidly in...
September 23, 2024 - Montgomery. – The Alabama House Democratic Caucus issues a statement following a mass shooting incident in Birmingham on Saturday night that left 21 people shot – four of them dead. The lawmakers used this incident to target Alabama's permitless carry bill (passed in 2022 and to promote legislation that would make it a felony to possess a "Glock cap" – a device that converts a semiautomatic handgun to one that functions as an automatic weapon. "Words cannot describe the g...
The numbers are in, and it's another record-breaking event for the State GOP. The Alabama Republican Party announced a historic fundraising success at its annual Summer Dinner, featuring special guest RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump. The event raised a record-breaking combined total of $1.3 million, with over $1 million supporting President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and an additional $300,000 directly benefiting the Alabama Republican Party. This strong fundraising achievement sets a new fundraising...
While it does seem like Ticketmaster fees make one's tickets nearly double in price, for those who cannot quite make it across the pond to Bunratty Castle this Christmas season, there is an opportunity to indulge in Irish Christmas music in Alabama the weekend of December 7th and 8th, 2024. As Keith and Kristyn Getty are presenting "An Irish Christmas" at the BJCC Concert Hall on Saturday, December 7th. Followed by the Celtic Angels presenting their "Celtic Angels Christmas" show on Sunday,...
Anybody Running This Country? America is in chaos. Our economy is faltering. Our borders are in shambles, and the world is laughing at us. You know it, I know it, and yet the people in power act like everything is fine. But let’s face it, we don’t even know who’s running the country anymore. Joe Biden is barely coherent, and Kamala Harris is nowhere to be found. This is a crisis—one that demands action and fast. If we don't put Donald Trump back in the White House, we might not have a country...
September 27, 2024 – Florida - Hurricane Helene hit the Florida Gulf Coast in the Big Bend region overnight as a Category 4 storm that was 400 miles wide at its apex. The storm which developed quickly impacted a larger area of the Gulf Coast than anticipated just 48 – and even 24 – hours earlier. It is still dark but there are fears of massive destruction and deaths from the storm. The storm tracked further east than earlier anticipated so has not and will not impact Alabama as severely as ea...
If you're in the market for a car in 2024, you'll have plenty to choose from at a dealership near you—something that couldn't be taken for granted just a few years ago. Nonetheless, while supply of both new and used vehicles on U.S. dealer lots have returned to historically normal levels, the price of driving certainly hasn't. That's especially true once one considers so-called hidden costs like auto insurance, registration fees and, depending on where you live, parking. Moreover, the most i...
Now that Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate in the 2024 election, voters will turn their attention to his record on a variety of issues, including criminal justice. Crime will likely be a key theme on the campaign trail, and conservatives have already been attacking Walz on the issue. A statement from the RNC slammed him for his positions on immigration and policing. Meanwhile, criminal justice reform advocates have praised some of the...
New data shows nearly 186,000 people now live on the streets and in homeless shelters in California, proving the crisis continues to grow despite increasing state and local efforts to stem the tide. That's according to an exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest results of the point-in-time count, a federally mandated census that requires counties to tally their unhoused residents over the course of one night or early morning in January. The count is up slightly from last year's tally of...
September 26,2024 – Atmore – the State of Alabama executed triple-murderer Alan Miller by Nitrogen Hypoxia. This is only the second time that someone has been executed using nitrogen hypoxia. Alan Eugene Miller spent decades behind bars awaiting his execution for the senseless murders of Lee Holdbrooks, Christopher Yancy, and Terry Jarvis. The execution was performed at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama after Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) told Corrections Com...
September 26, 2024 – Washington – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently said that Vice President and Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States Kamala Harris (California) got in this position because she is someone that Democratic Party elites "Can Control." Tuberville made these comments in an interview on Fox Business Channel's Maria Bartiromo. Bartiromo told Tuberville, "Vice President Kamala Harris sat for her first solo interview since launching her Pre...
