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Faulkner University Purchases Montgomery East Plaza Shopping Center for University’s College of Health Sciences

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Faulkner University has announced the recent purchase of the Montgomery East Plaza Shopping Center. The plaza will become the new site for the University’s College of Health Sciences. The date of the purchase was finalized on June 24. Located east and directly adjacent to Faulkner’s Montgomery campus at 5345 Atlanta Highway, the purchased property totals 151,000 square feet in store…

Thousands Filing New Jobless Claims in Alabama over Coronavirus

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A new report shows thousands of people are still filing new unemployment claims related to the coronavirus outbreak each week in Alabama. Statistics released by the Alabama Department of Labor on Thursday show that 18,671 new applications for jobless benefits were filed last week. Of those, 11,311 were related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers are far less than in…

Crenshaw County Woman Arrested After Witnesses Say She Ran Over Teen at Andalusia Car Wash

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A Crenshaw County woman has been charged with second degree assault after she intentionally ran over a woman at the Bulldog Car Wash last week. On Thursday, June 18, around 11:01 p.m., The Andalusia Police Department’s  Capt. Jamey Wismer said the department responded to a report of a domestic altercation at the car wash. The victim, Faith Alexander, 18, of…

Alabamians Going to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut Must Quarantine for 14 Days

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Starting today, anyone from Alabama who visits New York, New Jersey or Connecticut will have to quarantine for 14 days. This is because of Alabama’s rising rate of coronavirus cases. This quarantine order also affects people from other states considered high risk. “We have to make sure the virus doesn’t come on again in a plane,” New York Gov. Andrew…

Brewbaker Tech Junior Named Gatorade Alabama Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year

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Courtesy of MPS website In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company on Thursday announced Chanice Spicer of Brewbaker Tech as its 2019-20 Gatorade Alabama Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Spicer is the first Gatorade Alabama Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year to be chosen from Brewbaker Tech….

Rain Gear Needed Again Today; Storms Thin Out Tomorrow

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MORE RAIN/STORMS TODAY: The moisture-rich air mass remains in place over Alabama allowing for occasional showers and thunderstorms to remain in the forecast again today. For now, the SPC does not have any part of Alabama under a risk for severe weather today, but we will continue to mention some stronger storms today could produce small hail and strong, gusty…

Alabama Adds 954 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama has reported its second-highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day as medical officials continued to express concern about a rise in the number of people with respiratory illness. As of Wednesday, the state had reported more than 31,000 cases of COVID-19 and at least 879 deaths from the virus. More than a…

Greenville Mayor, Wife Recover from Coronavirus

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Alabama News Network sat down with Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon in his office to talk about how he and his wife Janice have successfully fought coronavirus. They were diagnosed in May. Mayor McLendon says the first four or five days were especially tough on them. He says they never feared they would die. They were not hospitalized. Mayor McLendon says…

Two Groups Donate 2,000 Masks to ASU for COVID-19 Testing Clinic

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Montgomery Chapter of the Links and Beauty and Beyond donated 2,000 masks to Alabama State University. These masks will be given out at ASU’s walk in drive up COVID 19 testing clinic open Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am – 2pm. You do not have to get tested to receive masks. They are free of charge. “I am so thankful because…

Don C. Killingsworth Jr. Named Permanent President of Jacksonville State University

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An interim president is taking over the job permanently at Jacksonville State University. Trustees on Tuesday selected Don C. Killingsworth Jr. as president of the college. Killingsworth had held the job on an interim basis since October following the departure of former president John M. Beehler. Killingsworth has two degrees from Jacksonville State, and he earned a doctorate in higher…

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