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  • BREAKING NEWS: Registration Now Open for Trapping Education Workshops

    Guest Writer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|Oct 1, 2024

    The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is offering a series of trapping education workshops during select weekends this fall and winter. The workshops provide instruction on the historical aspects of trapping, the biology of furbearers, and how to use trapping as a sound wildlife management tool. The workshops are open to anyone ages 7 and up. A $10 registration fee applies. To register, visit www.outdooralabama.com/trapping. Instruction begins on Saturdays with an...

  • BREAKING NEWS: State of Alabama executes Derrick Dearman

    Staff Writer|Oct 1, 2024

    October 17, 2024 – Atmore – the state of Alabama executed Derrick Dearman for the senseless murder of a family of five. On Thursday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) told Corrections Commissioner John Hamm that she would not exercise her clemency powers in the case of Derrick Dearman. Ivey directed Hamm to proceed with Mr. Dearman's lawfully imposed death sentence for the 2016 capital murders of Joseph Adam Turner, Robert Lee Brown, Shannon Melissa Randall, Justin Kaleb Reed, Chelsea Marie Ree...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Walz Accusations Vanish From X

    Dr. Bill Chitwood|Oct 1, 2024

    October 18, 2024–If you’ve been following The Gazette recently, you’re aware that there were reports made on X (formerly Twitter) of allegations of sexual abuse made by underage boys against Democratic Vice Presidential nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Operative word: WERE. They’re all gone now. As of late Thursday, the video of the supposed accuser that was posted Wednesday had been deleted from the posting account, @TheWakening. The video had been shared by @Carlos_Turcios, and thi...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Harris campaign in freefall

    Christopher Peeks|Oct 1, 2024

    Kamala Harris’s campaign is in free fall. Gaffes and poor performances plague her. Unpopular policies abound. Trump gains ground as time runs out. Her presidential dreams slip away. Voters aren’t buying what she’s selling. Her message, once thought to be clear and concise, now falls flat. Voters are increasingly skeptical of her proposed policies, and her attempts to explain them only worsen things. The enthusiasm that once surrounded her candidacy has given way to doubts and questions. Her a...

  • BREAKING NEWS: The latest Halloween trick-or-treat trends, according to Instacart data

    Stacker, Alex Orellana|Oct 1, 2024

    As the leaves turn and eerie decor starts to line the streets, one thing is as clear as a crystal ball: Halloween is just around the corner. As the spooky season rolls in, so does the demand for sugary treats, costumes, and decor. To understand the sweet confections people are enjoying and how they're enjoying them, Instacart calculated the share of grocery orders containing candy in October 2023 and commissioned an online survey conducted by The Harris Poll of more than 2,000 Americans. The...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Alabama's Labor Force Participation Rate Holds Steady at 57.5%

    Alabama Department of Labor|Oct 1, 2024

    October 18,2024 - MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Marty Redden announced today that Alabama's labor force participation rate for September held steady at 57.5%. The percentage of prime-age workers decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 79.3% over the month. Over the year, this number increased 1.3 percentage points from 78.0%. Prime-age workers are those aged 25-54 years. "Month after month, we are continuing to see yearly growth in the number of prime age workers w...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Is it time to say 'I do' to manufactured diamonds? The rise of the lab-grown diamond industry

    Stacker, Emma Rubin|Oct 1, 2024

    From golden age movie musicals to Billboard-charting songs, diamonds are embedded in cultures throughout the world. Egyptians saw diamonds as symbols of power. Indian myths have the deity Krishna giving his beloved a diamond to reflect her beauty. Romans and Greeks thought diamonds were splinters of falling stars. Using data from the Kimberley Process, an international body meant to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the market, Jewel360 examined the growing lab-grown diamond industry and...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Florida warns boaters of hazardous conditions after the hurricanes

    Guest Writer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission|Oct 1, 2024

    October 18, 2024 - TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida is still waiting for floodwaters to recede, but the scale of devastation through much of the sunshine state is clearly enormous after Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck the state in rapid fashion. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is warning boaters that many of Florida's lakes and rivers are still hazardous. Boating restrictions remain in effect due to the flooding along the Suwannee/Santa Fe, St. Johns and Withlacoochee rivers...

  • BREAKING NEWS: "Average Joe" - A Movie Review

    Luisa Reyes|Oct 1, 2024

    Alabama native, Ezra Richardson, debuts as an actor in "Average Joe", a PG-13 rated movie now showing in movie theaters across the country. Richardson, a Birmingham native, realistically portrays the young rebellious, pugnacious, skipping school to play pool, troubled main protagonist of the motion picture, Joe Anthony Kennedy. Based on a true story, "Average Joe", relates the story of Coach Joe Kennedy, who after being given up for adoption as a child, seems destined to go through life as a reb...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Alabama Gazette picks SEC games in week 8

    Brandon Moseley|Oct 1, 2024

    October 18, 2024 – the Alabama Gazette panel has released their picks for Southeastern Conference week 8. Both Alabama and Auburn are on the road this week. Auburn goes to Missouri; while Alabama visits Tennessee. Alabama is fighting to stay in position to stay relevant in the SEC hunt. Auburn is just trying to win its first SEC game. The big game of the week for the SEC and the nation is Georgia at #1 Texas Auburn at Missouri Alabama at Tennessee South Carolina at Oklahoma Texas A&M at M...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Kay Ivey demands that Admiral Kent Davis resign immediately

    Brandon Moseley|Oct 1, 2024

    October 18, 2024 – MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) has called an emergency meeting of overnor Kay Ivey this morning called a special meeting of the State Board of Veterans Affairs for Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. to consider the immediate removal of Kent Davis as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition to notifying the Board members, the governor sent a letter, along with enclosures, to Admiral Davis and members of the press. Ivey said in the...

  • How to protect your restaurant business from common and costly insurance claims

    Stacker, Tong Zhang|Oct 1, 2024

    Fire. Equipment breakdown. Employee injury. Assault and battery. The day-to-day risks and threats restaurant small business owners face can feel never-ending. NEXT analyzed anonymized claims data to better understand the biggest risks and concerns of business owners, including tens of thousands of restaurants and other food service entrepreneurs. Read on for the most common and costly risks that restaurant owners face and how to protect your business. And for more restaurant insights into...

  • 15 formerly popular foods in America that are rarely eaten today

    Stacker, Kiersten Hickman|Oct 1, 2024

    Similar to fashion trends and cultural entertainment, like film cameras or pedal pushers, food trends can also ebb and flow depending on Americans' ever-changing tastes, interests, and technological advancements only to fall out of favor. Cottage cheese was once a popular snack food in America (in the 1970s, the average American ate nearly 5 pounds of cottage cheese according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture). Consumption declined in the 1980s due to the popularity of yogurt—only to s...