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101-year-old Marine, 96-year-old airman reflect on friendship and sacrifice

HOOVER, Ala. — A Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday at Danberry at Inverness honored veterans with music for each branch of the military, letters sent by students and a new wall recognizing veterans and surviving spouses. Before the ceremony, ABC 33/40 spoke with two of the veterans honored there: Jack...

Hoover, AL · 2d
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4th annual Veterans Day Celebration held at Highlands College, featured grandson of evangelist Billy Graham as keynote speaker

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The nation paused to honor its veterans and military families on Wednesday, and the folks at Highlands College gathered to do the same at their fourth annual Veterans Day Celebration. The program drew more than 1,100 people and featured military honors, student-led musical performances, and a...

Birmingham, AL · 2d
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Federal loan limits reshape graduate degrees

Sheri Garrett knows many of Cumberland School of Law’s newest students by name. “I consider each one of them an image bearer of Christ,” said Garrett, the law school’s One Stop adviser. “Money is a very sensitive thing to talk about.”. That conversation got harder this...

Birmingham, AL · 3d
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Tribune area schools show improvement on state report cards

by Scott Buttram, publisher TRUSSVILLE — If local educators in the Tribune’s nine city coverage area seem to be smiling a little brighter today, there are an abundance of good reasons for the joy. A review of state report cards for Tribune area schools shows significant improvement over the previous year. Below, you will find […]

Trussville, AL · 2d

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City of Birmingham sues owner of 3 Five Points South properties, asks for buildings to be declared public nuisances

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The city of Birmingham has sued the owner of three Five Points South properties and are seeking to have them declared as public nuisances. Officials said the lawsuit was filed Nov. 5 in the Jefferson County Circuit Court and identifies properties at 1923 First Avenue South, 1922 Second Avenue South, and 110 20th Street South. City officials said they are asking the court to require the demolition of the structures at the owner’s expense and appoint a receiver to take control of the properties and address the hazardous conditions.

Birmingham, AL · 8d

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Praise erupts as Hoover council OKs private K-8 school on Alabama 119

The Hoover City Council chambers turned into a worship center briefly Monday night after the council approved a request to allow Trinity Presbyterian Church to put its new K-8 school on the church property along Alabama 119. Once the council meeting was over, a host of students from Trinity Classical...

Hoover, AL · 4d

AL.com

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Parade honors veterans as Birmingham tradition continues

Birmingham hosts the nation's oldest Veterans Day Parade.

Birmingham, AL · 3d

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Mayor Woodfin and Retired Lt. Gen. A.C. Roper to Host Congressional Medal of Honor Society Ceremonial Flag Event at Noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10

Birmingham, AL — Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin and Lt. Gen. A.C. Roper, U.S. Army (Ret.), will host a ceremonial flag presentation in front of Birmingham City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 10. They will announce details regarding the Congressional Medalof Honor Society Convention, which will be held in Birmingham Sept. 13–18, 2027. Tuesday’s event will take place at 12 p.m. on Short 20th Street North, which is between City Hall and Linn Park. Mayors from several municipalities as well as members of theAlabama State Legislature and the Birmingham City Council will also be in attendance.

Birmingham, AL · 4d

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State audit flags $254K in excess payments to Birmingham Schools fitness vendors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A state audit found Birmingham City Schools paid two fitness training vendors more than $254,000 above the amounts originally authorized by the Birmingham Board of Education. The audit, conducted by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, covers October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025,...

Birmingham, AL · 5d

The Trussville Tribune

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Leeds awarded $1.3 million for road, pedestrian safety projects

Nathan Prewett LEEDS, Ala. — During a special called meeting of the Leeds City Council on Tuesday night Mayor Eddie Moore called the city’s grant writer to the floor to deliver what he said was “good news.” And it was that Leeds was selected for a $1,353,648 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). […]

Leeds, AL · 2d

The Trussville Tribune

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Trussville City Schools set to name Dr. Tiffany Hamilton as new assistant superintendent

by Scott Buttram, publisher TRUSSVILLE — Trussville City Schools has selected Dr. Tiffany Hamilton as its new assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, the district announced Tuesday. The appointment will require approval from the TCS Board. Superintendent Dr. Patrick Martin said Hamilton rose to the top of a strong candidate pool. “I am very excited […]

Trussville, AL · 4d

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Jefferson County Coroner’s Office looking for relatives of 5 people who recently died

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is looking for family members of four men and a woman who recently died. Barbara Carlton, 85, died Oct. 8 of natural causes. She was a tenant of Civic Center Health & Rehabilitation and a patient of Adoration Hospice. There is not a picture of her available.

Jefferson County, AL · 9d

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Power Company Threatens to Arrest Alabama Landowner for Protecting His Property

A private landowner handcuffed and arrested on his own ground for refusing to allow utility company bulldozers to wield eminent domain and clearcut his timber? A helluva showdown is erupting in the most significantly hot property rights case in the U.S. “This is still America,” says Fenn Church, standing beside...

Alabama · 5d

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Judge denies Alabama Power's request to keep Fenn Church 300 feet from crews

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. — A Shelby County judge has dismissed Alabama Power's latest lawsuit against property owner Fenn Church, denying the company's request to keep him and others at least 300 feet away from crews clearing trees on his property in Calera. Circuit Judge Jonathan Spann issued the order...

Shelby County, AL · 4d

AL.com

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Birmingham pays tribute to veterans with parade and Medal of Honor ceremony

Birmingham to host Medal of Honor Society convention in 2027.

Birmingham, AL · 4d

WHNT News 19

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Two uniforms, one mission: The story of Lt. Gen. A.C. Roper

Some dedicate their lives to one form of service, but Lieutenant General A.C. Roper answered the call in two different uniforms.

Decatur, AL · 4d

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‘The Sacred Ordinary’ Uses Public Art to Keep Birmingham’s Civil Rights History Alive

Birmingham’s civil rights history is etched into its streets, buildings and public spaces. But as generations of movement foot soldiers pass away and the preservation of historical memory faces new challenges, a local art project is asking residents to consider what happens when the responsibility of remembering falls on the public.

Birmingham, AL · 3d

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Norfolk Southern awards $146,460 grant for Sloss Furnaces entrance project

Norfolk Southern has awarded a $146,460 grant to the Sloss Furnaces Foundation to improve the entrance to the Birmingham landmark. The grant will fund the 32nd Street Streetscape, the first phase of a broader effort to redevelop the 32-acre site as a public gathering space. Planned improvements include a new gateway, fencing, walkways and landscaping.

Birmingham, AL · 4d

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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...

Jefferson County, AL · 4d

Yellowhammer News

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Here is every Veterans Day parade, ceremony and salute across Alabama

Veterans Day is an Alabama invention, and on Wednesday the state that gave America the holiday will fill its downtowns, courthouse squares and the lawns beside the USS Alabama to honor the men and women who wore the uniform. Raymond Weeks, a World War II veteran from Birmingham, organized the nation’s first Veterans Day parade […] The post Here is every Veterans Day parade, ceremony and salute across Alabama appeared first on Yellowhammer News .

Alabama · 4d