Ms. Ann Trucks was crowned the winner of this year’s Ms. Alabama Nursing Home that was held at The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover on Monday. Trucks was crowned by Miss Alabama 2019, Tiara Pennignton, who also co-hosted the event.
Author: Caroline Beck (Caroline Beck)
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Chemical castration law’s impact could be minimal
A law requiring chemical castration for some convicted child sex offenders will go into effect in September, but will not impact many of the worst child sex offenders.
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Alabama delegation reacts to House vote condemning Trump’s tweets
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on a resolution Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” toward four Democrat congresswomen of color.
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ALFA Gifts New Truck to Auburn Equestrian team after winning National Championship
Alabama Farmers Federation gifted a 2019 Duramax Diesel Chevrolet Silverado 2500 to the Auburn University Equestrian team after the group won its their sixth national championship this year.
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Judicial and criminal justice reform laws highlighted at ceremony
Governor Kay Ivey had a ceremonial bill signing Thursday for multiple new state laws that deal with improving the state’s judicial and jailing system.
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State hiring outside help to defend abortion ban
The state is contracting with a lawyer and law professor for expert help defending the recently-passed abortion ban.
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Some community college funding now tied to graduation, retention rates
Alabama’s 23 community colleges all will see an increase in funding in the upcoming year. And for the second year, some will get a slight bump in state dollars based on how well they’re retaining students and getting them to graduation.
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Daily News Digest- July 5, 2019
1. Trump celebrates ‘greatest political journey’ in history President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as “the greatest political journey in human history” in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy but cheering crowd of spectators, many of them invited, on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial yesterday. Supporters welcomed his tribute to...
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Daily News Digest- July 4, 2019
1. Fourth of July Trump Style President Trump is promising the “show of a lifetime” for the hundreds of thousands of spectators expected who will see an notable show of military force. The tanks that Trump specifically requested are now in place and there is expected to be an impressive show from different military aircrafts...
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More Car Fatalities on Independence Day than any other Holiday
By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The days surrounding Independence Day see more fatal car crashes than any other day during the year, according to an analysis of state traffic records by researchers at the University of Alabama. During the past five years, the days around the Fourth of July averaged three...