NEW YORK (AP) – NCAA President Mark Emmert says it is “highly probable” federal legislation will be passed that sets national guidelines for how college athletes can be compensated for the their names, images and likenesses. Emmert says he is focused on figuring out how the NCAA and its member schools allow college athletes get that compensation. The issue was…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Sales of a University of Tennessee T-shirt designed by a bullied fourth-grade boy in Florida have raised over $950,000 for an anti-bullying organization. The fourth-grader had designed his own University of Tennessee logo to put over an orange T-shirt for his school’s college colors day this fall. In a Facebook post that went viral, the boy’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Fed’s decision to leave rates alone follows three rate cuts earlier this year. It reflects its view that the U.S. economy has so far withstood the U.S.-China trade war and a global slump and remains generally healthy. Its benchmark rate influences many consumer and business loans. It will remain in a low range of 1.5% to…
State health officials have announced that Alabama’s infant mortality rate has dropped to the lowest level in history. The Alabama Department of Public Health says the infant mortality rate now stands at 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births as of 2018. That marks an improvement over the 2017 rate of 7.4 and the 2016 rate of 9.1. A total of…
An interim president has been named for Lurleen B. Wallace Community College. Chancellor Jimmy Baker ha announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Cox as interim president until a permanent president is named. Cox has more than 24 years of higher education administration experience and currently serves as the Executive Director of Workforce Solutions and Innovations for the Alabama Community College…
This image provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows a young man who was escorted into Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta by an unidentified woman on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. The man, who appeared to be malnourished and is unable to communicate, was later found at the hospital alone with no identification. Atlanta police are asking for…
TODAY/TOMORROW: The colder drier air settles has moved into the state and first thing this morning lows are ranging from the upper 30s to lower 40s across South/Central Alabama. Through the day, the sky will be clearing and we should see plenty of sunshine by the afternoon with highs in the mid 50s. Thursday, highs in the mid 50s are…
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An assessment and accountability presentation, along with a superintendent evaluation dominated Tuesday nights Montgomery School Board Meeting. Numbers presented in the assessment show that MPS is making improvements. “Student improvement has gone up. The achievement is not where any of us want it to be, it has to improved, but as we continue doing the things were doing, it will…
AUBURN, Ala.—Chad Morris has been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn, head coach Gus Malzahn announced Tuesday. A 28-year coaching veteran, Morris has spent the last 10 years as one of the top offensive minds in college football helping three programs finish in the top 10 in the FBS in scoring average. A Dallas, Texas, native, Morris served…
