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The Alabama Department of Public Health is promoting rabies awareness following a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on a national increase in rabies exposures and the appropriate use of rabies biologics after potential exposures.

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The Wilcox Historical Society removed the original bell of the historic Wilcox Female Institute from the basement of Camden Baptist Church, where it had been stored for at least 50 years and s…

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St. James Hotel owner Jim Lewis says the reopen date is tentatively set for Sept. 15 as a Marriott property. Todd and Cindy talk about the reopening in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast.

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Nearly two years after Congresswoman Terri Sewell presented a $750,000 check to support the project, work has begun at historic Foster’s Hall at Selma University.

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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Service is at the heart of the Alabama Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Through a network of Extension agents and trained volunteers, the program is an active partner across Alabama — devoting time and expertise to improving communities and helping resid…

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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Graduate students from across the U.S. visited farms and research stations in Alabama and Mississippi this summer during the 2026 Graduate Student Crops Tours. As part of the tours, students learned about farming practices and various crops grown across the region.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters are rallying Friday on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections, following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have condemned as detrimental to Black Americans. Read moreCivil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections

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