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South Africa's Kruger park suffers 'devastating' damage from floods
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South Africa's Kruger park suffers 'devastating' damage from floods

  • AFP AFP
  • Updated Jan 23, 2026

South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday.

Marion City Council gets update on water line improvements two months after line break
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Marion City Council gets update on water line improvements two months after line break

  • Todd Prater
  • Jan 21, 2026

Marion City Council got an update on improvements to the water and sewer infrastructure, two months after a pump failure caused a water outage…

Crews installing new fiber optic lines to improve broadband in Marion
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Crews installing new fiber optic lines to improve broadband in Marion

  • Todd Prater
  • Updated Jan 11, 2026

An upgrade to Marion’s internet infrastructure is underway as crews install new fiber optic network lines meant to improve connectivity for re…

How agricultural transition and uneven development deepen poverty in Alabama’s Black Belt
Opinion

How agricultural transition and uneven development deepen poverty in Alabama’s Black Belt

  • By Richard Benderson
  • Dec 22, 2025

The fertile soil of Alabama’s Black Belt once anchored a thriving rural economy. Small farms, family land ownership, and local supply chains k…

Black Belt improves but still lags behind state in broadband internet access
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Black Belt improves but still lags behind state in broadband internet access

  • By Brad Fisher
  • Dec 9, 2025

Alabama has made strides to bring broadband internet to all 67 counties, but much of the Black Belt remains on the other side of the digital divide.

Forward Together: Honoring 25 years of the Delta Regional Authority
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Forward Together: Honoring 25 years of the Delta Regional Authority

  • By James Perkins Jr.
  • Dec 6, 2025

For 25 years, the Delta Regional Authority has been a steadfast partner in building opportunity and progress in communities that are often ove…

Why every growing community needs a city planner, including Demopolis and Linden
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Why every growing community needs a city planner, including Demopolis and Linden

  • By Richard Benderson
  • Updated Dec 6, 2025

Most residents can easily point to a newly paved street, a bustling business, or a fresh housing development as signs of progress. What many p…

'Major milestone' celebrated in Camden for middle mile fiber network project
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'Major milestone' celebrated in Camden for middle mile fiber network project

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Updated Nov 13, 2025

A "major milestone" has been reached as state and local leaders announced the near completion of a 3,500-mile fiber internet project during a …

UA, AU receive grants from ADECA for research, development projects
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UA, AU receive grants from ADECA for research, development projects

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Oct 31, 2025

The University of Alabama (UA) and Auburn University (AU), as well as HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, have received gra…

Selma Waterworks and Sewer Board gets $5M loan to upgrade Valley Creek treatment plant
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Selma Waterworks and Sewer Board gets $5M loan to upgrade Valley Creek treatment plant

  • By Brad Fisher
  • Updated Oct 26, 2025

The Selma Waterworks and Sewer Board has received a loan of almost $5 million from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to upgra…

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