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NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley Selling His Memorabilia To Build Affordable Housing In His Alabama Hometown

Charles Barkley knows what he really values from his remarkable NBA career NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has had a remarkable career. He has plenty of trophies and memorabilia to show for it. Apparently, the memories are enough. Barkley is selling off some of his most valuable hardware. He’s raising money to build affordable housing in his hometown of Leeds, Alabama. He talked about it on WJOX, a radio station in Birmingham. The topic comes up around 2:10. Barkley

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Waffle House Customers Jump In When Schedule Mistake Leaves One Employee Behind The Counter

Waffle House employee smothered and covered with kindness from helpful, understanding customers Make that one Waffle House order of kindness with a smothering of help and love. So, you’re in a WH for a late night meal and you notice there’s only one employee. One struggling employee. That’s what happened in Birmingham, Alabama last weekend. The restaurant chain says it was apparently some sort of scheduling snafu. For some kind-hearted customers, it was simply a chance to get to work.

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Publix workers go above and beyond to find little girl's lost stuffed bunny in a landfill.
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Publix Workers Rescue Little Girl’s Stuffed Bunny From Landfill

The beloved stuffed bunny. Three-year-old Maddie Rachal’s world revolves around hers. It made sense that Bunny came along with Maddie and her mom when they took a trip to their Publix grocery store in Birmingham, Alabama. Bunny goes everywhere. Her mother, Jenna, tells AL.com, “Anybody who meets Maddie also meets Bunny.” Until that fateful trip. With a thunderstorm brewing, Maddie and Jenna dashed to their car. By the time they got home, mom realized something dreadful. Bunny was gone. Somewhere

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Perman Handy has spent 25 years doing what she can to get every voter in her county to vote on election day.
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How Former Sharecropper Became Supercharged Voter Motivator In Alabama

Perman Handy knows the importance of being a voter. She is a former Alabama sharecropper who knows how to grow things. Grow crops. Grow grassroots movements. AL.com has a beautiful story of how Handy helped shaped this week’s Senate runoff election in Alabama. They make the case that she helped propel Democrat Doug Jones to victory of Republican Roy Moore. This 59-year-old dynamo has spent most of her free time for the last 25 years making sure every eligible voter

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Awesome teachers at Simmons Middle School in Hoover, Alabama turn the girls bathroom into an inspiring spa.
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Middle School Girls Get Back-To-School Surprise Thanks To Some Awesome Teachers

Middle school is a tough time when confidence can sink. Dreams deflate. Kids can forget the awesome sauce they were in elementary school. It can be especially tough for girls. The teachers at Simmons Middle School in Hoover, Alabama have a great and inspiring surprise waiting for their 6-8th grade girls. They’ll find it in the girls bathroom. AL.com reports the girls will find inspiring messages sprinkled throughout the freshened up bathroom. Sparkly sayings like, “You are beautiful.” Five teachers

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