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University of Alabama honors military at game featuring Fort Novosel flyover

University of Alabama honors military at game featuring Fort Novosel flyover

| September 20, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

The crimson and white had a good dose of green – and not just from the opposing team – at the University of Alabama’s football game Sept. 7 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.

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Dry Weekend Ahead; Focus On The Gulf of Mexico Next Week

Dry Weekend Ahead; Focus On The Gulf of Mexico Next Week

| September 20, 2024 @ 2:28 pm

DRY DAYS: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through Tuesday of next week. Mostly sunny days, fair nights. Highs in the low 90s, lows in the 60s. This is clearly the easy part of the forecast.

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Friday Afternoon Tropics Update:  Watching and Waiting

Friday Afternoon Tropics Update: Watching and Waiting

| September 20, 2024 @ 1:54 pm

Just a quick tropics update with a focus on that area in the NW Caribbean/Southern Gulf.  This is where the various models are still showing low pressure forming sometime early/mid next week. 

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Talladega Chamber and United Way partner with nonprofit and army of volunteers to exceed goal of building 75 beds for area children

Talladega Chamber and United Way partner with nonprofit and army of volunteers to exceed goal of building 75 beds for area children

| September 20, 2024 @ 12:00 pm

Not even a soaking rain could stop the volunteers from coming out this past weekend to help build beds with the Greater Talladega/Lincoln/Munford Area Chamber of Commerce to benefit children throughout the area.

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Midday Nowcast: Sunny and Hot Weekend Weather; Tropical Mischief Next Week?

Midday Nowcast: Sunny and Hot Weekend Weather; Tropical Mischief Next Week?

| September 20, 2024 @ 10:08 am

Today through Sunday, little change in the day to day forecast with plenty of sunshine and very warm temperatures as highs will be in the upper 80s and lower 90s expected.

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Can’t Miss Alabama: Welcome autumn at the Birmingham Food + Culture Festival, state fair

Can’t Miss Alabama: Welcome autumn at the Birmingham Food + Culture Festival, state fair

| September 20, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Celebrate “the year of Alabama” featuring guest chefs from out of town at the Birmingham Food + Culture Festival Sept. 19-22.

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Summer-Like Weekend; Dry Through Monday

Summer-Like Weekend; Dry Through Monday

| September 20, 2024 @ 5:41 am

DRY DAYS: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through the weekend as a dry airmass stays in place. We expect mostly sunny days and fair nights… afternoon temperatures will reach the low 90s, but nights will remain pleasant with lows in the 60s.

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Drought Monitor: Francine Brought Some Improvements; Most of Alabama Still Highlighted Though with Abnormally Dry/Drought Conditions

Drought Monitor: Francine Brought Some Improvements; Most of Alabama Still Highlighted Though with Abnormally Dry/Drought Conditions

| September 19, 2024 @ 5:30 pm

The U.S Drought Monitor has issued their latest update.  Tropical moisture from Hurricane Francine did help a bit in some areas with the drought conditions. One to locally two-category drought reductions occurred especially where extreme rainfall was seen.  Sadly, some areas saw such extreme rain it led to massive flooding.  Here is this week’s snapshot: […]

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Report: Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama, generates nearly $70 million for area

Report: Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama, generates nearly $70 million for area

| September 19, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Miles College, the historically Black college and university (HBCU) based in Fairfield, Alabama, generates nearly $70 million in total economic impact for its local and regional economies and creates hundreds of on- and off-campus jobs, according to a recently released report.

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Low 90s This Weekend; No Rain Through Sunday

Low 90s This Weekend; No Rain Through Sunday

| September 19, 2024 @ 3:04 pm

MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON: The sky is generally sunny across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s over the northern 2/3 of the state… some South Alabama communities have reached the low 90s. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 60s.

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Tropics Update:  The Models Still Show Something Brewing in the NW Caribbean/Gulf Of Mexico Early Next Week

Tropics Update: The Models Still Show Something Brewing in the NW Caribbean/Gulf Of Mexico Early Next Week

| September 19, 2024 @ 1:33 pm

Doing a check of the tropics as the models have been consistent in showing some development of low pressure early next week over the NW Caribbean. 

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Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama breaks ground in Rainbow City

Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama breaks ground in Rainbow City

| September 19, 2024 @ 12:00 pm

After two years of planning, the Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama broke ground on Tuesday. The center will be a state-of-the-art STEM center in Rainbow City serving middle-school students in northeast Alabama with space-themed missions and learning activities that complement classroom instruction.

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Midday Nowcast: Sunny, Dry Days through Sunday; Watching the Gulf Next Week

Midday Nowcast: Sunny, Dry Days through Sunday; Watching the Gulf Next Week

| September 19, 2024 @ 10:17 am

Today through Sunday, little change in the day to day forecast with plenty of sunshine and very warm temperatures as highs will be in the upper 80s and lower 90s expected.

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Bama loves burgers: 16 Alabama joints that get it right

Bama loves burgers: 16 Alabama joints that get it right

| September 19, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Many Alabama towns boast at least one dedicated burger joint, and plenty of other restaurants — even those devoted to other culinary categories like barbecue — feature a hamburger on their menus. Every day, thousands of Alabamians file into these eateries and fill their bellies with burgers, evidence of the state’s affection for the staple sandwich.

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