MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 28 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release: Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $570,570 to four agencies that provide avenues for drug offenders to obtain help to end their addictions. "Those who fall prey to the menace of drugs need structured professional help to overcome their addictions," Gov. Ivey said. "I commend these agencies for their willingness to offer assistance and hope to those individuals in orde  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 29 -- Auburn University Montgomery campus issued the following news: For the seventh consecutive year, Auburn University at Montgomery has earned national recognition as a "Military Friendly School." AUM earned a No. 3 ranking in the "Small Public School" category and was recognized as a Military Spouse Friendly School, according to a newly released survey by Viqtory Media. Published in "G.I. Jobs" magazine, the Military Friendly Schools survey is the longest-running  more

AUBURN, Alabama, March 29 -- Auburn University issued the following news: By Preston Sparks, Office of Communications and Marketing Auburn University is offering expedited assistance to Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) students amid the college's recently announced closure. Among offerings to BSC students is an accelerated review of them for Auburn's summer and fall 2024 semesters. The application fee for Auburn will be waived to those displaced BSC students, and exclusive virtual appointme  more

AUBURN, Alabama, March 29 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: David Timm, the Brasfield & Gorrie Professor in Auburn University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2024 Eugene Skok Award from the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA). This award is given annually to individuals who have made significant or innovative contributions to the pavement industry in the United States. The award will be presented in April  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 29 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded more than $10 million in investments toward 23 projects across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee through the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). Funding for this program was made possible, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden -- a key part of his Investing in Ame  more

MOBILE, Alabama, March 29 -- Spring Hill College issued the following statement on March 27, 2024, by President Mary H. Van Brunt: * * * Dear Birmingham Southern students and families, It is hard to imagine the hurt you're feeling as you cope with the loss of a place you call home and the uncertainty you face in the next chapter of your college journey. Our prayers are with you and those affected by this unexpected circumstance. As you look for a new college community, we'd like to invite y  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 28 -- Samford University issued the following news release: The institution of marriage and the dissolution of some of those same unions have become deeply threaded into the fabric of American life and society, according to a new textbook on the subject, Marriage and Divorce in America: Issues, Trends, and Controversies. Bloomsbury's recent publication serves as a wide-ranging resource that will help readers understand the history and current state of marriage and div  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, March 28 -- Savannah State University issued the following news: "Pinky" Cole Hayes, founder of the immensely popular Atlanta-based Slutty Vegan restaurant chain and 2023 TIME100 Next honoree, is returning to Savannah State University (SSU) this spring to deliver the commencement speech to the class of 2024. Cole Hayes visited the university in the fall as part of her book tour for her autobiographical book, "I Hope You Fail," which details the trials and tribulations she ov  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, March 29 -- Union University issued the following news release: Famous preachers Charles Spurgeon and Helmut Thielicke each "had a highway to Jesus in their sermons," Robert Smith Jr. said at Union University March 25. "Christ was not located in the circumference but rather in the center of their ministry," Smith said. Smith, professor of Christian preaching at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, was the featured speaker for the eighth annual David and Lanese Do  more