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🌱 How Demopolis became home to Alabama’s new rural health high school

Demopolis, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good day Demopolis! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Demopolis became home to Alabama’s new rural health high school

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
  • Monday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nearly $55 million awarded for statewide rural health initiatives (blackbeltnewsnetwork.com) — Demopolis is set to host a new statewide residential high school focused on training students from rural communities for healthcare careers, backed by more than $7 million in new funding. The grant is part of nearly $55 million awarded for rural health initiatives across Alabama, bringing expanded training, telehealth, and emergency care resources that will ripple through the Black Belt and surrounding counties.
   

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💬 Chatter

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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