New $22M FEMA training center opens in Anniston
🚨 FEMA TRAINING CENTER: A $22 million update is officially open at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston.
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Historic 16th Street Baptist Church opens new Education and Visitor Center [PHOTOS]
![Historic 16th Street Baptist Church opens new Education and Visitor Center [PHOTOS]](https://wp.fifu.app/thebamabuzz.com/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGViYW1hYnV6ei5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYvMDkvSU1HXzkyODMtc2NhbGVkLTEtMTAyNHg3NjguanBlZw/ac99ad9584b4/historic-16th-street-baptist-church-opens-new-education-and-visitor-center-photos.webp?w=768&h=0&c=0&p=1258825 "Historic 16th Street Baptist Church opens new Education and Visitor Center [PHOTOS]")
⛪ 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH: The historic building has opened a new Education and Visitor Center.
Summer heat continues as Alabama temperatures hit historic highs
🥵 SEPTEMBER HEAT CONTINUES: It has been a record-breaking month in Alabama as the heat continues in the final days before fall officially begins.
‘Taps’ played live daily at Alabama National Cemetery in September
🎺 ALABAMA NATIONAL CEMETERY: Every evening at 4:30PM this month, a live bugler is showing up to play Taps to honor the veterans buried there.
Anniston opens applications for historic revitalization grants
🏛️ HISTORIC REVITALIZATION: A new grant program in Anniston is hoping to reinvest in the town's historic commercial buildings.
Want a Dolly Parton license plate in Alabama? How to show your commitment
📚 NEW ALABAMA LICENSE PLATE: Alabama drivers could soon get a license plate supporting Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, but the state needs more pre-commitments to make it happen.
Alabama launches new statewide weather alert system
⚠️ ALABAMA WEATHER ALERTS: The state has launched its new notification-based system to directly alert people in the area of impending severe weather.
$2.5 million awarded to boost recycling efforts across Alabama
♻️ ADEM RECYCLING: 20 communities across the state have received funds to boost recycling efforts.
Auburn University awarded $15.3M to help improve rural health care access
🚑 RURAL HEALTH CARE: The state program awarded funds for Auburn to help develop systems for more accessible health care.
Unemployment rate drops in Alabama’s top metro areas
📊 ALABAMA UNEMPLOYMENT: The labor force participation rate and the unemployment rate are improving in major metro areas across the state.