WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Community Spirit Bank, Red Bay, Alabama, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The bank's comments respond to a request for information on actions to address payments fraud, which it calls an important topic. The bank supports collaborative efforts to combat fraud but notes the resource constraints that community banks face. To improve collaboration, the institution recommends that regulator more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Don't Fumble Cancer Research: Tailgate for Tomorrow's Cures at UAB-Alabama State Kickoff Game * BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is bringing the fight against cancer to game day with a Tailgate for Tomorrow's Cures at 5:30 p.m. before UAB's kickoff game versus Alabama State on August 28 and invites the community to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSdok) -- The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal (MB Docket No. 25-243) from SSR Communications Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, to allot a second local FM broadcast station to Enterprise, Utah. This move would introduce competition to the community's airwaves. The proposal, titled "Amendment of section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Enterprise, Utah)", was released by the Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau on August  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Brian Christine, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for health, from a July 16, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Senator Tuberville, thank you for your kind words. Thank you, also, for the service you have rendered to our nation and to our home state of Alabama. Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, members of the Committee,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- High-Purity Silicon America Corp., Theodore, Alabama, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security. The letter urges the department to modify trade policies to protect domestic polysilicon production, citing its importance to national security and the semiconductor industry. According to the company, polysilicon is the main raw material for semiconductors. The company's letter states that existing tariffs on sili more ST

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Thank You, and Welcome: FCPS Holds Inaugural BBQ for Military-Connected Families * Mount Vernon High School (MVHS) senior Audrey Ortiz-Peterson has moved a lot since she started the first grade, studying in eight schools, from New Mexico to Alaska, then Alabama, Florida, and now, Virginia. The daughter of military parents, she has spent different school years in different states as her family mo more PR