Ebony Horton
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Financial award letters in mail for community, technical college students
MONTGOMERY — Students who completed the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and have applied or enrolled in an Alabama community or technical college should begin receiving notification this week of their eligible aid. The notification is traditionally known as a financial aid “award letter” that documents all funding in which a student is eligible.
Alabama Community College System opens Innovation Center headquarters
DECATUR — More than 7,700 Alabamians have enrolled in rapid career training for in-demand jobs since the start of the Alabama Community College System’s Skills for Success courses. The engine behind the courses, the Alabama Community College System Innovation Center, opened its headquarters Wednesday in Decatur to continue its work of adding skilled employees to the state’s workforce.
Huntsville Hospital, Drake State nursing apprenticeships helping meet critical need
MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s historic move to allow nursing apprenticeships through Alabama’s community and technical colleges is helping combat nursing shortages across the state. Since new rules passed last year allowing Alabama healthcare employers to enter into an apprenticeship agreement with nursing programs in the Alabama Community College System, an estimated 400 nursing apprentices across 17 colleges have served with nurses at more than 60 healthcare facilities.
Building Alabama – Community College Daily
The need for workers in two of Alabama’s fastest-growing industries is being met with specialized, nationally recognized training at Alabama’s community colleges that prepare both students and the state for growth, even before the student obtains an associate degree. Several community colleges in Alabama are steadily training residents across several construction and manufacturing trades through a partnership with the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).
You could start seeing tax charged on more online purchases in Alabama
Alabama’s attempt at a voluntary tax program in order to access millions of dollars in new revenue from online-only retailers has landed participation by one of the nation’s largest electronic commerce sellers. Officials confirmed Amazon.com has agreed to start, as of Nov. 1, collecting and remitting a simplified sellers use tax through Alabama’s Simplified Use Tax Remittance Program Act of 2015.
Former Alabama prison inmates could have voting rights restored before general election
A voting right that Rev. Kenny Glasgow said he has sought to have modified since 2003 has passed into law in Alabama. Gov. Robert Bentley signed legislation on Tuesday that updates the requirements for the Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote for individuals freed from incarceration in the state on most felony convictions.
The sky turns grey, the air becomes crisp, the day and its hours shrink, and my soul falls sad.
Mental Health by Christi Anne Ng • January 15, 2020 Content Warning: This piece contains references to mental health, depression, and mania, which may be triggering to some. Winters have never been easy for me. Fall is lovely, but the imminent doom of winter approaching always lurks in the shadows. I will never understand those who love this cold, cold season because to me, it marks a mood shift into sorrow and anguish. Each year, I have approached the season stronger than the year before.
Alive and Free | Harness Magazine
The wind brushes against my cheek As the sun’s heat washes over me. I forgot this feeling; Alive And free. Depression seems to find its way Into the deepest parts of me Even in this moment, And yet, I am overcoming its grip. I am learning to be resilient And defy the odds. Depression can steal some moments, But it will never steal who I am; Alive And free.
I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This but Stop Canceling Your Appointments. Go Back to Therapy, Sis.
Mental Health by Ebony Davis • January 12, 2020 2019 was supposed to be my year of pouring back into self and taking the power over my own life back into my hands due to allowing myself to spiral off into self-destructive and harmful behaviors and patterns. I set up my first appointment with my therapist around April and went consistently, every week, until July. I don’t know what happened at the time or what triggered me during my last session, but I literally stopped going. Again.
Jesus: A Perfect Human Who Probably Didn't Have Perfect Mental Health
Spirituality by Abb Noelle • January 12, 2020 I love reading advent reflections during the days leading up to Christmas, but I always find myself wishing there was more after Christmas. I want some follow-up. I want to know what happens next to our little Holy Family. Week One:Jesus cries a lot. Mary, a new mother, is having trouble pacifying him. She wants to breast feed, but she can’t seem to make enough milk.
Cash or Credit? Mental Health & The Exchange of Social Niceties
You might say that I’ve always been lonely. Rarely alone, but always lonely. I experience some difficulty in letting people get close to me. It’s a weird dichotomy that I’m constantly straddling in my social situations. I’m very all or nothing when it comes to sharing with others. I have plenty of amazing friends, but most don’t know about anything that occurred in my life before the age of 19, really.
Fluctuating Struggle of Sleeping & Staying Awake
Mental Health by Christi Anne Ng • January 12, 2020 For me, sleep is more complicated than just being the biological mechanism of rest and recovery. It’s not even as simple as defining it by my sleep disorder diagnosis of a condition that closely mimics narcolepsy. The sleep patterns I experience are probably almost as transitional as my moods. The most signature manic sleep cycle I experience is little to no sleep. Things like staying up all night writing or painting.
The Skinny Girl Got Fat
Do you know how many times I have said this to Bryan? SO. MANY. TIMES. Like, so many. And then so many times, I’d start a diet, start exercising and nothing would change. I’d look in the mirror and I would still see fat. If you know me, you know that I have all my life been what one would call, a “skinny mini.” I have always been a size 2, 115 pound gal all my life. Then one day, something happened, and I went up to a size 14, 190 pound gal.
Damaged Love: A Relationship in Mania
If you take away anything from this piece, I want you to understand that many people with mental illness know and feel how taxing their condition can be on their loved ones. If your significant other has a mental illness, the best thing you can do for them is try hard to understand the complications of their illness. Ask questions, go to therapy with them, be a shoulder to cry on, but do not tolerate chaos or allow abuse. Encourage them to make the choice to find the help they need.
Why We Should Study Philosophy
Spirituality by Niki Borghei • January 10, 2020 During my first semester of college, I took a course in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. I had rudimentary knowledge of philosophy from high school, mostly in modern philosophy, but the philosophy of the ancients was new to me. I didn’t know what to expect besides dense texts, philosophical jargon, and outdated conversations. But I was pleasantly surprised.
What falling for you taught me
Relationships by Megan Perkins • January 10, 2020 All of us have heard the phrase that ‘people come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime’ (or if you’re into astrology, ‘there are no coincidences’). Earlier this year I met a woman and instantly felt comfortable around her, like I’ve known her my whole life. I could see her passion, her intelligence and that she was unlike anyone I had come across in life thus far.
Mental Illness While Dating an Addict
Relationships by Shelby Gish • January 9, 2020 I became depressed in October of 2014 when I lost my aunt to Small Cell Lung Cancer. I cried myself to sleep for months. It was something I never felt before. Now the anxiety started in middle school. I would feel sick in school ask to go home and as soon as I got home, I was completely fine. It drove my dad crazy. The school threatened to call the law and threatened to put me on probation if I missed anymore school.
Are You Done or Are You Finished?
Relationships by Ebony Davis • January 9, 2020 Let me start off by saying that I am no relationship expert. I have no desire to be. I am still operating from a place of trail and error when it comes to relationships. That is why I am excited to spend this opportunity sharing with you how essential it is to get a grip over your romantic and dating relationships. So, your girl (me) has been dating for about a year or two.
The Duality of Spirituality
Spirituality by Jessica Frelow • January 9, 2020 Historically, religion has always been a stout fixture in any community. The encompassing concepts make it a staple in the lives of its followers and it’s wildly successful. Religion generally aims to solve the centuries old question—why are we here? Well, sort of. The answer to this question has manifested a pass for spirituality. The creation of the moral code for the living came to solve all earthly problems.
How to get ready for (almost) anything
“I am not ready”. Surely you have heard these words at some point. Maybe it was a potential client. Or a love interest. Or your very own self. Let’s deconstruct what this whole “I am not ready” narrative even means, and question some underlying assumptions in it.
The Fangirl Connection
I first read the novel, “Fangirl” by Rainbow Rowell, in high school. I think it was during that fantastic time around 2013 — or was it 2014 — when all I think I did was read. I considered simply reading for the rest of my life and not living a real one. The fictional world was more interesting after all. I took out at least two or three books a day from the library. I returned them finished the next day by way of reading under my desk.
How I Began Affirming My Truth Instead of Working Against It
Lifestyle by Ebony Davis • January 5, 2020 Hey there! Your fellow habitual procrastinator and perfectionist here! Welcome to the chat. When I tell you 2019 has been a year of endless cycles of tapping into and out of my dreams, reaffirming and realigning weekly… sometimes daily. I have a bad habit of shifting myself off my own path of success and expansion. Success for me looks like happiness and joy in all areas of my life. It has nothing to do with the amount of money and Gucci I will have.
Just a small bit of advice
Mental Health by Christi Anne Ng • January 5, 2020 *Content Warning: This piece contains a reference to suicide, which may be triggering to some.* Someone asked me recently what advice would I give to a person newly diagnosed with mental illness. That question has stuck with me since. It’s a tough one. Takes a lot of thought to answer. I think about what I wished someone had told me when I first was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. But I’m not sure I cared at the time.
To All My "High-Functioning" Friends
Mental Health by Amber Kimberling • January 5, 2020 “Mom, I have cancer,” I declared loudly at nine years old when I had a swollen lymph node and was thoroughly convinced that I had lymphoma and was going to die. It took four doctor visits to reassure me that I was not dying. Around 14 I started having panic attacks and was convinced that I had asthma and was going to die from an attack because I did not have medication.
Dear Universe, What day is it today?
Behind the scenes of highlights flashed through stories and articles of living your best life summarized of what life should be, we still never quite talk about how “mamma said they’ll be days like this.” Why do we still seek perfection if it doesn’t exist? Life is not perfect, and no one knows how our days will end up until it’s morning debut rises.
One of Those Days
Sometimes I have days where I feel like I don’t exist. I can’t help the voices in my head. They’re only a part of the problem. I know that if I were to probably go to a therapist, they could probably tell me the real reason I am the way I am. Sometimes I feel like a nobody. I cry and cry with no real knowledge as to why. There’s no way to help it and the tears don’t stop coming. It doesn’t matter how much I will them away. I hate being alone. Why do I feel so alone exactly?
Why Hospitalization Changed My Life
Mental Health by jamie johnson • January 5, 2020 *Content Warning: This piece contains references to suicide, which may be triggering to some.* I had tried to commit suicide when I was 23 years old, which led to my first hospitalization at Shepherd Pratt. Before this, I had done a partial hospitalization through their day program and because of how positive the experience was two years prior, it led me to choose to return there for an in-house hospitalization. I was terrified.
The Worst Fear | Harness Magazine
Mental Health by Charlotte King • January 5, 2020 The worst fear is not the kind that paralyzes you. It is not the kind that makes you choke on bile and irregular heartbeats. The worst fear is not kicking and screaming, nor sobbing or running. It is not the kind that explodes in your stomach while you smile politely and your eyes dart around to find the exits.
Change | Harness Magazine
Lifestyle by Michelle Ta • January 5, 2020 Everything around us changes. It may be the experiences we have, memories, relationships and seeing the world in a different way that changes. I always think about the changes I have gone through and the people I meet that change during my first year of college. I have days where I think deeply about the things in my life that broaden my perspective on different topics. One of those happens to be “change.” What does change mean to you? Mean to me?
Allowing Spirituality to Shape Me When I Did Not Know Christ
Spirituality by Ebony Davis • January 4, 2020 Throughout my entire life, I have never been in cahoots with God himself. As a matter of fact, my parents never drove me to church every Sunday. The most exposure I ever received as a kid was through my paternal grandmother. She was a strict churchgoing Christian who went to an intimate church in Kansas City, KS. However, as a child, I never understood the definitive characteristics that shaped a church, who Jesus was or what the Bible is used for.
Alabama’s richest man lives in Abbeville
ABBEVILLE—Before Abbeville native Jimmy Rane was the head of Great Southern Wood, he was an offensive lineman who was used to playing a critical – yet nameless – role in his football games.And before Forbes magazine recently named Rane the richest man in Alabama, Rane was “just Mr. Jimmy” to people, like Abbeville native Matthew Murphy, who are grateful for Rane’s impact in their lives.Forbes identified Rane in its article, “2016 The Richest Person in Every State,” as a lumber company...
Youth, sports, family help make Hartford a town that cares
The cadence of the marching band that signals Friday night football games, the good times 25 cents could buy you in concessions and shows at the movie theater, and the option of choosing between at least six different clothing stores without the commute to Dothan are sweet memories that longtime Hartford residents like Gloria Goodnight Graddy cherish of the “good old days” there.Those memories, though, are also great starting points to conversations about the special pieces of history that...
Debbie Reed's passion for people, recreation, music still strong as director at Rose Hill for 21 years
Ceola McCarter may never know how close she was to never meeting Debbie Reed, and at this point in life, Reed hopes to never know what life is like without people like McCarter in it.Reed is director of the City of Dothan’s Rose Hill Senior Center. McCarter, like 223 other residents in the city, is one of Rose Hill’s participants.
Organizations combat lack of ‘soft skills’ to increase job retention, reduce turnover
By his own admission, computer specialist David German didn’t spend five years unemployed because he wasn’t talented.German said his issue was that he didn’t have the confidence to project his character and strengths ahead of other prospective employees who had the same skill set.German has since been hired and is still working after undergoing a rigorous Alfred Saliba Family Services Center program called Camp H.I.R.E. (Helping Individuals Retain Employment).
Dothan's Dobbs Famous Bar-B-Que inducted into state hall of fame
Eighty-one-year-old Euell Dobbs Jr. believes there are quite a few achievements that separate him from your typical restaurant owner.In his opinion, he’s the only magician in the world who wears short sleeves and the only one to own a sort of wooden pendulum, which he made, that he controls with his voice and hands. He said he also knows how to train dogs for hunting and knows how to fish.The State of Alabama recognizes Dobbs for something else: his barbecue.
From tires to trash, Wiregrass service industry relies heavily on locally-owned companies - Dothan Eagle: Business
Vietnam veteran Scott Stevens said he worked in the tire industry for 20 years with another company before deciding he could offer the same service to the community with his own idea of quality customer service. Stevens did so 28 years ago when he opened Scott Stevens Tire & Service on Ross Clark Circle in 1988. The store employs about 18 people and offers tires and provides services relating to brakes, front-end work, tune-ups, and oil changes.
Miracle Ear impacting communities, hearing through foundation and multiple programs - Dothan Eagle: Local
An accident which changed how Buzzy Jerkins heard the world led him to an organization with more than half a century of experience assisting thousands of adults and children. Jerkins, of Ozark, is a Miracle Ear Foundation hearing aids recipient. The foundation is connected to nine Southern Hearing Associates locations in Alabama, including ones in Dothan, Enterprise and Troy. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
Small retailers thrive in the Wiregrass, even with national chain competition - Dothan Eagle: Business
Kristi Wadsworth said she made her hobby her career when she decided to open Threads, a contemporary clothing boutique, about a year ago. The store has since expanded from occupying a space inside a business incubator in downtown Dothan to having its own store front on Westgate Parkway. Wadsworth sells jeans, tops, dresses, shoes and accessories. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Choose an online service.
Placental donations being used to create surgical grafts - Dothan Eagle: Local
A partnership between Southeast Alabama Medical Center and a Tallahassee, Florida-based placenta donation program could result in the successful medical use of tissue that could often be discarded after surgeries. SAMC and the SAMC Foundation have partnered with telaGen.
Complaints of poor conditions at Ozark memorial ground - Dothan Eagle: Business
OZARK—Misty Macko said her grandmother’s resting place at Woodlawn Memory Gardens in Ozark resembles nothing of the care her grandmother had hoped for when she paid for her lot. Macko said the grave of her grandmother, who died in July, has yet to have her headstone that is laid beside it actually placed on the grave. Macko said she is afraid that the grave will turn into a clay pit by the next good rain if something isn’t done. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
Need for diversity in business community stressed at Wiregrass Economic Forum - Dothan Eagle: Business
No one might have believed that years after cotton was named “king” in the South, a black man’s idea for the different uses for the peanut would someday produce an entirely new economic footprint. Such points on the need for business diversity and openness were made by local business officials like Precious Freeman during the eighth Annual Wiregrass Economic Forum, presented by CapSouth Partners, at the Dothan Country Club on Thursday.
Fred McNab stepping down after serving as Pinckard's mayor for 36 years - Dothan Eagle: Local
PINCKARD—A yellow folder with documents and photographs regarding some of Pinckard Mayor Fred McNab’s special moments as a mayor, son, father and grandfather rests in his desk at the McNab Trading Post on Highway 134. One of the first documents in the folder is a letter on the progress of the town’s water system, which McNab said has gone from pumping more than 450,000 gallons per day with one well over the years to pumping more than a combined 1.3 million gallons with two wells.
Mike Barefield will face Bob Bunting in Ozark mayoral runoff - Dothan Eagle: Government
Ozark municipal election JAY HARE / DOTHAN EAGLEOzark residents cast their ballots in Tuesday's City election at the Ozark Civic Center. Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 8:42 pm | Updated: 8:46 pm, Tue Aug 23, 2016. Mike Barefield will face Bob Bunting in Ozark mayoral runoff Ebony Davis Business Reporter dothaneagle.com OZARK—A three-man mayoral race in Ozark turned into a race of two on Tuesday as no one candidate gained enough votes to avoid a runoff on Oct. 4.
Rise in Alzheimer's, dementia cases leads to more facilities to serve those affected - Dothan Eagle: Local
As the number of Americans suffering from degenerative memory diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, tends to increase, so does the number of local facilities and services which seek to accommodate them. The State Health Planning and Development Agency approved, earlier this month, a Certificate of Need for two new specialty care assisted living facilities in Dothan. A Certificate of Need is generally required for a facility with specialty care.
DHR: Wrong arrest for child support violation not agency’s error - Dothan Eagle: Crime Court
The wrongful arrest earlier this week of a woman who was arrested for not paying child support, which was reportedly owed to her in Dale County, was not the error of the Dale County Department of Human Resources, and steps have been planned to prevent such error from occurring again, according to officials.
Dothan resident, Fazoli’s franchisee looks forward to locating chain in Dothan - Dothan Eagle: Business
If Dothan resident Bob Sirkis is not the father of the Fazoli’s fast casual Italian restaurant chain, he believes he might at least be an uncle. Sirkis said he was the vice president of new concepts in 1987 for the company, Jerrico Inc., which created the Fazoli’s concept. Sirkis said the company met with focus groups throughout the country for suggestions on how to turn Italian food into a fast and inexpensive dining experience while maintaining quality.
Alabama municipal elections coming upTuesday - Dothan Eagle: Local
Posted: Friday, August 19, 2016 3:01 pm | Updated: 3:22 pm, Fri Aug 19, 2016. Alabama municipal elections coming upTuesday Ebony Davis Business Reporter dothaneagle.com Candidates have qualified, doorbells have rung and campaign signs have circulated for Tuesday’s first round of municipal elections for local cities and towns. Polls will be open in the Wiregrass from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at area polling places.
Prince's former drummer, John Blackwell, gets drums made in Dothan - Dothan Eagle: Business
Each element on the drums Rhett Hendrix creates in Dothan has a purpose. He said the drums are specifically designed in such a way to produce true and pure wood tones. The snare wires are crafted to offer extra tuning options to enable drummers to find their own personal sound. Even the lugs on Hendrix Drums are made with a lighter material specific to Hendrix’s brand so the drums’ sound isn’t hindered with any extra weight. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
Ariton bakery part of town's recent uptick in business - Dothan Eagle: Business
ARITON—The town of Ariton just got sweeter. Longtime resident Renee’ Minard recently opened her bakery and party room rental location, Bake a Wish with Renee’, on U.S. Highway 51 in Ariton where a youth center was once located. Minard specializes in cakes, muffins, pies and cupcakes, some of which are prepared during business hours from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and others of which are made to order. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
Locals compete for spots to bowl in Masters Games of Alabama - Dothan Eagle: Local
While the closing ceremony for the 2016 Olympics in Rio is still a few days away, qualifying for bowling in another Olympic-type event began Wednesday in Dothan. Dozens of residents ages 50 and older from Alabama and Florida met at Patricia Lanes on Wednesday to compete in the District VIII qualifying round for an opportunity to bowl at the Masters Games of Alabama in October in Trussville. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
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