AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHistoric Preservation: Selma’s Edistone Hotel—tied to the Freedmen’s Bureau and civil rights-era organizing—suffered a partial exterior collapse, putting conservation efforts in a “race against time” to stabilize a landmark that helped host demonstrators near Edmund Pettus Bridge. Education & Community Literacy: Reading Allies is recruiting volunteers for 30-minute weekly tutoring in Tuscaloosa to help first- through third-graders build reading skills, with sessions running from early September through mid-November. Higher Ed & Workforce: Huntingdon College in Montgomery topped 1,000 students (1,018) for a sixth straight year of enrollment growth, including a new rural teacher education initiative aimed at easing Alabama’s teacher shortage. Arts & Local Culture: Birmingham’s UAB Center for the Arts Block Party returns Sept. 18 with free family activities, local vendors, and a headline outdoor concert featuring Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience. Sports & Media: ESPN announced an Oct. 8 premiere for a six-part Nick Saban documentary series, while Tuscaloosa climbed to No. 2 in USA TODAY’s best college sports towns readers’ choice rankings. Immigration & Rights: A federal ruling orders release of a Cuban detained after entering via CBP One, spotlighting how immigration enforcement can derail pending legal status cases.
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