Morgan County home-price increase tops in state
Decatur Daily – Nov. 12
A 13.8 percent year-to-date increase in the median price on home sales places Morgan County at the top of the state, according to a survey released last week. The Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE), part of the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, released figures that also show Athens as having the fourth-highest median-price increase at 8.9 percent.
Incubator, tech hub launches in Baldwin County
Birmingham Business Journal – Nov. 12
A new business incubator looks to boost entrepreneurship in Baldwin County and connect University of Alabama resources with tech firms in the state.
To Address Mass Shootings, It’ll Takes More Than Just Gun Control
Above the Law – Nov. 12
There have been more mass shootings in our country than anywhere in the world. According to statistics by Mother Jones, the state with the highest number of deaths from mass shootings since 1982 is California — 128 people … A study by Dr. Adam Lankford of the University of Alabama draws a correlation between a country’s rate of gun ownership and the odds it will experience a mass shooting. More guns available, more mass shootings likely.
Traveling during the holidays
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 12
If you’re planning on traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday, you may want to wait until the day of. According to research from the University of Alabama, the three days before Thanksgiving were the most dangerous last year. Over 2,800 crashes happened that week. And more than half of them happened on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mississippi Senator’s ‘Public Hanging’ Remark Draws Backlash Before Runoff
Las Vegas News – Nov. 12
With her arm around a cattle rancher, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican of Mississippi, drew laughter and applause at a recent campaign event when she gushed about how highly she thought of him: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.” … Paul Reed, a University of Alabama professor who specializes in the sociolinguistic history of Southern and Appalachian English varieties, said that the phrase first appeared in written works in the United States in the mid-1800s and that its usage peaked during the civil rights era in the 20th century.
WRAL (Durham, North Carolina) – Nov. 12
Tuscaloosa’s Veterans Day ceremony honors those who served the country
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 12
Every day for the last 25 years, C.W. Cook has worn a Purple Heart around his neck. “It feels like a part of me,” the Hale County native said. Col. Duane Lamb, retired associate vice president for facilities and grounds at the University of Alabama who served in the Air Force for years, was the keynote speaker for the ceremony. “Let me begin by saying that we are here today because of Veterans Day,” Lamb said. “You all know it is a holiday that honors you and those who honorably served here.”
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 12