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Your campus supply fix: Between the Spirit Shop and shelves of notebooks, chargers, and course materials, Gadsden State Community College Bookstore is the easy move when you need last-minute supplies, campus gear, or even a diploma frame.
Shop Alabama-made goodness: The Alabama Gift Company handpicks Alabama-made treats and gifts, from pepper jelly and Cane Brew sweet tea to exclusive gift boxes, plus those famous baskets they ship around Alabama and across the country.
Fresh fade, calm kids: Appointments are needed, and Wright Touch Barber Shop International is the spot for wriggly little heads that need crisp lines without the meltdown.
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The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has announced a total of $2.5 million in grants from the Alabama Recycling Fund (ARF) to 20 cities, counties, solid waste authorities and other groups across the state to boost recycling efforts.
Full story at gadsdenmessenger.com ↗
The fifth article in Wired for Profit's series about Alabama Power's influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the Yellowhammer State.
Full story at insideclimatenews.org ↗
Eleven new building permits were approved across Alabama for construction projects exceeding $1 million in the past week, including projects in Auburn, Athens, Tallapoosa County, and the Birmingham metro.
Full story at thebamabuzz.com ↗
First-year Anniston (Ala.) head football coach Damien Dorsey has been placed on administrative leave and the school's athletics director Chris Rowe will take over the team.
Full story at on3.com ↗
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