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Hiller provides job training program for veterans | Talk of Alabama | 11.11.2026

Transition to Trades is a program that allows military members leaving full-time service to train for and gain employment in civilian trade careers. For more information, visit happyhiller.com.

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Alabama Power temporary restraining order request denied

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The Birmingham Free Press

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Alabama Rep. Kelvin Lawrence Pleads Guilty to Forgery After Reelection Win

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama state Rep. Kelvin Lawrence pleaded guilty to felony forgery one day after winning reelection, but the attorney general’s office says he can continue serving while participating... The post Alabama Rep. Kelvin Lawrence Pleads Guilty to Forgery After Reelection Win appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .

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Montgomery City Council establishes healthcare authority

The Montgomery City Council created a healthcare authority Nov. 3 despite concerns about whether the Montgomery County Commission will join in. The healthcare authority will be a separate legal entity that will handle funding for hospitals in Montgomery County. No funding source for the healthcare authority has been identified. Council...

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Veterans Day Deals And Freebies Across West Alabama

Banks and mail are quiet today, but West Alabama kitchens are not. Free meals for veterans at Texas Roadhouse, Applebee's, Olive Garden, and a donut at Dunkin.

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Alabama Reflector

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State audit finds ‘sense of secrecy’ at Alabama Department of Corrections

An independent audit of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) found issues with “secrecy” in its central office and documentation of violence at an intake facility that are consistent with complaints in a federal lawsuit.  The 367-page audit released on Friday by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts (ADEPA), an arm of the […]

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AL: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing, Officials Celebrate $450 Million Expansion at Montgomery Facility

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama is investing about $450 million to expand production at the Montgomery facility. Company officials and state and local leaders celebrated the expansion at an event recently. “Since its founding in Montgomery 24 years ago, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama has become synonymous with cutting edge design...

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“Historic Resting Places of Alabama: Cemeteries and Graveyard Around the State” by Mollie Smith Waters

Her theory is that cemeteries hold the keys for understanding place, an ideal quality of guidebooks intent on attracting visitors to the state and educating them about its distant and recent past. And her methodology for choosing cemeteries based on their historical “eternal residents,” architectural features, folklore, and legends makes for an effective and intriguing narrative, painting Alabama in all her complexity. Whether you are moderately curious about cemeteries and burial rituals or a devotee of discovering overlooked and underappreciated cultural sites, this guide is a perfect place to begin.

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Alabama attorney general backs Florida law restricting certain classroom teachings

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined Kentucky in leading a 13-state brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Florida’s Individual Freedom Act, which restricts how public university professors may teach certain race- and sex-based concepts. The brief urges the court to review a July ruling by the...

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Parents, teachers support screen time limits, push for printed learning materials in new survey

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Governor’s Commission on Screen-Based Instruction shared its findings of a survey at its meeting in Montgomery Tuesday morning. The survey, which included parents, teachers and administrators, asked about the benefits and drawbacks of technology in the classroom. Alabama already has the FOCUS Act...

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Alabama voters approve school prayer, pledge of allegiance amendment

A ballot measure that would amend the Alabama Constitution to essentially require the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools in addition to allowing “student-initiated and student-led prayer” is projected to be approved by voters on Election Day.

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Alabama Reflector

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Report: Alabama parole rates declined in fiscal year 2026

Alabama’s parole rates fell this year after rising in 2025, according to a report released last month. The ACLU of Alabama’s Parole Watch reported that the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles granted parole to about 19% of parole applicants for fiscal year 2026, which ended on Sept. 30. That was down from 23% in […]

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Sen. Keith Kelley: Protecting Medicare Advantage is about protecting Alabama seniors

In Alabama, we believe in keeping our word. When someone works hard, pays their taxes, raises a family, and contributes to their community for decades, they ought to be able to count on the commitments made to them. That principle is especially important when it comes to healthcare for our...

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Alabama Governor: Tommy Tuberville (R)

Tommy Tuberville is the current U.S. senator from Alabama, elected in 2020. Before entering politics, Tuberville was a well-known college football coach, most notably as the head coach at Auburn University. Tuberville’s professional background is primarily in athletics and private business. He served as a football coach at multiple universities...

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Arthur Orr: Tuberville’s agenda ‘can be achieved’ if governor, legislature work ‘in concert together’

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) says Governor-elect Tommy Tuberville’s Back to Basics agenda can pass the Alabama Legislature if the new administration builds the plan with House and Senate leadership from the start. Orr, the longtime Senate budget chairman who won a sixth term last week, laid out his expectations for the next four years […] The post Arthur Orr: Tuberville’s agenda ‘can be achieved’ if governor, legislature work ‘in concert together’ appeared first on Yellowhammer News .

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OpinionAlabama voters took a big step towards better government last week

A curious thing happened last Tuesday in Alabama—a whole bunch of people voted a straight Democratic ticket. And I mean a whole, whole bunch more than usual. In 2022, about 300,000 Alabama voters submitted a ballot with the little bubble for the Alabama Democratic Party filled in. A week ago, about 550,000 voters did that.

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Workforce Alabama awards $2.5M to Broad Metro LLC for Stadium Trace Village

The Alabama Department of Workforce has awarded Broad Metro LLC a $2.5 million federal grant to reclaim abandoned mine land and support infrastructure work for Stadium Trace Village’s second phase, Secretary Greg Reed announced Monday. The grant, awarded through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program, will support work...

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Prattville celebrates 2026 Farm City Banquet

The annual event since 1982 brings the community together to recognize the connection between agriculture and city life.

Prattville, AL · 2d

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Landry, other governors petition EPA to waive fuel standard requirements in effort to lower gas prices

BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry, alongside the governors of Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas, is petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements for 2027, saying it will help lower gas prices. Landry and the other governors say that the RFS requirements, which...

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Governor-elect Tommy Tuberville proposes using National Guard to fight crime in Montgomery

AUBURN, Ala. (WAKA) – In his victory speech in Auburn, Governor-elect Tommy Tuberville proposed using National Guard troops to fight crime in Montgomery. He told his crowd of supporters, “Folks, I’m going to clean up Montgomery, Alabama. I give you my word. I will make it safe to walk the streets of downtown Montgomery, even if I have to put the National Guard on every damn corner,” he said to applause and cheers.

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