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Birmingham woman detained by ICE self-deports to Mexico

After a traffic stop led to ICE detention, a Birmingham woman agreed to leave the country due to a lack of medical care.
September 30, 2025

Administrators say UAB prepared for return of students, four other colleges posting COVID-19 data

Administrators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say it’s not possible to remove all risk of COVID-19 but that the school has robust plans in place to keep students, teachers and staff as safe as possible. Classes there begin on Monday.  Meanwhile, four Alabama universities are already posting the numbers of COVID-19 cases on … Continued
August 21, 2020

Jacksonville State considers renaming Bibb Graves Hall

As municipalities and schools across the South grapple with monuments devoted to the Confederacy post-George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer, Jacksonville State University looks toward its own Bibb Graves Hall, named for the former governor and Klu Klux Klan member.  Matthew Reeves, a 2020  graduate of JSU, started an online petition … Continued
June 10, 2020

JSU student being tested for coronavirus. Classes move online Friday

A Jacksonville State University student was being tested for coronavirus and all class begining Friday would move online, the university announced Thursday.  “The student felt ill Sunday evening after returning from out-of-state,” the university said in a statement.  Since falling ill the student visited three locations on campus  – the weight training area at Kennamer … Continued
March 13, 2020