MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced the details of the official Capitol Christmas tree and invited all Alabamians to join her for the annual Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Arriving at the Alabama State Capitol with a blue siren escort, an Eastern Red Cedar was harvested and delivered to the front steps by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Monday afternoon. As  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: Governor Kay Ivey on Friday received the report from the Governor's Commission on Teaching and Learning. The governor spoke briefly about the report during the Alabama Association of School Boards Convention in Birmingham. "During my Inaugural Address, I made an unyielding commitment of improving education as my number one priority," said Governor Ivey. "Today, I stand before yo  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Dec. 2 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 29 community leaders from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee as fellows of the 2024 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive nine-month leadership development program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama B  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Dec. 2 -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State University-Meridian's Angela Savage, director of the MSU-Meridian social work program and an assistant clinical professor, is being recognized as this year's Social Work Educator of the Year by the Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Educators Conference. Established in 1972, the Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Educators Conference is the oldest regional social work education conference  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 2 -- Samford University issued the following news release: In fall 2022, Samford launched a new initiative called the Innovation Fund to promote creativity among its academic and cocurricular programs. The effort is funded through an allocation of $1 million annually, and accepts proposals from faculty, staff and students who have innovative concepts that will advance the university's mission and strategic plan. During its first year, the Innovation Fund received nume  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: Sometimes finding the right career path means going off the beaten path - literally. That's the lesson Tennessee Tech University students can take from the success of Tech alumnus Jake Burkey. The Columbia, Tennessee native and 2009 graduate of Tech's College of Engineering is now the CEO of Busted Knuckle Off Road, an Alabama-based company that rakes in an estimated $6 millio  more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Dec. 2 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: Tuskegee University Army ROTC cadets gathered early Thursday morning on a campus field with the chill in the air and morning dew blanketing the Goat Farm. Their fall training exercise brought a little excitement as First Lieutenant Kayla Freeman '16, Alabama National Guard's first Black female pilot and a Tuskegee alumna, prepared to fly the students in an imposing Chinook helicopter to Fort Moore in Columbus, Georg  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: A group of University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have been awarded $1 million to develop and implement solutions to reduce emergency department overcrowding. "This is definitely a significant topic and an important societal problem," said Abdulaziz Ahmed, Ph.D., associate professor in the UAB School of Health Professions and associate scientist in the Center for Clinical and Translational Sci  more