Schools in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi announce closures due to severe weather
Escambia County schools closed TuesdaySanta Rosa County closed on Tuesday and WednesdayOkaloosa County Schools are closed on ...
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Buc-ee’s brought economic boom to small Alabama city. Will history repeat in South MS?
The interstate exit in Alabama used to be quiet. Then, six years ago, a Buc-ee’s Travel Center opened. The cars have not ...
Mississippi And Alabama Still Celebrate Confederate General Robert E. Lee Alongside MLK Day. Why?
Mississippi and Alabama are the last states to celebrate Confederate general Robert E. Lee alongside Civil Rights icon Martin ...
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Mississippi man sentenced for 2023 killing of ex-wife’s Alabama boyfriend
A Mississippi man was sentenced to 20 years in prison shortly after he was convicted Thursday of killing his ex-wife’s Alabama boyfriend ... in Mount Vernon, in Mobile County, and was a youth ...
Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day
The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, ...
Malik Dia scores 23 points to lead No. 21 Mississippi over No. 4 Alabama 74-64
Malik Dia’s 23 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks led No. 21 Mississippi to a 74-64 win over No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday.
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Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...
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Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Alabama lawmakers in 1901 named a January state holiday for Lee. Mississippi did the same in 1910. President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin ...