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Birmingham Soccer Set Dates for Tryouts for 2019 Season

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 Birmingham Legion FC will hold open tryouts for the inaugural 2019 season on November 29, followed by an invite-only, two-day combine November 30 and December 1, all at Birmingham SportsBlast Soccer Complex. Area talents will have the opportunity to showcase their skills alongside professional players and in front of the club’s President and GM, Jay Heaps, head coach, Tommy Soehn,…

Bob Vance Labels Tom Park “Another Roy Moore” in New Campaign Ad

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Alabama chief justice candidate Judge Bob Vance has launched an ad saying Justice Tom Parker will be “another Roy Moore” if elected to head the state court system. The ad says that Parker, who once worked as Moore’s legal adviser and has been a longtime ally, will cause the “same chaos and controversy.” A discipline panel twice stripped Moore of…

Rain Remains in the Forecast Today

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FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The front will push into South Alabama today and the showers and storms should be confined to the southern counties of the state, along and south of the front. Look for highs in the mid 80s today, and upper 80s over the weekend. FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school games tonight, passing showers early then the…

Rotary Club Hosts ‘International Night’ for Foreign Officers

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Air Force officers from around the world come to train at Montgomery’s Maxwell Air Force Base every year. Thursday night, the Montgomery Rotary Club honored them with a special night. Over 50 countries were represented and some came in their native dress. The Rotary Club has been doing this international night for 28 years. It goes along with their mission…

Governor Ivey Welcomes News of ULA, Blue Origin Partnership in Alabama

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Governor Kay Ivey applauded United Launch Alliance’s decision to select Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine to power ULA’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket, saying it will provide a major boost to Alabama’s aerospace industry and extend the state’s leadership position in rocketry. ULA, which produces Atlas V and Delta IV rockets at a facility in Decatur, announced today that Blue Origin’s BE-4…

$5 Million Bond Set for Man Arrested and Charged with Attempted Murder of Selma Police Officer

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Bond is set at $5 million for a man charged in what authorities are calling the ambush-style shooting of a police officer in Selma. District Attorney Michael Johnson says 21-year-old Kevin Devonta Johnson Jr. is charged with attempted murder and other offenses in an attack on Officer Michael Hale, who was wounded but survived. A hearing is set for Nov….

7 Selma Residents Plead Guilty to Gun Charges After Having Prior Felony Convictions

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United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that seven residents of Selma entered guilty pleas to violating Title 18 United States Code, Section 922(g)(1) – the felon in possession of a firearm statute. On September 14, Daryl Dewayne Struggs pled guilty to possession of two Smith & Wesson, 9mm pistols found in his possession…

AUM, LBWCC Partnership Beneficial to Students

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A partnership between Auburn University at Montgomery and Lurleen B. Wallace Community College will enable students to complete their bachelor’s degrees through concurrent enrollment and provide scholarship opportunities for transfer students who meet grade point average requirements. The concurrent enrollment program took effect Wednesday after AUM and LBWCC officials signed a partnership agreement. Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) will offer…

Most Sought After Jobs are Truck Drivers and Nurses

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Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division shows that the most online wanted ads were for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, registered nurses, and retail salespersons, with 6,232 ads placed for those occupations in August. Overall ads were over the year by 13.3%. The Help Wanted Online (HWOL) data is compiled from all…

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