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Auburn, Ala - - - East Alabama Area Youth for Christ (EAYFC), a local non-profit organization located in Auburn, AL hosted its 39th Annual Golf Classic at Auburn University Club on October 7, 2024. A total of 30 teams played in the tournament. All proceeds from the event were given in support of East Alabama Area Youth for Christ. Food and drinks for the event were provided by Chuck's Bar-B-Que, Krispy Kreme, Ross House Coffee, Chick-Fil-A, Auburn Coca-Cola Bottling Co., and Moe's Original BBQ....
The limit is two hot dogs per guest, but on Saturday, November 09th, 2024, at four o'clock in the afternoon, the Brierfield Ironworks Park in Bibb County, Alabama will be offering free hot dogs for Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a national holiday held annually on November 11th that was established to honor all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have served their country. And actually the origins of Veterans Day can be traced to Alabama. As Raymond Weeks, A World War II veteran who also served...
As COVID-era "Zoomtowns" and the urban exodus fade into history, which city in every state is most popular for Americans who want to move now? Between 2020 and 2023, the fastest-growing cities exploded with incoming remote workers who wanted to live larger and cheaper. And many sought homeownership—buying a home is a key factor in where Americans choose to put down roots. But the fastest-growing cities of 2021 or 2022 aren't the boomtowns of today. So why are we relying on backward-looking c...
Power of attorney documents give one or more people the right to act as your agent when you're unavailable, incapacitated, or otherwise indisposed. Beyond more general types of POAs, specialized versions exist to address specific situations, such as real estate transactions or end-of-life care decisions. Depending on the power of attorney you choose to use, you can protect yourself financially, make business dealings more convenient, or ensure that your wishes are taken care of if you're...
This Halloween season, fur may overtake fear: American spending on pet costumes will reach $700 million in 2024, according to the most recent data from the National Retail Federation. Americans really love dressing up their pets for Halloween. According to a 2022 PetSmart survey conducted by Wakefield, more than 3 in 4 (76%) pet owners dress their pets for the holiday. About a third of pet owners reported their costume-wearing pets attract the most attention, while over a third said that...
Marcus Hadden, a father of three from central New Jersey, texts and talks with his oldest son, a college sophomore, a few times a week. His 19-year-old son attends Rutgers University just a half-hour away, but Hadden said the easy communication has helped them feel closer. Occasionally, his son, a dedicated hiker, shares his phone's location with his parents. "We don't monitor him, but if he's out hiking on a remote trail, which he does most weekends around the tristate area, it feels like a...
Retirement will likely be the most significant expense of your lifetime, which means saving for retirement is a big job. This is especially true if you envision a retirement that is rich with experiences such as traveling through Europe or spending time with your grown children and grandkids. A retirement savings plan can help you achieve these financial goals and stay on track. There are all types of retirement plans to help you build your wealth, from 401(k) to Individual Retirement Accounts,...
October 31, 2024 – MONTGOMERY – Alabama is currently represented in the House of Representatives by six Republicans and one Democrat. The federal court system, civil rights groups, and the Alabama Democratic Party hopes to change that to two Democrats in Tuesday's election. The Alabama Republican Party however is doing everything it can to retain the recently redrawn Congressional District 2 in GOP hands. On Thursday, the Alabama Republican Party announced that one of the Republican Party's pri...
October 31, 2024 -MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she is appointing Azzie Oliver to serve as Montgomery County District Attorney, replacing Daryl Bailey. "Ensuring we have a safe Alabama begins with having a safe Capital City, so having our local officials embody that goal is critical. Azzie Oliver has dedicated most of her career to upholding the criminal laws of Alabama and by pursuing justice for the people of Montgomery County, so I am confident she will help us c...
October 26, 2024 – the Alabama Gazette football panel was divided by the games this week and by the results we were right to be divided. Auburn had by far their most complete game of the season thus far and gained their first Southeastern Conference win when they defeated Kentucky. Alabama bounced back from a disappointing trip to Knoxville with a stellar performance at home against Missouri. The SEC games of the week were: Ole Miss at Oklahoma – Ole Miss won 26 to 14 Arkansas at Mis...
October 31, 2024 – the general election is upon us and the Alabama Gazette is urging Alabamians of all political views to make their voices heard and get out and vote on November 5. Whatever your political beliefs, we ask that you prayerfully and carefully consider your ballot as what you decide will impact America for generations to come. The staff and publishers at the Alabama Gazette have carefully considered all the candidates and these are the races where we are comfortable with making e...
On November 5th, we stand at a pivotal crossroads in our nation's history, a moment will decide the future of our country for generations to come. The stakes have never been higher, and our choice could not be clearer: We must elect a Congress that will support the Trump America First agenda. We must elect Caroleene Dobson and stop the progressive march in its tracks. This is not just another election; it is an existential battle for the soul of our Republic. Caroleene Dobson was born and...
For a communist country, it was strange to have an unsanctioned gathering of a million people, but 40 years ago in Poland, the funeral of a simple parish priest brought the nation to a halt to pay their last respects. Father Jerzy Popiełuszko was not known as a great scholar or a powerful intellectual. In fact, he barely made the grades to graduate from seminary, but Popiełuszko was a man of the people, and he spoke to them in unadorned, persuasive sermons, chiseling a significant crack in P...
October 31,2024 - Under Alabama's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone Regulation (220-2-.167), all deer harvested in the High-Risk Zone and the Buffer Zone of the state's CWD Management Zone (CMZ) must be submitted for CWD testing during specific weekends of the 2024-2025 white-tailed deer season. The mandatory sampling weekends in the High-Risk Zone of the CMZ are November 23-24 and December 7-8, 2024. The mandatory sampling weekends in the Buffer Zone of the CMZ are November 23-24,...
With landfills reaching capacity, what could be a better way to repurpose decommissioned equipment than using it to build habitat for Alabama's great offshore fisheries? Alabama Power Company recently teamed up with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD) to take end-of-life concrete poles and tower segments to build a new reef in the (Conservation Commissioner) Christopher M. Blankenship Reef Zone that covers 65 miles of Gulf of...
Around midnight on Pioneer Day two years ago, a pair of 21-year-olds—a man and a woman—decided to make a trip from Davis County to Utah County to retrieve the man's "church clothes," presumably to wear hours later that Sunday morning, The Salt Lake Tribune reports The man, according to a recently filed lawsuit, was "tired and not in a condition to drive as an ordinarily prudent driver." The woman also couldn't drive because she was tired and suffering from a headache, according to the law...
With the 2024 presidential election just days away, Democrats and Republicans in rural areas are directing their focus beyond the top of the ticket and toward state and local-level offices. So-called "down-ballot" races feature candidates for state legislature, city council, local school boards, and even judges and police commissioners. These elected officials decide on issues in their community, such as education, housing services, public transportation, and health care. Thus far in 2024, 75%...
November 1, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said that in the last three years inflation has cost the average family $1,100 a month. Palmer said in an email to constituents that the growing regulatory burden which has ballooned under the Biden-Harris administration is contributing to these costs. "Due to the policies pushed by the Biden-Harris administration for the past three years, the cost of groceries has gone up over $1,100 per month for the average family," sai...
As the 2024 presidential election hurdles closer, voters are clamoring for more information about what policy might look like under Democratic nominee Kamala Harris or Republican nominee Donald Trump. For agriculture policy, experts predict it could follow two very different paths depending on the results of the election: more tariffs and subsidies for big farmers under Trump, or climate investments and expanded crop insurance under Harris, The Daily Yonder reports. To know what might happen...
The American public is talking about "McJobs" again. First, Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies, including former president Bill Clinton, touted the candidate's experience working at McDonald's on the campaign trail and at the Democratic National Convention. Then the campaign launched an ad that cites her time working at the fast food chain as a marker of her middle-class upbringing—and as a major point of contrast between her life and the privileged upbringing of Donald Trump. The c...
Inside a North Philadelphia high school, a class of 11th graders talked frankly about the most controversial aspects of the 2024 election: abortion, Project 2025, the prospect of the first female president. Nearly 650 miles away at a middle school in Indianapolis, an eighth grade teacher avoided talk of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, holding a mock debate about cellphones and cafeteria food instead. As the presidential election took over classroom conversations t...
November 1, 2024 - MONTGOMERY - Alabama has a bye week as they prepare for an epic showdown with LSU. The loser of that game will almost certainly not be in the playoffs. Auburn is at home this week hosting Vanderbilt. Auburn (3 and 5 on the season) desperately needs a win here is they hope to go to a bowl game and avoid a third straight losing season. The SEC games of the week are: Ole Miss at Arkansas Vanderbilt at Auburn Georgia and Florida at Jacksonville Maine at Oklahoma Massachusetts at...
November 1, 2024 – Country music superstar Lee Greenwood has endorsed Caroleene Dobson in Alabama's highly contested Second Congressional District race. Dobson grew up on her family's fifth generation farm near Beatrice, Alabama in Monroe County. She excelled in both rodeo and academics, becoming a national merit scholar. She has a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a law degree from the Baylor School of Law. She practices real estate law and lives in Montgomery with her two children....
On Nov. 5, tens of millions of Americans will head to the ballot box to vote in one of the most consequential presidential elections in recent history. With so much on the line, anxious election-watchers naturally want clarity on the outcome. But can any poll, no matter how precise, offer a reliable glimpse into where the cards will fall on Election Day? The answer is complicated, especially given that this year's election is particularly tricky to forecast. For starters, there's no clear...
November 4, 2024–There are moments when something happens that, at the time, doesn’t seem all that important. A few shots are fired at a bridge in Concord. A fort outside Charleston surrenders. A prison is stormed in Paris. An old guy is shot in Sarajevo. One thing leads to another. People take note, and emotions rise. Later on, we look back and say “THAT was when it all began!” Last Friday, a squirrel died in New York. Peanut, aka P’nut, was the most famous squirrel on the internet...
