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February 28, 2023

Down in Alabama

News

Use-of-force suit, tax deadlines, spring break: Down in Alabama

Listen to "Down in Alabama" wherever you get your podcasts.

By Ike Morgan | [email protected]

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Education Lab

Alabama graduation rates slide below 90%, number of student dropouts increases

The Class of 2022 started ninth grade in 2018, the last full school year before the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Trisha Powell Crain | [email protected]

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Business

American Car Center shuts down business, locations across Alabama

The company operated locations in Birmingham, Dothan, Florence, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Pelham and Tuscaloosa.

By William Thornton | [email protected]

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News

Alabama peaches face uncertainty in 2023

Since this year’s winter did not provide sufficient chilling hours for peaches, there is a chance that 2023′s harvest could see residual effects.

By Cole Sikes, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

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News

These Alabama counties saw the biggest economic bounce backs in 2021

Most Alabama counties have largely recovered from whatever decline they saw during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Ramsey Archibald | [email protected]

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News

Alabama man calls 911 on himself after driving to Georgia with pipe bomb components, police say

“It is unclear why he traveled to Marietta or called 911 on himself,’’ authorities said in a news release.

By Carol Robinson | [email protected]

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