Community News
- Posted 06.20.25
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UWA alumna Gwendolyn Rogers has been awarded a full scholarship to a prestigious online graduation program at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
- Posted 05.21.25
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Sumter Social, a podcast dedicated to sharing the rich stories and culture of Sumter County, Alabama, and the broader Black Belt region, debuted in April.
- Posted 04.11.25
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The public is invited to attend "Arts @ the Amp", a comprehensive arts celebration that will be held on Saturday, April 26, at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's new amphitheater.
- Posted 04.04.25
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The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s College of Nursing is bringing Stop the Bleed® training to rural Alabama through a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Association of RC&D Councils for the Tombigbee, Ala-Tom, and Gulf Coast regions.
- Posted 03.07.25
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For years, residents in rural Sumter and Greene counties in Alabama have faced slow or nonexistent internet connectivity. UWA is offering new hope to the region.
- Posted 02.13.25
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Two new inductees, Justice Helen Shores Lee and former Secretary of State Agnes Baggett, will be honored at The Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony on March 6 at 11:00 a.m. in the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s Bridges Auditorium.
- Posted 01.29.25
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An innovative telehealth solution providing patients with the same services they would expect in a traditional doctor’s office recently opened in Gainesville, Alabama.
- Posted 12.16.24
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The McMillan Bank Building, which has served the community of Livingston for over 120 years, is now the Black Belt Development Center.
- Posted 09.26.24
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Join the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ for its annual Homecoming celebration!