🌱 Oakwood Student Makes U.S. History + Regions Donates $30K to UAH

Happy Friday, Rocket City! I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Today's Daily features:

• Oakwood student makes history as the youngest black person to be accepted into medical school in U.S. history
• Regions donates $30,000 to the UAH College of Business
• Greater Huntsville Humane Society is trying to raise $20,000 to get the CEO to spend the night in the kennels

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 95 Low: 73.

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Here are the top stories in Huntsville today:

1. An Oakwood University student has become the youngest black student to ever be accepted to medical school in the United States. Alena Analeigh Wicker is a thirteen-year-old from Texas that has been earning her undergrad at Oakwood while also earning a degree through Arizona State University. Wicker has been accepted to UAB’s Heersink School of Medicine. (Entrepreneur)
2. Regions Bank has donated $30,000 to UAH’s College of Business! The money will fund the new Financial Wellness Program, which will be a three-week course to teach chosen students about financial planning, budgeting, and debt, amongst other things, and students will be given a scholarship at the end of the program thanks to this donation. (Patch)
3. Madison County’s Board of Education has rescheduled a meeting set for last night to early August. The meeting was to discuss the desegregation order the district received. (WHNT News 19)
4. Dentistry Today in Parkway Place has purchased North Alabama’s first YOMI Robotic Dental System. This is only the 100th in the country, and will be used to give patients better recovery times, less pain, and more safety during procedures. (WHNT News 19)

Today in Huntsville:

• Madison County Farmers Market Open - Madison County Commission (8:00 AM)
• Madison City Farmers Market 2022 - Madison City Farmers Market (8:00 AM)
• Carissa Lovvorn Book Reading and Signing (10:00 AM)
• Butterfly Release - Huntsville Botanical Garden (10:00 AM)
• Storybook Theater Registration (11:00 AM)
• Free Movie Night - City of Huntsville (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Greater Huntsville Humane Society’s National Tour will be in Huntsville Sunday and they’re trying to raise $20,000 to challenge the CEO to spend the night in the kennels! (Details)
• Starting Monday, Decatur Animal Services will have new hours! Monday-Friday: 1️1️ AM - 4:30 PM 🐈 Saturday: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM. (Details)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around.

— Amy Young

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