SUMMARY: DeKalb County’s CAP Ambulance Service offers a vital program allowing families to bring loved ones in nursing homes home for the holidays at no cost. This service caters to individuals with mobility issues, ensuring safe transport right to the family’s home. Users like Tony Omen appreciate the comfort and convenience, especially as her mother has enjoyed this service for six years, allowing quality time with her great-grandchildren. Paramedics emphasize that there’s no time limit, and schedules are flexible. This initiative, available through the new year, helps bridge the gap between nursing home residents and their families during the festive season.

“Home for the holidays” is a popular phrase around the Christmas season, but in DeKalb County, it’s a program that means even …

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SUMMARY: Two locations in Mobile, Alabama, the Africatown and Campground historic districts, have been officially recognized by the National Park Service for their significance during the Reconstruction Era. Previously, only Tuskegee was acknowledged in Alabama. The Africatown Heritage House, opened in 2023, highlights the story of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in America, and celebrates the community’s post-emancipation growth. The Campground district transformed from a Confederate camp into a vibrant Black community. Local leaders express pride in this recognition as a testament to the resilience and contributions of their ancestors.

Two locations in Mobile are now recognized for their role in the Reconstruction Era, a period of U.S. history after the Civil War.

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SUMMARY: The temperature dropped significantly just before sunset, with current readings showing 42°F in Birmingham, feeling like 35°F due to a north wind. Many areas are near freezing, and a hard freeze is expected overnight, with lows dropping into the teens and twenties by morning. Wind chill factors will make it feel even colder, particularly in higher elevations. A deep freeze is anticipated on Friday night, followed by a warm-up with rain arriving by Sunday. Highs will reach the 60s early next week, with more rain anticipated on Monday and Tuesday, before temperatures drop again.

Hard freeze in the Alabama Forecast Friday morning, The weekend weather is milder before showers and storms return Sunday into next week

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