Birmingham Water Works executives with high salaries also had positions in Greene County
Recently, a report revealed that two senior officials from Birmingham Waterworks also hold positions in Greene County, located in West Alabama. Mac Underwood returned as the general manager of Birmingham Water in February 2025, with an annual salary of $446,118. Interestingly, he also serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Greene County, a role he […]
Coconino High School Class of 1975 will hold its 50th reunion in Flagstaff.
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Alabama students showed improvement in reading, preparedness, and high school graduation in 2024.
Alabama Schools Show Academic Progress During the 2024 academic year, Alabama public schools have shown noticeable improvements in areas like third-grade reading proficiency, graduation rates, and overall university and career preparedness. State education officials suggest that recent investments and educational reforms are contributing to this progress, even though some districts still face significant achievement gaps. […]
Ivey praises the ‘no-phone’ rule at Pike Road Junior High and supports the FOCUS Act
Governor Kay Ivey has commended Pike Road Middle School for its strict “porch policy,” which limits mobile phone use during school hours. Officials indicate that this policy has led to notable improvements in both social interactions and academic performance among students. Ivey anticipates that a newly established law banning the use of smartphones and other […]
Raids for immigration enforcement hit Baldwin County, including the construction site of Gulf Shores High School.
Immigration Enforcement Operations in Baldwin County A series of immigration enforcement actions is currently unfolding across Baldwin County, with a significant incident occurring on Tuesday at a construction site for the new Gulf Shores High School. Federal agents, according to reports, conducted operations on June 24 at a site located along the Foley Beach Express. […]
Gun suicides in US reached record high in 2023
Visitors will see the handguns at the GFORCE Arms booth at the 2025 NRA Annual Meeting and the Atlanta exhibition. A new report found that suicides, including firearms, accounted for 58% of all gun deaths in 2023. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) People in Kilmore in the United States died in 2023 to gun suicides more […]
What Does Small Business Optimism Being at a Six-Year High Mean for the US Economy?
According to the National Federation of Independent Business SMEs and Business Optimism Index in December, SMEs reached 105.1. For those following the index, this is a six-year high, two months to beat the index’s 51-year average of 98. Why are small and medium-sized businesses optimism at six years high? The first thing to note is […]
California law faces re-write as high court allows parents to ‘opt out’ of LGBTQ school stories
California officials must quickly confront a rewrite of state policy in the wake of a Supreme Court decision on Friday to support LGBTQ+ characters and families who select children from lessons on Pro-LGBTQ+ themes. The case included a new “LGBTQ Inclusive” storybook for pre-kindergarten to fifth grade in Montgomery County, a suburb of Washington. The […]
‘Best Dope God Ever Put Breath In’: John Kennedy Says Russ Vought Is ‘High’ If He Thinks Schumer Will Budge On Budget
Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy proposed Wednesday that management and the office of Budget Director Russell Vought are using marijuana if he believes New York Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer will allow the vote on budget measures. The White House sent a retirement package of more than $9.5 billion to Congress on June 3. This codifies […]
Dems, GOP members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care
Downtown Children’s Center in St. Louis. (Photo: Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent.) WASHINGTON – Republicans and Democrats on the U.S. House Education and Workforce Subcommittee heard on Tuesday that affordability in child care was a problem but proposed a different solution. Republicans promoted the long-standing block grants and called for choice and flexibility in childcare systems, while […]