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08/26/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 26, 2024.

08/23/2024

Looking for some great local entertainment this weekend? Hit downtown for the Side Walk Film Festival and check out the world of creative arts and great food! WBHM is proud to be a sponsor of Sidewalk Film and the local arts. Learn more at sidewalkfest.com. See you there!

08/23/2024

Sustainable. Regenerative. Climate-smart.

Whatever you call it, environmentally conscious approaches to farming are getting more federal support in the U.S.

Take a trip to three Mississippi farms that are part of a growing sustainable agriculture network across the state in Danny McArthur's latest feature for the Gulf States Newsroom.

A group of Mississippi farmers is taking advantage of more federal support for climate-smart agriculture, with plans to grow membership and train others.

08/23/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 23, 2024.

08/22/2024

We'd like to give a shout-out to a few of our incredible sponsors who help keep the stories flowing and the music playing here at WBHM! 📻✨ Huge thanks to The Connell School of Writing and AutoTread Mobile Tire Service for their support in bringing quality programming to our community. Your generosity helps us stay connected, informed, and entertained!

08/22/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 22, 2024.

08/21/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 21, 2024.

08/16/2024

WBHM and the Gulf States Newsroom have each won a national Murrow Award! Stephan Bisaha won for investigative reporting for large market radio for the Utility Bill of the Month series. And Mary Scott Hodgin won hard news for small market radio for her story on Alabama's botched ex*****on. Thank you for supporting our award winning journalism!

08/16/2024

It started as a simple idea to help low-income residents in Jackson, Mississippi, pay less for their water bills.

Now, it’s led to the DOJ threatening to cut off all of Mississippi from food stamps if the plan is implemented.

The Gulf States Newsroom's Stephan Bisaha details why JXN Water's attempt to automatically give a discount to SNAP recipients has drawn scrutiny.

The DOJ and USDA said using a SNAP recipient’s information to distribute JXN Water’s roughly $30 discount to low-income customers would violate privacy.

08/16/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 16, 2024.

08/15/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 15, 2024.

08/14/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 14, 2024.

08/13/2024

Dollar General’s can get messy — from boxes littering aisles to emergency exits getting blocked. Now, the company has to clean up its act after a $12 million settlement over safety violations.

The Gulf States Newsroom's Stephan Bisaha spoke with David Williams, a stocker at a Dollar General in New Orleans who also works with Step Up Louisiana, an organization advocating for the better treatment of workers.

The two discussed the safety settlement, how the company's plans to close five stores in New Orleans East hurt the city and more.

Dollar General stocker and advocate David Williams hopes the complaint and settlement will lead to positive changes for employees.

08/13/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 13, 2024.

08/12/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 12, 2024.

08/09/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 9, 2024.

08/09/2024

Join WBHM this Friday for News & Brews, our monthly community pop-up. Enjoy some local brews while you support a great local business, and visit with members of the WBHM team between 5 and 7 p.m. at Oversoul Brewing.

08/08/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 8, 2024.

08/07/2024

The EPA is sending $14 million to three counties in the Alabama Black Belt to help install onsite wastewater treatment systems.

The Gulf States Newsroom's Danny McArthur reports that the grant funds are just the latest effort to address poor sanitation in the region with long-term solutions.

The team that received the $14 million grant is also partnering with others to help fully address the Black Belt’s sanitation issues.

08/07/2024

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08/06/2024

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08/05/2024

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08/03/2024

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08/02/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 2, 2024.

08/01/2024

James Baldwin, the New York-born civil rights activist and author, would have been 100 on Friday.

The Gulf States Newsroom’s Joseph King spoke with DJ Johnson, the owner of a Black-owned and operated bookstore in New Orleans that carries his name — Baldwin & Co.

The two discussed Baldwin’s lasting legacy and the importance of keeping Black businesses thriving in the Crescent City.

DJ Johnson discusses Baldwin’s lasting legacy ahead of a 100th birthday celebration, and the importance of keeping Black businesses thriving in New Orleans.

08/01/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for August 1, 2024.

07/31/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for July 31, 2024.

07/30/2024

For some communities in the Gulf South, hurricane season comes with a natural dread. Recovery can take years, so making preparations for a disaster is important.

The Gulf States Newsroom's Danny McArthur reports on how people and groups are banding together to help take care of other before a storm, as well as after, as hurricane season's peak nears.

Groups like Micah 6:8 Mission are forming mutual aid networks to help fill in the gaps left by federal funding — pooling and volunteering resources.

07/30/2024

Here are your Alabama headlines for July 30, 2024.