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Alabama election day 2025: See results from Baldwin County races
AL.com - Alabama
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August 27, 2025
A long-time incumbent in Alabama’s second-fastest growing county lost Tuesday to a younger challenger who entered the race at the last minute. “I’m going to do my best to uphold everything they’ve put upon me at this point,” Brad Bass, who was...
WVU, Alabama mutually agree to cancel games in 2026-27
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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August 27, 2025
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia announced it has mutually agreed to cancel the home and away matchups with Alabama in 2026 and 2027. The Mountaineers will replace the two with home games against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5, 2026, and Southern Miss on...
WVU announces cancellation of two-game football series with Alabama
WCHS - West Virginia
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia and Alabama have mutually agreed to cancel a two-game football series between the schools that was set to take place during the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The Crimson Tide were scheduled to visit Milan Puskar...
Trio of Central Alabama mayors appear to have won re-election
The Gadsden Times - Alabama
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A trio of prominent Central Alabama mayors appeared to have won re-election Tuesday, including one who appeared to have been re-elected by a few dozen votes. Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties had several cities with seats up for election,...
‘When You Market Test In Brooklyn, You Lose In Alabama’: Charlie Kirk Tells How Elites Botched Cracker Barrel Logo
The Daily Caller
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August 27, 2025
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk said on Fox News Tuesday that Cracker Barrel’s failed logo rebrand exposed how out-of-touch elites alienate their base customers. Cracker Barrel caved Tuesday under massive backlash and announced it would...
Amari Cooper’s ‘unfinished business’ brings him back to the Raiders
Associated Press
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August 27, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The lack of sleep and the early-morning flight from Dallas to Las Vegas followed by his first Raiders practice was taking its toll on Amari Cooper by the time late Tuesday afternoon rolled around. But Cooper was also excited...
Calera ice cream shop + bakery wins top grant from Main Street Alabama
Bham Now - Alabama
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August 26, 2025
2025 Bright Ideas winners (Main Street Alabama) Main Street Alabama awarded grants to five local businesses in the first-ever “Bright Ideas” pitch. Taking home the prize of $25,000 was Creations Galore and Moore, a Calera-based bakery and ice...
Main Street Alabama announces statewide Bright Ideas Pitch winner
Daily Mountain Eagle - Alabama
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JASPER — Main Street Alabama recently announced Creations Galore and Moore, a bakery and ice cream shop, in Calera as its first-ever Alabama Bright Ideas Pitch Winner during the final day of its 2025 aLABama Conference, this year held in Jasper....
Lawmakers weigh tax relief options for small businesses in South Carolina
WLTX 19 - South Carolina
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August 26, 2025
A committee met Tuesday to discuss possible changes to the state's Business Personal Property Tax. COLUMBIA, S.C. — State lawmakers are considering tax relief measures aimed at easing the burden on small businesses and boosting South Carolina’s...
WVU Football cancels Alabama series and updates future schedules
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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August 26, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - On Tuesday, West Virginia Football announced that they’ve mutually-agreed to cancel a scheduled series against the Alabama Crimson Tide. The two-game series was set to take place over the next two seasons, with Alabama...
Birmingham socialists mad Alabama company is providing energy to Israel
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 26, 2025
On Friday evening, a group of protesters gathered in Birmingham near the corporate campus of Drummond Company Inc., an Alabama-based coal producer. Usually when you hear about a leftist protest at a coal-mining company, you’d think it has to do...
Local community theater company announces new season
Port City Daily - North Carolina
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August 26, 2025
The new season from Opera House Theater Company. (Courtesy photo) WILMINGTON — For more than four decades, Opera House Theatre Company has celebrated live theater in Wilmington. Shows for its 2025-2026 season have been announced as well. “After...
Alabama man arrested after stolen vehicle, school lockdown and chase in Lee County
WTVA 9 News - Mississippi
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SHANNON, Miss. (WTVA) — A stolen vehicle resulted in a school lockdown, a chase and an arrest in Lee County. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson announced the arrest of Malachi Griggs, 19, of Montgomery, Alabama, on Tuesday morning. His arrest stems...
Alabama, West Virginia cancel home-and-home series in 2026 and 2027, citing SEC's move to nine-game schedule
CBS Sports - Florida
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August 26, 2025
The SEC's announcement that it would be moving to a nine-game conference schedule was always going to bring some non-conference scheduling ramifications, and Tuesday we saw that in action as Alabama and West Virginia announced they mutually agreed...
Alabama Father’s Lawsuit Highlights Dangers of Roblox for Children
Speakin' Out News - Alabama
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August 26, 2025
Covington County case and state lawmakers push spotlight on online child safety By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Roblox, one of the world’s most popular children’s gaming platforms, is at the center of a Covington County lawsuit after a predator targeted a...
Alabama, West Virginia cancel football series for 2026, 2027
Marco Eagle - Florida
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On Thursday, Aug. 21, the SEC made a long-awaited move by adding a ninth conference game to its teams’ football schedules. Five days later, one of the first ripples from that decision was felt. Alabama and West Virginia have mutually agreed to...
Alabama state lawmaker proposes trio of seafood bills for upcoming legislative session
SeafoodSource
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Though the 2026 Alabama state legislative session is still months away, State House Representative Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) has proposed three seafood-related bills for consideration by his fellow lawmakers. “More than just a major...
Alabama Port Authority board approves separation agreement with director
AL.com - Alabama
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August 26, 2025
The Alabama Port Authority has announced the retirement of John Driscoll, the authority’s director and CEO since 2000. At a Tuesday meeting, Port Authority board members approved three related resolutions authorizing a separation agreement,...
‘Alabama Village’ Looks at Where Time and Politics Forgot
The Indypendent - New York
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August 26, 2025
When evangelicals Dolores and John Eads quit their jobs in 2001 (he was a hospital administrator and she was a teacher) to create and run the Light of the Village church in Prichard, Alabama, they settled in a neighborhood called Alabama Village....
Alabama QB Ty Simpson leads college football's 25 most important boom-or-bust players of 2025
CBS Sports - Florida
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August 26, 2025
Which college football players are paramount to their team's success this season? Remove the obvious 2025 Heisman Trophy candidates from the conversation for a second and ponder this: Who filled crucial roles for elite teams whose endgame is a...